When he was 19, James Broadnax jotted down rap lyrics, thoughts and even job leads in a notebook that would become evidence at his capital murder trial.

Broadnax was executed on April 30 after courts rejected filings related to lyrics, the racial makeup of his jury, and a new ...

Prosecutors love to cite rap as criminal evidence, but artists and advocates are waging an increasingly successful effort to ...

Attorneys for a Black man scheduled to be executed in Texas say the introduction of rap lyrics he wrote biased an almost ...

James Broadnax's execution exposes how prosecutors weaponize rap lyrics against Black artists, sparking nationwide push for legal protections.

Both men were arrested for the shooting deaths of music producers Stephen Swan and Matthew Butler in June of 2008, but only ...

Attorneys for a Black man scheduled to be executed in Texas say the introduction of rap lyrics he wrote biased an almost ...

Maryland will soon be the first state on the East Coast to limit how rap and song lyrics or creative expression can be used ...

Maryland just passed a law that stops prosecutors from using rap lyrics against artists in court, protecting creative expression with a four-pronged test judges must follow.

The looming execution of James Broadnax in Texas has intensified national debate over the use of rap lyrics as courtroom evidence, with critics citing racial bias and free speech concerns. Broadnax’s ...

The Texas death row case of James Broadnax highlights growing concerns over the use of rap lyrics as evidence in court.