ATLANTA - Should a rapper's lyrics be used against them as evidence in court? That's the question that will be posed to Fulton County Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville in the case against rapper ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Hip-hop is bigger than ever, as it’s the most-consumed genre of ...

ATLANTA — As one of Atlanta’s biggest rap stars is on trial, the City of Atlanta wants to add new laws to limit using rap lyrics in a trial. The Atlanta City Council’s Public Safety and Legal ...

Atlanta rapper Young Thug, whose real name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, is seen on a monitor as he waits for a virtual appearance before a Fulton County magistrate judge on May 10, 2022. (Arvin ...

Gary Bryant Jr. exchanged gunfire with a man in an Antioch apartment parking lot on a July afternoon in 2014. Both were struck by bullets. Bryant survived and the other man died. Police said it was ...

Young Thug performs onstage during the 2022 SXSW Conference at Waterloo Park in Austin on March 17, 2022. The trial of Grammy Award-winning rapper Young Thug, real name Jeffery Lamar Williams, began ...

Two New York lawmakers want prosecutors to stop using lyrics of rap artists against them in the courtroom, citing freedom of artistic expression and how there are often preconceived notions about the ...

Mark Rossini on a rooftop in New York City. The YSL RICO case involving mainstream rappers Young Thug and Gunna has steepened into the further legislative argument of whether rap lyrics should be ...

ATLANTA — It’s been six months since proceedings for the “Young Slime Life” trial started in Atlanta and this week, the City Council made moves to add new laws limiting the use of rap lyrics in a ...