Should rap lyrics be used as evidence in court?
Clip: 6/28/2014 | 9m 34s
Some prosecutors say they don't buy the argument that the work is all fiction.
Based largely on a rap he wrote, and accounts of two witnesses given years after the shooting, rapper Antwain Steward was arrested and charged with double murder. Critics contend rap is a musical art form that should not be taken as evidence of criminal behavior. But some prosecutors say they don't buy the argument that the work is all fiction.
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Should rap lyrics be used as evidence in court?
Clip: 6/28/2014 | 9m 34s
Based largely on a rap he wrote, and accounts of two witnesses given years after the shooting, rapper Antwain Steward was arrested and charged with double murder. Critics contend rap is a musical art form that should not be taken as evidence of criminal behavior. But some prosecutors say they don't buy the argument that the work is all fiction.
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