Rap on trial : race, lyrics, and guilt in America /
Nielson, Erik, 1976-
Rap on trial : race, lyrics, and guilt in America / Erik Nielson and Andrea L. Dennis ; with a foreword by Killer Mike. - xii, 203 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-194) and index.
Hip Hop : From the margins to the mainstream -- Rap enters the courtroom -- Lyrics, stereotypes, and bias -- What about the First Amendment? -- Aggressive prosecutors and untrained experts -- Surveillance, suppression, and the rise of gang units.
"A groundbreaking exposé about the alarming use of rap lyrics as criminal evidence to convict and incarcerate young men of color"--
9781620973400 1620973405
2019035045
African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.
Rap musicians--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States.
Freedom of expression--United States.
Rap (Music)--Social aspects--United States.
Rap on trial : race, lyrics, and guilt in America / Erik Nielson and Andrea L. Dennis ; with a foreword by Killer Mike. - xii, 203 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-194) and index.
Hip Hop : From the margins to the mainstream -- Rap enters the courtroom -- Lyrics, stereotypes, and bias -- What about the First Amendment? -- Aggressive prosecutors and untrained experts -- Surveillance, suppression, and the rise of gang units.
"A groundbreaking exposé about the alarming use of rap lyrics as criminal evidence to convict and incarcerate young men of color"--
9781620973400 1620973405
2019035045
African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.
Rap musicians--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States.
Freedom of expression--United States.
Rap (Music)--Social aspects--United States.