As James Garfield Broadnax’s death sentence nears, a number of rap artists are taking a stand for him, questioning the role of his rap lyrics in the judgment.
Killer Mike, T.I., Young Thug, Fat Joe, and more also filed a brief arguing that the lyrics were used to “stoke racial and anti-rap bias” ...
James Broadnax, who was 19 when he shot and killed two Christian music producers in 2008, has filed last minute appeals ahead of his scheduled April 30 execution.
James Broadnax, who was 19 when he shot and killed two Dallas County Christian music producers in 2008, has filed last minute appeals ahead of his scheduled April 30 execution for the Garland murders.
Scott says the decision “subjects the entire genre to prosecution” ...
Travis Scott, Young Thug, Killer Mike and more are urging the Supreme Court to halt the execution of a man whose rap lyrics were used as evidence against him. Artists and scholars have come together ...
Rapper Travis Scott has joined a legal effort tied to a case now before the United States Supreme Court, weighing in on a growing debate over how rap lyrics are used during criminal trials. Through ...
Rapper Travis Scott and several other hip-hop artists are urging the US Supreme Court to review a death penalty case in Texas, arguing that rap lyrics were used improperly during sentencing. The case ...
Travis Scott, Young Thug, Killer Mike, and a plethora of artists and scholars are turning to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to stop the execution of James Garfield Broadnax, a 19-year ...
Travis Scott, T.I. and several other artists and scholars appealed the man's "unconstitutional" death sentence to the Supreme Court ...
Travis Scott says rap lyrics should not influence sentencing, highlighting the legal system’s unfair treatment of Black artists.
Killer Mike, Travis Scott, T.I. and other artists said James Broadnax was sent to death row in Texas based partly on his artistic expression.