Murder, They Rapped
Winter, 2019
From platinum stars to local heroes, hip-hop artists are seeing their lyrics used against them in criminal trials; here’s a look at a problematic and growing trend through the eyes of the accusedThere was no discernible reason for the police to follow Drakeo the Ruler that afternoon. As he later told me, no traffic violations were committed; no weed was smoked. But constitutional questions of rightful search and seizure don’t seem to trouble the cops patrolling South Central Los Angeles, and so...
