Rap on trial : race, lyrics, and guilt in America / Erik Nielson and Andrea L. Dennis ; with a foreword by Killer Mike.

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"A groundbreaking exposé about the alarming use of rap lyrics as criminal evidence to convict and incarcerate young men of color"-- Should Johnny Cash have been charged with murder after he sang, "I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die"? Few would seriously subscribe to this notion of justice. Y...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Nielson, Erik, 1976- (Author) Dennis, Andrea L. (Author)
Other Authors:	Killer Mike (Rapper) (writer of foreword.)
Language:	English
Published:	New York : The New Press, 2019.
Subjects:	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. LAW / Criminal Procedure. LAW / Discrimination. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations. Discrimination in criminal justice administration. Freedom of expression. Rap (Music) > Social aspects. United States.
Physical Description:	xii, 203 pages ; 23 cm
Format:	Book

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