Rap lyrics can't be used against artist charged with killing Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay, judge rules
by Jake Offenhartz
Jan 31, 2024
2 minutes
The man accused of killing Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay can’t have his rap lyrics used against him at trial, a Brooklyn judge decided Tuesday in a ruling that doubled as a history-filled paean to hip-hop as “a platform for expression to many who had largely been voiceless.”
The ruling came in response to an attempt by federal prosecutors to introduce lyrics penned by Karl Jordan Jr.
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