Jay-Z & Meek Mill Fighting To Stop Rap Music Being Put On Trial

Jay-Z, Meek Mill and other artists including Fat Joe, Big Sean, Kelly Rowland and Robin Thicke are asking lawmakers to sign the “Rap Music on Trial” bill and turn it into law. The proposed New York State law would block lyrics from being used during trials.

The bill aims to limit the admissibility of a defendant’s music as evidence shown during a criminal trial. According to the draft legislation, the bill would require prosecutors to provide “clear and convincing” evidence that a defendant’s creative work is “literal, rather than figurative or fictional.” Click Here To Read More.

Source: Yahoo