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Rap on trial : race, lyrics, and guilt in America
- Author / Creator
- Available as
- Online
- Summary
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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"--
Details
- Creator
- Erik Nielson and Andrea L. Dennis ; with a foreword by Killer Mike
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- New York ; London : The New Press, 2019
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (223 pages)
- ISBNs
- 9781620973417, 1620973413
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Foreword by Killer Mike -- Introduction -- Hip Hop : From the Margins to the Mainstream -- Rap Enters the Courtroom -- Lyrics, Stereotypes, and Bias -- What About the First Amendment? -- Aggressive Prosecutors and Untrained Experts -- Surveillance, Suppression, and the Rise of Gang Units -- Conclusion -- Epilogue