Rap Lyrics as Evidence


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Feb 03 2023 106 mins  

In courtrooms across America, defendant-authored rap lyrics are being introduced as incriminating evidence. Prosecutors describe these lyrics as an admission of guilt. Please join us as we speak with McKinley "MAC" Phipps, a rap artist that spent 21 years in prison for a crime he maintains he did not commit. Mac tells us how his rap lyrics and rap persona were used to prosecute and incarcerate him for 21 years.