Rap lyrics can't be used against artist charged with killing Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay, judge rules
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.'
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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.'