The world of hip-hop rejects the use of lyrics in court | night line



Court cases against rappers Young Thug and Gunna, whose lyrics are being used against them on gang charges, have sparked outrage from other rap artists who say there are double standards. WATCH EPISODES OF NIGHTLINE: https://abc.go.com/shows/nightline ALSO AVAILABLE ON HULU: https://hulu.tv/2wSmSrZ #nightline

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21 comments

  1. I’m sure Bon Scott from AC/DC didn’t actually use TNT or do dirty deeds for cheap. America is imploding.

  2. Lol of course. They want to be able to gloat about their crimes with no accountability

  3. People make songs about all sorts of things, I don't get how the law can decide which lyrics are fiction and which are confessions

  4. Protect black crime is what he really said

  5. Mammy Fani Willis. Black male hating slag being used by white thugs. She is drunk with her power. U see how excited she is. Every body look at me, Ize impotent!

  6. So im expected to believe that a judge and a jury convicted this guy and sentenced him to 30 years just for some words in a song?gtfoh!!

  7. They did this to Ozzy and Rob Halford of Judas Priest back in the day. In fact they had to testify about their lyrics.

  8. You idiot's are worried about stealing lyrics? Like you've never stollen anything in your lives!

  9. Culture on trial, dumb but these blk men are a destruction to blk community. Rap has glorified criminality, these capitalist rappers and record companies have forgotten the countless black lives in the HOOD.

  10. Bro, if they out here merking people and then talking about details on they song then they stupid than a mf. The lyrics just the icing on the cake to all the other evidence so wtf are ya'll talking about

  11. 👀……..

    Loose lips sink ships.

    ♇ is “ing through its final ºs of ♑︎…

  12. What it the point of these videos if theyre not even going to show the ending lol

  13. All money isn’t good money! I’m not against standing up for Hip/Hop! However everyone in HIpHop isn’t respecting those before them! These new artists are being watched by agencies that are able to link up to incidents that aren’t a good representation of pioneers of HipHop! You can be a good hearted person or a giver to others. But it doesn’t mean that there not killers!

  14. Really listen to country music rock music Elvis and his young lady fascination they pick on who they want

  15. If you confess to committing a crime on a beat you deserve to have it used in court. At the same time, people should be able to express themselves in art. It is a slippery slope, but I don't think it's a good idea to say you can't use lyrics against someone in court under any circumstances.

  16. When trump uses violence of white entitled people, should be wrong. Making a buck off dump white people is ok. No one has taken Trump to court about his Jan 6th speech.

    How is black rappers exploiting black violence any different?

  17. I thought he was Russell Simmons

  18. People actually listen to gunna and young thug??!!

  19. Unless they can tie it to an actual crime, this is ridiculous.