James Broadnax is set to be executed on April 30 for a murder conviction. Some are protesting the case for tying the crime to ...

Travis Scott, Killer Mike, and others have filed briefs with the Supreme Court in support of a Texas man whose rap lyrics were used in his sentencing.

Young Thug, Fat Joe, Travis Scott, Killer Mike and several other hip hop legends have intervened in a death penalty case from Texas, filing “friend of the court” briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court to ...

As James Garfield Broadnax’s death sentence nears, a number of rap artists are taking a stand for him, questioning the role of his rap lyrics in the judgment.

*A growing number of rap artists are demanding Supreme Court intervention in a death penalty case where a man’s own creative writing was turned against him at sentencing. According to Pitchfork, among ...

Fat Joe is adding his voice to a growing call from hip hop artists urging officials to halt the execution of Texas rapper James Broadnax. Broadnax was sentenced to death in 2009 after being convicted ...

Mural by Kenya D. Lawton of Jam Master Jay (Jason Mizell) Photo by Al Pereira/Getty Images/Michael Ochs Archives) Two men were convicted in federal court on Tuesday in Brooklyn of murdering Jason “Jam ...

Rappers are banding together to advocate for a Texas man set to be executed next month largely due to his incriminating song lyrics.

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 ...