Travis Scott is coming to the defense of a Texas man whose rap lyrics were used during sentencing to decide upon capital punishment.

Travis Scott and a handful of artists are jumping to the defense of a Black man in Texas whose rap lyrics were cited during ...

Killer Mike, T.I., Young Thug, Fat Joe, and more also filed a brief arguing that the lyrics were used to “stoke racial and anti-rap bias” ...

Young Thug, Killer Mike, and more have also expressed support for similar arguments in response to the Texas sentencing.

James Broadnax, who was 19 when he shot and killed two Dallas County Christian music producers in 2008, has filed last-minute ...

Travis Scott, T.I. and several other artists and scholars appealed the man's "unconstitutional" death sentence to the Supreme Court ...

Travis Scott says rap lyrics should not influence sentencing, highlighting the legal system’s unfair treatment of Black ...

"No matter how beautiful it sounds, or how horrific it may sound, it's still just art." ...

Travis Scott and other prominent rap artists have filed amicus briefs with the Supreme Court challenging the use of rap lyrics as evidence in a death penalty case. The case involves James Garfield ...

*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 ...

Houston rapper Travis Scott is among several artists backing a Dallas County man scheduled to be executed next month, arguing prosecutors used rap lyrics to secure his sentence in violation of his ...

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.