Video Top 10 Times Rappers Got Busted Over Their Lyrics

Video ✅ These artists rapped their way into a jail cell. For this list, we’ll be looking at the most notable criminal cases involving hip-hop artists in which their own lyrics were used as incriminating evidence against them. Our countdown includes Jamal “Mayhem Mal” Knox, Young Thug, Tay-K, and more! What are YOUR thoughts about rappers’ songs being used in court? Let us know in the comments. ✅ Top 10 Times Rappers Got Busted Over Their Lyrics

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more than 25 people are listed on the
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same indictment as Young Thug and in it
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prosecutors use the rapper’s Own lyrics
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as evidence welcome to watch Mojo and
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today we’re counting down our picks for
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the top 10 times rappers got busted
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because of their Own lyrics August the
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feds use these lyrics to show that they
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quote refer in part to an ongoing
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dispute for this list we’ll be looking
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at the most notable criminal cases
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involving hip-hop artists in which Their
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Own lyrics were used as incriminating
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evidence against them what are your
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thoughts about rappers songs being used
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in court let us know in the comments
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down below number 10 Brandon tiny dude
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Duncan San Diego rapper Brandon Duncan
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who goes by the stage name tiny do
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released his fourth studio album no
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safety in 2014 featuring lyrics that
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reportedly alluded to criminal activity
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and an album art that displayed a gun
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and bullets no safety was used to build
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a case against Duncan
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Jay Horton moving through the city I’m
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your neighborhood dope man just fishing
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paper with me the rapper was charged
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with gang conspiracy in relation to a
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couple of shootings that occurred in
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2013 and 2014 and faced life in prison
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if convicted the complaint based on a
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little-known statute making it illegal
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to gain from gang activities alleges he
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did willfully promote further assist and
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benefit from Criminal conduct by members
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of that gang although they agreed that
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Duncan was not directly involved in the
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incident prosecutors sought to use his
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lyrics to prove he promoted and
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benefited from gang violence ultimately
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Duncan was cleared of the charges after
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the case was thrown out by a judge a San
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Diego judge dropped charges against
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rapper Brandon Duncan also known as Tiny
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do and co-defendant Aaron Harvey citing
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a lack of evidence number nine Vontae
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Skinner in 2008 aspiring rapper Vontae
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Skinner was found guilty of attempted
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murder and sentences to 30 years in
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prison as a significant part of their
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evidence prosecutors read the jury 13
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pages of violent lyrics pinned by
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Skinner some of which were reportedly
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written years before the incident but
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prosecutors introduced them and a judge
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allowed them in order to demonstrate
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Skinner’s alleged motive and intent to
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commit violent acts this seemed to have
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swayed the jury into convicting Skinner
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at least that was what judges in an
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appellate court thought when they
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overturned his conviction in 2012 but in
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the case of vonte Skinner at least an
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appellate court in 2012 ruled that the
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extensive reading of his lyrics did
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unfairly Prejudice the jury and made it
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so Skinner could not get a fair trial
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the case which largely hinged on two
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eyewitness testimonies was taken all the
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way to the New Jersey Supreme Court in
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2014 the judges unanimously decided to
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strike down Skinner’s conviction one
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could not presume that simply because an
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author has chosen to write about certain
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topics he or she has acted in accordance
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with those views number eight Jamal
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Mayhem Mall Knox the case of Pittsburgh
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rapper Jamal Knox attracted the
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attention of several prominent hip-hop
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artists including Chance the Rapper Meek
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Mill and 21 Savage in an effort to
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support Knox a group of rappers
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including Killer Mike Meek Mill Yo Gotti
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Fat Joe Chance the Rapper 21 Savage Rock
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Nation and others wrote and sent a brief
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to the Supreme Court in hopes that
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they’ll consider reviewing the case in
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2012 Knox who wrapped under the name
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Mayhem mall was arrested after police
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found a loaded gun a large amount of
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drugs and cash in his car following his
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release Knox corro a song in which he
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reportedly threatened the two arresting
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officers and called them out by name
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when the officer saw the video they felt
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threatened the song’s lyrics were later
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used as evidence to prosecute Knox on
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charges of witness intimidation and
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issuing terrorist threats he was
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convicted and sentenced to two to six
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years imprisonment a decision that was
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affirmed by the Pennsylvania Supreme
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Court upon appeal quote the calling out
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by name of two officers involved in
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knox’s criminal cases who were scheduled
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to testify against him and the clear
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expression repeated in various ways that
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these officers are being selectively
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targeted in response to Prior
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interactions with Knox stand in conflict
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with the contention that the song was
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meant to be understood as fiction number
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seven Lawrence Montague Lawrence
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Montague A hip-hop artist from Maryland
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was arrested in October 2017 on gun and
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murder charges Lawrence Montague is
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wanted in Annapolis second murder of the
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Year while awaiting trial in jail
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Montague wrapped a verse to a friend
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over a call that was being recorded the
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verse reportedly contained lines that
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alluded to the case he was charged with
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prosecutors presented these lyrics
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during his trial and were able to secure
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his conviction for second-degree murder
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and use of a firearm in a crime of
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violence these charges attracted a hefty
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50-year sentence 50 years after Montague
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appealed to a higher Court his motion
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was denied by the judges who argue that
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the verses lyrics closely resembled the
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details of the alleged incident number
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six Tommy munswell Kennedy at just 15
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years old SoundCloud rapper Tommy
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manswell Kennedy was charged with first
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degree intentional homicide and armed
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robbery the case involved the 2014
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killing of Samar McLean a 19 year old
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who was shot in an alley McLean was
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found dead with a single gunshot wound
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to the head two days after the
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unfortunate incident Kennedy released a
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song titled I’m out here in which he was
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alleged to have called the victim by
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Name lyrics include references to Mclean
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running away as a bullet is fired toward
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him although Kennedy claimed this was
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actually misheard by prosecutors
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nevertheless the particularly damning
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lyrics were played for the jury on the
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last day of testimony and most likely
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played a part in the guilty verdict they
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turned in how can a person just do
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something like that and just be okay
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with it like
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it’ll make sense since he was tried as
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an adult Kennedy was sentenced to life
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in prison number five six nine born
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Daniel Hernandez New York City rapper
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six nine has been the subject of
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multiple legal issues and controversies
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in 2018 shortly after escaping
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incarceration for another offense 6-9
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was charged with multiple crimes
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including racketeering the 22 year old
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brooklyn-based rapper was reportedly one
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of four people arrested on racketeering
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and Firearms charges prosecutors used
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lyrics from some of his songs including
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gumbo and Billy to build a case against
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him said he won’t smoke really see it
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though eventually the rapper arranged a
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plea deal with the authorities which saw
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him testify against members of the nine
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trade gangsters a gang he had been
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associated with the rapper has been
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working with the feds as part of a plea
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deal six nine was sentenced to two years
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in prison in December 2019 but was
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granted early release in April 2020 due
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to the covid-19 pandemic number four
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Young Thug with such a distinctive style
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in rap and fashion Young Thug has
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continually pushed the envelope since he
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burst onto the scene in 2014.
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[Music]
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while his penmanship has garnered him
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Awards and acclaim it also became part
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of a criminal case that was built
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against him in May of 2022 Thug was
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arrested alongside several other members
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of his YSL records imprint including
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fellow rapper Gunna authorities say they
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believe the two are associated with the
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atlanta-based YSL gang and they’re
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accused of conspiring to violate the
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state’s RICO Act Thug was brought up on
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racketeering and gang-related charges
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and his indictment highlighted lyrics
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from songs such as anybody and slatty as
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evidence of criminal activity lyrics
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such as I never killed anybody but I got
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something to do with that body the
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indictment also ties the rapper to the
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murder of Donovan Thomas
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grammy-nominated rapper Gunna was also
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indicted in part based on his lyrics and
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pleaded guilty to one count of
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racketeering number three Mac Phipps
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back in 2000 Mac Phipps was a rising
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artist in the Louisiana hip hop scene
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with three studio album albums under his
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belt like you’re with me are you wasting
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my time the time is bad boy especially
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when you’re looking at it through this
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Perpetual Phipps was arrested and
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charged with second-degree murder that
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year after a young man was shot at a
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nightclub where he was set to perform
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with no physical evidence linking him to
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the crime prosecutors largely relied on
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eyewitness testimony and Phipps Own
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lyrics during his trial the weird thing
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is they use lyrics from two different
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songs splice them together to try to
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make it seem like one statement this
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helped secure a guilty verdict and
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landed Phipps a 30-year prison sentence
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in 2021 the rapper was granted clemency
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by the governor of Louisiana and
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subsequently regained his freedom after
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serving nearly 20 years in prison be
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mindful that you know anything you say
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can be used against you number two tay-k
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Texas rapper Tamar McIntyre better known
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as his stage name tay-k was still a
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teenager when he landed his breakout hit
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the race
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[Music]
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the song was recorded after he escaped
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from house arrest and fled from Texas to
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the town of Elizabeth in New Jersey TK
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had been apprehended by authorities in
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July 2016 for his role in a home evasion
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and a robbery that resulted in the death
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of 21 year old Ethan Walker afterward
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Walker’s parents said every lyric had
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their son’s blood on it following a
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nationwide manhunt TK was recaptured by
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police after three months on the run and
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found guilty of murder and aggravated
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robbery during his sentencing
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prosecutors introduced the lyrics and
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music video to his song the race as key
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evidence the rapper was sentenced to 55
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years in prison McIntyre’s defense team
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which helped him avoid a life sentence
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argued that though the song was
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offensive it was Art they were pushing
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for nothing longer than a 20 year deal
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other teams received in the case but the
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jury saw it differently before we
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number one raw Diggs in October 2010 New
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York rapper Rod Diggs was arrested and
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charged with a slew of crimes including
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racketeering drug trafficking and murder
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while they talk about
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authorities allege that Diggs was the
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leader of the murderous Mad Dogs a group
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affiliated with the infamous street gang
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the Bloods prosecutors portrayed Diggs
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as a ruthless criminal who dealt drugs
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and reigned Terror on his community they
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also claim he was involved in three
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murders and three attempted murders and
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introduced his music videos as evidence
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in addition to dozens of witness
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testimonies Diggs graphic rap lyrics and
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music videos were also presented as
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evidence to the jury as they were
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alleged to be the literal recountings of
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his crime but could it be something that
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a jury takes into consideration when
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they’re weighing The credibility of
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other Witnesses or weighing The
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credibility of other evidence absolutely
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the jury sided with the prosecution and
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convicted Diggs of 21 federal charges
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sending him to prison for the rest of
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his life
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prosecutors presented these lyrics
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during his trial and were able to secure
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a conviction for second-degree murder
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and using a firearm in a criminal
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all right let’s try this again