{"id":449142,"date":"2022-05-19T00:02:57","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T21:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/new-york-senate-passes-bill-limiting-use-of-rap-lyrics-in-trials\/"},"modified":"2022-05-19T00:02:57","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T21:02:57","slug":"new-york-senate-passes-bill-limiting-use-of-rap-lyrics-in-trials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-york-senate-passes-bill-limiting-use-of-rap-lyrics-in-trials\/","title":{"rendered":"#New York Senate Passes Bill Limiting Use Of Rap Lyrics In Trials"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41fc751bbee\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41fc751bbee\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-york-senate-passes-bill-limiting-use-of-rap-lyrics-in-trials\/#%E2%80%9CNew_York_Senate_Passes_Bill_Limiting_Use_Of_Rap_Lyrics_In_Trials%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;New York Senate Passes Bill Limiting Use Of Rap Lyrics In Trials&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNew_York_Senate_Passes_Bill_Limiting_Use_Of_Rap_Lyrics_In_Trials%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;New York Senate Passes Bill Limiting Use Of Rap Lyrics In Trials&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"image large\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2022\/05\/GettyImages-1396295758-e1652899263282-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"New York Senate Passes Bill Limiting Use Of Rap Lyrics In Trials\" class=\"large\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"news-caption\">\n<span>Spencer Platt\/Getty Images<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-copy  js-entry-text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\nIt looks like prosecutors won\u2019t be able to use lyrics in New York state courtrooms in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/new-york-state-senate-passes-bill-limiting-use-of-song-lyrics-in-court\/\"><em>Pitchfork<\/em>,<\/a> the New York Senate passed <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nysenate.gov\/legislation\/bills\/2021\/s7527\">Bill S7527<\/a> \u2014 also known as \u2018Rap Music on Trial\u2019 \u2014 which will limit creative expression being used as part of evidence in criminal cases.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors will now have to go to extreme circumstances to prove that the artists\u2019 lyrics are \u201cliteral, rather than figurative or fictional.\u201d JAY-Z,\u00a0Meek Mill, Killer Mike and Fat Joe\u00a0\u00a0were among the many major co-signers of the bill.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udc4fThanks to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bradhoylman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bradhoylman<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYSenate?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NYSenate<\/a> for passing &#8220;Rap Music on Trial&#8221; bill! Rap has been increasingly used as evidence in criminal prosecutions to \u201cprove\u201d a wide variety of factual issues. This bill supports free expression &amp; will help ensure criminal trials are fair &amp; bias-free <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ccjdpJivpX\">https:\/\/t.co\/ccjdpJivpX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 City Bar Policy (@NYCBarPolicy) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCBarPolicy\/status\/1526684784319135745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur lyrics are a creative form of self-expression and entertainment \u2013 just like any other genre,\u201d\u00a0Fat Joe\u00a0added. \u201cWe want our words to be recognized as art rather than being weaponized to get convictions in court.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pending bill still needs to be passed by the New York State Assembly before it can be presented to Governor Hochul and signed into law. The legislation is also said to be a trailblazer in the space and the first of its kind when it comes to lyrics in the courtroom.<\/p>\n<p>Artists in the past have had their lyrics used against them in cases like No Limit r<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>er Mac Phipps, who was ultimately convicted of manslaughter in 2001 after having his bars cited throughout the trial.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCriminal cases should be tried on factual evidence not the creative expression of an artist, but unfortunately hip hop has been held to a very different standard in the criminal justice system within the last three decades,\u201d Phipps relayed after New York\u2019s bill began moving through the legal pipeline. \u201cThe passage of the New York bill gives me hope that situations like the one that I faced will be prevented from happening to other artists in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In more recent times, Young Thug and Gunna were locked up earlier in May as part of a 28-person arrest sweep of YSL in a RICO Act indictment, which repeatedly uses lyrics from the artists as evidence against them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Michael Saponara\"><br \/>\nby Michael Saponara\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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