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After the execution of James G. Broadnax in Texas, questions persist over use of rap lyrics as evidence

Why do rap lyrics continue to be used to demonize people inside and outside the courtroom, in ways that no other art form has to contend with?

06.05.2026 10

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A.d. Carson

Hip-Hop Can Document Life in America More Reliably Than History Books

Describing my 2017 appointment as a faculty member, the University of Virginia dubbed me the school’s “first” hip-hop professor. Even if the job...

10.04.2025 10

CounterPunch

A.d. Carson

Hip-hop can document life in America more reliably than history books

There’s an impulse by universities and media to inaccurately document hip-hop’s history. The genre is, in part, a response to that imprecision, a...

07.04.2025 10

The Conversation

A.d. Carson