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Grammy-winning rapper Young Thug is painted as the leader of a criminal street gang that murdered...

The Daily Mail 28 Nov 2023
Rap star Young Thug sat atop a murderous criminal network that 'sucked in' and destroyed young people around him, a court heard today, as his long-awaited racketeering trial finally got underway ... And she warned Williams that his own violent rap lyrics would be used in evidence against him.
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Essential Listening: The best new music releases in November 2023 (w. 3)

Skiddle 22 Nov 2023
General Admission - £10.00 ... Life Of The Party - DJ Rap and General Levy ... Ragga DJ General Levy brings his instantly recognisable vocals to the track overloaded with the fattest, fuzziest basslines and the most chaotic percussion breaks.  ... Get tickets to see DJ Rap and General Levy live or see them both perform at. ... General Entry.
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Some rap lyrics will be allowed in YSL RICO case

The Philadelphia Tribune 14 Nov 2023
Over the years, some observers have seen a racist double standard in the use of rap lyrics against artists in trials ... He and other hip-hop defenders have said prosecutors have used rap lyrics against artists in hundreds of cases ... Prosecutors argued that Young Thug’s alleged leadership role in the YSL gang is shown by him rapping, “I’m a general.”.
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Who are Braverman’s scriptwriters?

Islington Tribune 11 Nov 2023
• THE Conservatives in the House of Commons must take the rap for many things. But, with a general election looming, they can’t be blamed for looking towards what they might do for a living when ...
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Some rap lyrics will be allowed in YSL RICO case, judge rules. Why critics have ...

CNN 10 Nov 2023
Prosecutors argued that Young Thug’s alleged leadership role in the YSL gang is shown by him rapping, “I’m a general.” “We know that generals lead armies, so it’s the state’s contention that, again, he’s referencing he’s the leader of this gang, he’s a general,” Deputy District Attorney Simone Hylton said.
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Judge rules rap lyrics are admissible in Young Thug’s trial

The Philadelphia Tribune 10 Nov 2023
That’s why rap music is introduced, that’s why no other genre is introduced because rap music is inherently prejudicial,” attorneys said ... The Atlanta City Council is also considering a proposal urging the Georgia General Assembly to pass laws limiting the use of rap lyrics in trials.
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We’ve Got A File On You: Chuck D

Stereogum 07 Nov 2023
The general attitude was like, “You’re rappers, so stick to rap!” But those issues are what we wanted to rap about, and that’s where the push and pull came from ... It’s like listening to a rap record, then 20 years later, finding out that it’s a sample ... There were already preludes to rap metal with Run-D.M.C.
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Former California gang leader charged in Tupac Shakur killing pleads not guilty in Las Vegas

East Bay Times 02 Nov 2023
The indictment alleges Davis obtained and provided a gun to someone in the back seat of a Cadillac before the car-to-car gunfire that mortally wounded Shakur and wounded rap music mogul MarionSuge” Knight at an intersection just off the Las Vegas Strip ... dubbed “gangsta rap.”.
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Are Atlanta’s strip clubs still shaping the city’s hip-hop scene?

Hastings Tribune 31 Oct 2023
There’s a general consensus that the internet significantly affected exotic dancing establishments ... A rap artist would approach a strip club deejay and ask, often with some form of compensation, to have their record played ... Pin Ups general manager Dwight Williams treats working with rap star hopefuls as a business opportunity.
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Ombudsman nixes Bantag murder raps

Manila Standard 27 Oct 2023
The Office of the Ombudsman has absolved Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla and Bureau of Corrections Director General Gregorio Catapang of murder and grave misconduct raps filed by ex-BuCor chief Gerald Bantag ... The Department of Justice, however, linked Bantag to the deaths of Lapid and Villamor ... ....
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New documentary by a California punk rock star looks at the art of freestyle rap

Hastings Tribune 25 Oct 2023
Now a new documentary filled with a who’s who list of hip-hop stars dives deep into the art of freestyle rapping. “Generally rappers think of freestyle as being improvisation, working with the moment, the crowd, whatever is in front of you,” said Frank Meyer, who directed “Freestyle 101.
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Resistance rising to Widodo’s dynasty dream

Asiatimes 25 Oct 2023
“The expectation is they will only get a mild rap on the wrist,” former attorney general Marzuki Darusman told Asia Times ... Those worried about a potential conflict of interest say he does have a close association with Prabowo’s Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) through his son, Robby Asshiddiqie, who is the party’s deputy secretary general.
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New documentary by a local punk rock star looks at the art of freestyle rap

Daily Bulletin 24 Oct 2023
Now a new documentary filled with a who’s who list of hip-hop stars dives deep into the art of freestyle rapping. “Generally rappers think of freestyle as being improvisation, working with the moment, the crowd, whatever is in front of you,” said Frank Meyer, who directed “Freestyle 101.
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Toronto Sun 20 Oct 2023
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