Maryland State Delegate Marlon Amprey just made sure prosecutors can’t weaponize your art against you in court anymore if you live in Maryland. The state’s legislature passed the Protecting Artists’ ...

The newly-passed PACE Act would restrict when prosecutors can cite rap lyrics in criminal cases, part of a nationwide effort to limit the practice. By Bill Donahue Maryland passed legislation Thursday ...

Maryland will soon be the first state on the East Coast to limit how rap and song lyrics or creative expression can be used in court proceedings. Lawmakers in the Maryland General Assembly recently ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “I’m Gucci. It’s a rap. F**k [can they do] about a rap?” Those are the words of Lawrence Montague on a jail phone call, words that ...

A Maryland Appeals court has ruled in favor of allowing rap lyrics to be used as legitimate evidence in a courtroom. Hip-hop artists have long been the subject of increased criminal surveillance ...

Maryland's new PACE Act makes it the third state to pass laws restricting prosecutors' use of rap lyrics in criminal cases. Maryland has passed a new law as part of a nationwide effort to limit ...