Title Rap on trial : race, lyrics, and guilt in America / Erik Nielson and Andrea L. Dennis ; with a foreword by Killer Mike.

Publication Info.	New York : The New Press, 2019.
	©2019

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Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department	345.73 NIE	Check Shelf
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Description	xii, 203 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-194) and index.
Summary	"A groundbreaking exposé about the alarming use of rap lyrics as criminal evidence to convict and incarcerate young men of color"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents	Hip Hop : From the margins to the mainstream -- Rap enters the courtroom -- Lyrics, stereotypes, and bias -- What about the First Amendment? -- Aggressive prosecutors and untrained experts -- Surveillance, suppression, and the rise of gang units.
Subject	African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.
	Rap musicians -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
	Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- United States.
	Freedom of expression -- United States.
	Rap (Music) -- Social aspects -- United States.
	LAW / Criminal Procedure.
	LAW / Discrimination.
	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology.
	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations.
	African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. (OCoLC)fst00799632
	Discrimination in criminal justice administration. (OCoLC)fst00895034
	Freedom of expression. (OCoLC)fst01200263
	Rap (Music) -- Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst01089957
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Added Author	Dennis, Andrea L., author.
	Killer Mike (Rapper), writer of foreword.
ISBN	9781620973400 hardcover
	1620973405 hardcover
	9781620973417 electronic book

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