Dozens of artists, execs and legal experts are calling for limits on how rap lyrics can be used in criminal trials in a new open letter. PROTECTBLACKART Read it here:
in which Lee claims she could find only four instances of non-rap lyrics being submitted as evidence since 1950, three of which were thrown out while the fourth was overturned post-conviction.
Additionally lending their names are organizations including the American Association of Independent Music , the American Civil Liberties Union , Artist Rights Alliance, Black Music Action Coalition, Color of Change, Rap Coalition, the Recording Academy, the Recording Industry Association of America and Songwriters of North America as well as legal humanities scholars from universities including Columbia, Harvard, Howard, Princeton, Stanford and Yale.
The new letter continues the #ProtectBlackArt movement launched earlier this year by WMG’s 300 Elektra Entertainment chairman and CEOa petition on Change.org“For decades, a racial double-standard has been employed against Black and Brown hip-hop artists by turning their creative visions against them in courts of law. Enough is enough,” said Liles in a statement. “If prosecutors are unwilling to end this practice on their own, then laws need to be passed that end this flagrant abuse.
Added Greenwald, “Throughout history, artists have created characters and forged narratives that reflect the culture around them. That freedom of expression is essential to the creative process and the role of art in society. The harsh reality is that Black artistic creativity is being threatened at an unprecedented level, and we must make every effort to stop this unethical, discriminatory approach to prosecution.
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