, indicted two prominent artists, the Grammy-winning Young Thug and Grammy-nominated Gunna, alongside 26 other defendants, in a controversial August prosecution that relies in part on rap lyrics.
Both artists are accused of being part of a criminal conspiracy that includes theft and distributing narcotics, and both have maintained their innocence.
One of the lyrics used in the indictment is, “Me and my crew striking out, striking in all black, send me the drop, we’ll kick in the house, if we steal a car we’re going to take off the tag.” “Do I think that rappers should be afraid? Yes,” Nielson said. “We know that no other fictional form, musical or otherwise, is targeted this way.”
“Mr. Bryant’s case illustrates the bold and critical challenge of identifying and attempting to eliminate the ways racial bias creeps into our criminal legal system,” Bryant’s attorney, Evan Kuluk, told Yahoo News. “Language that invokes and relies upon negative racial stereotypes has no place in our courtrooms.”Decriminalizing Artistic Expression Act,