The Intersection 's Podcast

Rap Lyrics as Evidence

February 03, 2023 The Intersection Season 4 Episode 1
Rap Lyrics as Evidence
The Intersection 's Podcast
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The Intersection 's Podcast
Rap Lyrics as Evidence
Feb 03, 2023 Season 4 Episode 1
The Intersection

In courtrooms across America, defendant-authored rap lyrics are being introduced as incriminating evidence. Prosecutors describe these lyrics as an admission of guilt.   Please join us as we speak with McKinley "MAC" Phipps, a rap artist that spent 21 years in prison for a crime he maintains he did not commit.  Mac tells us how his rap lyrics and rap persona were used to prosecute and incarcerate him for 21 years.

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In courtrooms across America, defendant-authored rap lyrics are being introduced as incriminating evidence. Prosecutors describe these lyrics as an admission of guilt.   Please join us as we speak with McKinley "MAC" Phipps, a rap artist that spent 21 years in prison for a crime he maintains he did not commit.  Mac tells us how his rap lyrics and rap persona were used to prosecute and incarcerate him for 21 years.