Mac Phipps. Dale Edwin Murray for NPR hide caption toggle caption Dale Edwin Murray for NPR Louder Than A Riot Lyrics On Trial: Mac Phipps (Pt 2) October 15, 2020 • "A bullet in your brain." What right does the justice system have to decide whether a rapper's words are imagination or intent to kill? In this continuation of Mac Phipps' story, police pressure witnesses, while prosecutors use the artist's own lyrics to build a murder case against him. And Mac isn't the first: From a century-old folk tune to Ice-T's "Cop Killer," we examine the history of policing Black creativity to reveal a phenomenon that's become common practice in courtrooms — using lyrics as Exhibit A. Listen. Listen · 56:21 56:21 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/923405080/923807477" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Ice-T. Evan Agostini/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Evan Agostini/Getty Images The History of Hip-Hop 'Original Gangster': Rapper and Actor Ice-T Fresh Air August 30, 2005 • Ice-T is one of the original gangster rappers, of whom Greg Knot of The Chicago Tribune wrote: "Ice-T is that rare gangster rapper who leads with his brain instead of his gun or his crotch." He's gone on to a successful acting career. (This interview originally aired May 1, 1992.) 'Original Gangster': Rapper and Actor Ice-T Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4824690/4826194" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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