Jeffrey Williams is the latest rapper to have his lyrics used as evidence in court. There's been an increasing trend of rap lyrics being used in trials across particularly America and Britain. Prostitators are arguing that YSL, the record label Young Stoner Life, is both a criminal gang and a record label. It raises issues of prejudice, free expression and racial bias in court.
Economists and politicians around the world are consumed with one question: is the world headed for a recession, or a relatively soft landing? We’ll tell you what clues the American property market offers. Why China’s football team can’t seem to find its feet. And why rap lyrics are increasingly treated as confessions of guilt in American courts.
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