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Rap falls off the Billboard Top 40 for the first time in 35 years — here’s what’s behind the drop

The news may indicate a dip in rap’s dominance in mainstream music, but the music publication has also changed its top 100 rules. Rap has officially dipped out of the top 40 songs on the Billboard ...
WTVD

Judge rules rap lyrics can 'conditionally' be used as evidence in Young Thug trial

The judge presiding over the trial of rapper Young Thug, who is facing gang-related charges in Atlanta, Georgia, ruled Thursday that rap lyrics can be admitted by prosecutors as evidence in this case ...
Law

Court Rules on Rap Videos, Child's Victims Act and Prisoner's Claims

This column reports on several significant representative decisions from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Judge DeArcy Hall denied the government's motion to introduce rap ...
FOX 5 Atlanta

Georgia Supreme Court rules rap video shouldn't have been used to convict man

HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. - The Georgia Supreme Court has overturned the conviction in Houston County of an Alabama man convicted of killing a guard at a nightclub in Warner Robins nightclub in 2019. Morgan ...
The Hill

Judge rules rap lyrics can be used against Young Thug in gang, racketeering trial

A judge ruled that rap lyrics can be used as evidence against rapper Young Thug when he goes to trial later this month on gang and racketeering charges. Fulton County Superior Court Chief Judge Ural ...