The Art of the Self-Snitch: Rap Lyrics, Admissibility, and the Hearsay Rule
Gangsta Rap’s tendency to exaggerate criminal activity leads to issues of reliability. How truthful are these stories? Can we reliably take these lyrics as fact? In the context of prosecution, a key question arises: can rap lyrics be used to establish criminal liability notwithstanding the reliability issues from exaggeration?
The discussion focuses on when rap lyrics are admissible as evidence within the context of hearsay, and the balance between artistic expression and cr
