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Rap music and threats of violence: A case for the Supreme Court to decide

  • Written by Clay Calvert, Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication, University of Florida
Jamal Knox, the rapper known as 'Mayhem Mal.'Screenshot, KDKA CBS Pittsburgh

Kendrick Lamar won a Pulitzer Prize last year and Eminem set a record in 2019 for streams on Spotify. But the acceptance and embrace of rap music in mainstream culture isn’t shared by everyone – and that sometimes includes the police.

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