Gangster rappers like Snoppy Dogg, Young Thug, Gunna and others apparently need legal protection for their violent rap lyrics. As such, Gavin Newsom has signed a bill passed by the California state legislature to shield gangster rappers and their lyrics from being used as evidence in criminal cases. The reason for such a stupid law? Racism of course, since most of the gangster rappers are African-American.
California on Friday became the first state in the country to limit prosecutors use of rap lyrics as evidence in criminal cases.
Assembly Bill 2799 requires a pre-trial hearing to determine if the lyrics are relevant to the case.
Assembly member Reginald Jones-Sawyer Sr. championed AB 2799 and said the law will help protect rap artists, who are predominantly Black and their freedom of speech. He also says he hopes the law will help eliminate any racial bias that may exist when presenting evidence.
“Their stage name might be Little Murder, but that doesn’t mean they’re a murderer,” Jones-Sawyer previously stated.
The assemblymember who represents District 59, said the bill had garnered support among music industry groups and civil rights advocates alike.
“We found that the lyrics that they were using in the court to prosecute someone, those weren’t even that person’s lyrics. It was written by someone else. The music was written by someone else, and they were just performing it,” he said.
What will they think of next?