Travis Scott Tells SCOTUS Use of Rap Lyrics for Death Penalty Is 'Unconstitutional'

Travis Scott tells SCOTUS use of rap lyrics for death penalty is 'unconstitutional'

Travis Scott is coming to the defense of a Texas man whose rap lyrics were used during sentencing to decide upon capital punishment. Travis ScottCredit: Marc Piasecki/WireImageTravis Scott is among a group of rappers defending a man on death row in Texas.Scott has signed an amicus brief addressed to the Supreme Court stating that James Broadnax had his First Amendment rights violated when Broadnax's rap lyrics were introduced as evidence in his …

Rapper Travis Scott tells US Supreme Court use of rap lyrics to give de@th sentence was unconstitutional - Newsy People

Travis Scott has spoken out in support of a Texas death row inmate whose rap lyrics were used as evidence during sentencing, arguing that using the lyrics to justify capital punishment violates constitutional protections. The case involves James Broadnax, who was 19 years old when prosecutors said he k!lled two men during a robbery in Garland. In 2009, a jury convicted him of double murder and sentenced him to death.   During the sentencing phas…

Rap lyrics should not decide life or death – Travis Scott, Killer Mike Back texas inmate

James Garfield Broadnax says the rap lyrics used against him in court should never have been treated as proof of violence, and some of hip hop’s biggest names are now backing that argument. Artists including Killer Mike, T.I., Young Thug, Fat Joe, N.O.R.E. and Travis Scott have filed legal briefs urging the Supreme Court of the United States to review his case before his scheduled execution next month. Broadnax was convicted in 2009 over the k!l…

BLK ALERTS - Killer Mike, Young Thug and others petition Supreme Court in death sentence of man who had rap lyrics used against him in court

Getty Images The trio of Atlanta rapper were joined by music execs, scholars and more regarding the 2009 case of a man who was found guilty of capital murder in the deaths of two individuals, then prosecutors used rap lyrics he wrote to sentence him to death. A 2009 murder case has caught the attention of several rappers, including Killer Mike, Young Thug, T.I. and others, as the Atlanta trio have attached their name to a petition calling for th…