Rap Lyrics as Evidence - Long Story Short
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Comedy Central
4.2 • 14.2K Ratings
🗓️ 5 February 2023
⏱️ 8 minutes
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| 0:31.5 | You're listening to Comedy Central. |
| 0:35.5 | Right now in Atlanta, the rapper Young Thug is on trial for gang activities and it is |
| 0:39.9 | not without controversy. |
| 0:41.9 | Atlanta rapper's gunna and Young Thug responsible for dozens of chart-topping hits. |
| 0:46.6 | They find themselves at the center of a controversial debate in court. |
| 0:50.4 | Should rap lyrics be used as evidence in the courtroom? |
| 0:53.1 | The rapper's lyrics, one piece of evidence prosecutors are using in the indictment. |
| 1:01.4 | The prosecution citing lyrics like that in the indictment as proof of criminal conspiracy. |
| 1:06.8 | The district attorney believes he is the ringleader of the YSL gang and his lyrics are |
| 1:11.5 | fair game. |
| 1:12.5 | I think if you decide to admit your crimes over a beat, I'm going to use it. |
| 1:26.0 | That sounds like every mama I've ever seen in my life. |
| 1:26.8 | FYI, young people, when your name is Young Thug, you're going to go to jail. |
| 1:33.4 | You're a mumble rapper, but they heard them clearly on that wiretap. |
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