Using rap lyrics that are made FOR ENTERTAINMENT should not be used to prosecute artists in criminal cases. It’s a sad day when prosecutors feel they need to use the lyrics of a song to prove criminal involvement instead of actual evidence!
On July 17, hip-hop artist and entrepreneur T.I. penned an open letter to insurance marketplace Lloyd’s of London. In the letter to the company, which played a role in the 18th and 19th century trans-Atlantic slave trade, he demanded reparations on behalf of the descendants of the millions of Africans forced into slavery from the global exchange.