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Young Thug: How rap lyrics put a rapper behind bars


Was a Grammy-winning rapper singing about crimes he committed or simply expressing himself as an artist? New legislation in the US sets guardrails on the use of lyrics as evidence in criminal cases.


Under the alias Young Thug, Jeffery Lamar Williams, 31, has sold more than 2.5 million albums and been hailed as ""the 21st century's most influential rapper".


But prosecutors in his native Atlanta are not impressed. In May, Mr Williams was arrested on racketeering and gang-related charges and has been in jail since. This month, he was denied bond for a third time.


Prosecutors allege that Young Stoner Life Records, the rap label Mr Williams founded, is the front for an organised crime syndicate responsible for "75 to 80% of violent crime" in the city.

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evidence ['evidəns]

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n. 根据,证据
v. 证实,证明

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jail [dʒeil]

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n. 监牢,监狱,拘留所
vt. 监禁,下狱

 
influential [.influ'enʃəl]

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adj. 有权势的,有影响的
n. 有影响力的

 
criminal ['kriminl]

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adj. 犯罪的,刑事的,违法的
n. 罪犯

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legislation [.ledʒis'leiʃən]

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n. 立法,法律

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bond [bɔnd]

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n. 债券,结合,粘结剂,粘合剂
vt. 使结

 
committed [kə'mitid]

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adj. 献身于某种事业的,委托的

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allege [ə'ledʒ]

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vt. 断言,宣称

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impressed

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adj. 外加的;印象深刻的;了不起的;受感动的

 
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