{"id":5842,"date":"2022-01-19T09:46:17","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T15:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicassent.com\/?p=5842"},"modified":"2022-01-19T10:27:49","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T16:27:49","slug":"jay-z-is-standing-up-for-all-rap-artists-and-the-lyrics-in-the-music-they-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicassent.com\/jay-z-is-standing-up-for-all-rap-artists-and-the-lyrics-in-the-music-they-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Jay Z is Standing Up For ALL Rap Artists, and The Lyrics in The Music They Release!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Jay Z<\/strong> is taking a big stand for rap artists, and the lyrics they choose to use in their music. The New York native is among other artists, fighting for lyrics to NOT be used against artists in court. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5508462008285512\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- Music News and Media 2021 -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5508462008285512\" data-ad-slot=\"5649630934\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/jay-z-meek-mill-big-sean-fat-joe-back-law-limiting-rap-lyrics-at-criminal-trials-1286594\/\" title=\"Rolling Stone\">Rolling Stone<\/a><\/strong> wrote an an article about a proposed bill in New York to prevent prosecutors from using rap lyrics against them in alleged crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a 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