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Hip Hop Professor Seeks Poetic Justice in Court
UC Irvine criminology professor Charis Kubrin studies how rap lyrics are used in trials. She argues rap is art not literal crime, urges fair treatment in courts, and collaborates with legal advocates like Killer Mike on amicus brief for First Amendment protection.
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Charis Kubrin
UC Irvine
Kubrin
Irvine
B.I.G
Criminology
Los Angeles Times
New York Times
Killer Mike
U.S. Supreme Court
Mississippi
Taylor Bell
Grandmaster Flash
Los Angeles
Johnny Cash
Reno
Bob Marley
UCI
Carroll Seron
School of Social Ecology
Seron