The Guardian view on rap and drill music: a song should not land the young in jail | Editorial

The use of lyrics, music videos and audio recordings in court to prosecute people raises issues of prejudice and free expression In the past three years, the courtroom fate of more than 240 people in the UK - almost all young black men - has been decided, partly, by their taste in music, namely the genres of rap, grime and drill. This trend raises troubling questions of freedom of expression, racial prejudice and the place of art in court. The data was uncovered by the University of Manchester's...