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After Broadnax Execution in Texas, Rap Lyrics Debate Returns

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By A.D. Carson
| HipHopCanada Verified
TLDR: A.D. Carson explores how the debate over using rap lyrics as evidence is back in focus following the April 30, 2026 execution of James G. Broadnax in Texas. The sentence was carried out despite appeals backed by major artists like Travis Scott, Killer Mike, T.I., Young Thug and Fat Joe, and a last-minute confession from Broadnax’s cousin. After languishing on death row in Texas for nearly two decades, James G. Broadnax was executed on April 30, 2026.
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After the execution of James G. Broadnax in Texas, questions persist over use of rap lyrics as evidence

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By A.D. Carson
| The Beaumont Enterprise Verified
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) After languishing on death row in Texas for nearly two decades, James G. Broadnax was executed on April 30, 2026. Article continues below this ad In 2009, a nearly all-white jury convicted him of robbery and double murder. Broadnax’s lawyers believed the initial rejection of all Black candidates from the jury pool was unconstitutional.
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After the execution of James G. Broadnax in Texas, questions persist over use of rap lyrics as evidence

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