As We Speak : Le grand procès du rap

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Le rappeur Kemba explique comment le système judiciaire se sert de la musique pour attaquer les artistes, aux Etats-Unis et dans d'autres pays du monde.

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00:00Les conditions shapeent la culture

00:03et ils se concentrent sur les symptômes.

00:05Les profits, les mochres, les lockz-vous up pour l'yriture.

00:09Rap lyrics are playing an increasingly prominent role

00:12in criminal cases.

00:13Artists say the current law violates

00:15the First Amendment right to freedom.

00:17Uniting a national debate among attorneys.

00:20These trials affect rap artists

00:22and stem from racial prejudice.

00:25The criminalization of hip-hop

00:27is not new, it's an old tactic.

00:30But I'm storytelling in a song.

00:32You gonna use that against me?

00:35Every song, every lyric, every video

00:37that you've ever been involved with,

00:39they're gonna use against you.

00:41They're gonna say, it's you.

00:42You are a killer.

00:43And we're gonna lock your ass up.

00:45If they don't have evidence, what are they gonna do?

00:48It's not about justice.

00:50They spliced the lyrics of two different songs together

00:52so I was found guilty.

00:54This artistic expression is a confession.

00:56They're taking all of my music as evidence.

01:00The only thing I feel like I want to do is music.

01:03So how are you trying to stop me doing that?

01:06We can criminalize rap all we want,

01:08but that's not gonna resolve the issue.

01:11If we lose this case,

01:13who's next?

01:14This is how it is, being us.

01:17Y'all help your enemies destroy you.

01:21I'm ready.

01:22Roll the tape.

01:23We'll be right back.

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