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New York (AP) — The man accused of killing Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay can’t have his rap lyrics used against him at trial, a Brooklyn judge decided Tuesday in a ruling that doubled as a history-filled paean to hip-hop as “a platform for expression to many who had largely been voiceless.” The ruling came in […]

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New York — The man accused of killing Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay can’t have his rap lyrics used against him at trial, a Brooklyn judge decided Tuesday in a ruling that doubled as a history-filled paean to hip-hop as “a platform for expression to many who had largely been voiceless.” The ruling came in response…

Rap lyrics, including those from a song titled Aim for the Head, written by one of the suspects in the killing of Run-DMCs Jam Master Jay can not be used during the trial, a federal judge ruled.

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The trial for two men accused of killing Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay will resume Tuesday after opening statements and testimony on the long-in-the-making trials first day. The jury heard

Federal prosecutors had tried to introduce lyrics penned by Karl Jordan Jr. as evidence of his role in gunning down Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay.

Two men accused of killing Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay were both close to the trailblazing DJ.