Rapper Backed By Killer Mike & 21 Savage Gets 24-Year Sentence
Jamal "Mayhem Mal" Knox faces federal prison time after a judge sentenced the Pittsburgh rapper for a drug trafficking conviction.
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Jamal "Mayhem Mal" Knox faces federal prison time after a judge sentenced the Pittsburgh rapper for a drug trafficking conviction.
A former Penn Hills man who prosecutors say was involved with a gang trafficking in fentanyl has been sentenced to more than 24 years in federal prison after being convicted of conspiracy. U.S. District Judge Marilyn J. Horan imposed the 293-month sentence Tuesday on Jamal Knox, 29, in federal court
Back in 2013, Jamal Knox was convicted for threatening Pittsburgh police in a rap video.
As the practice is debated in courts across the country, several states have started taking legislative action to challenge the use of lyrics.
Rap music is a form of artistic expression protected by the First Amendment. But lyrics are being used against rappers in court.