Fat Joe and Fellow Rappers Push to Stop Execution in Texas Case

Fat Joe and Fellow Rappers Push to Stop Execution in Texas Case

Fat Joe and Fellow Rappers Push to Stop Execution in Texas Case

Fat Joe Joins Petition To Stop Texas Rapper’s Execution

Fat Joe has joined several other rappers—Killer Mike, T.I., N.O.R.E, Young Thug, and Travis Scott—in a petition to halt the execution of a Texas rapper named James Broadnax. In 2009, Broadnax was sentenced to death for two murders that happened a year prior. The crux of the case rested on 40 pages of the defendant’s handwritten rap lyrics. However, according to Broadnax’s fellow rap peers, his sentence is “unconstitutional.” Fat Joe recently cha…

Rap Artists File Supreme Court Briefs Backing Texas Death Row Condemned Man

Prominent rap artists and music industry figures have filed amicus briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of James Broadnax, a Texas death row condemned man, urging the court to halt his execution while it considers claims of constitutional violations during his trial, including racial bias and the misuse of rap lyrics.