Jam Master Jay’s accused killer won’t have his violent rap lyrics used against him, a Brooklyn judge ruled — in a written opinion that referenced 50 years of hip-hop history, spanning genre pioneer DJ ...

The rap group Run-DMC, from left, Joseph "Run" Simmons, Darryl "DMC" McDaniels, and Jason Mizell "Jam Master Jay," poses at the 31st annual Grammy Awards in New York on March 2, 1988. (AP Photo/Mark ...

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 ...

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BROOKLYN, N.Y. — 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 ...