@article{Calvert_Morehart_Papadelias_2015, title={Rap Music and the True Threats Quagmire: When Does One Man’s Lyric Become Another’s Crime?}, volume={38}, url={https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/lawandarts/article/view/2121}, DOI={10.7916/jla.v38i1.2121}, abstractNote={<p>This Article examines the complex and unsettled state of the true threats doctrine through the lens of the equally complicated, controversial and multi- faceted musical genre of rap. Rap, although generally protected by the First Amendment, is frequently caught in the crosshairs of criminal prosecutions focusing on whether or not it constitutes a true threat of violence. Ultimately, this Article offers suggestions for how to clarify the doctrinal issues, with rap illustrating and supporting those ideas.</p>}, number={1}, journal={The Columbia Journal of Law & the Arts}, author={Calvert, Clay and Morehart, Emma and Papadelias, Sarah}, year={2015}, month={Jan.}, pages={1–27} }