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artists filed a legal brief with the united states supreme court on behalf of pittsburgh rapper jamal knox, stage name mayhem mile. in in prison for lyrics threatening two police officers in a 2012 song. allies are contending that his lyrics while provocative, fall within the scope of protected speech but are being subjected to a double standard that is unique to hip hop. joining me now, jamilla lamal, columnist and strategist. which whole question of why they have gone after this particular artist, this particular rapper, and now many in the hip hop community have come together and have filed a brief on his behalf, give us the background and the contention here. well, you know, there are

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