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Vonte “Real Threat” Skinner

He comes across as a garden variety struggle rapper, but Skinner’s case in New Jersey Supreme Court likely set a precedent against using rapper’s lyrics against them in court. Skinner was accused of killing a local drug dealer based on his book of rhymes, but in an August 2014 ruling, Justice Jaynee LaVecchia essentially said rhymes are inadmissible as evidence of guilt without a “strong nexus” to the crime.

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