The use of rap lyrics as evidence in criminal prosecutions ... Despite Mac Dre's assertion in the song that he was a "dope rhyme dealer, not a money stealer," the jury convicted him.

He uses assonance and internal rhyme throughout ... The best part from the most technically tight song in rap history, these lyrics and, indeed, the rest of the song, are the anthem for anybody ...

Researchers attributed this trend to rap songs’ tendency to repeat lines and rhymes. Country music fans were more likely to search and view the lyrics of newer songs, and conversely, rock ...

With his alter ego, Slim Shady, he revolutionized rap with his complex rhyme schemes, controversial lyrics, and unmatched technical skills, making him the best-selling hip-hop artist of all time.

Erik Nielson, co-author of "Rap on Trial: Race, Lyrics, and Guilt in America," and ... "If you've got a confession, whether that confession rhymes, whether it's set to music, you're going to ...

They introduced internal rhyme schemes that pushed rap into new directions and challenged ... the traditional customs of hip-hop rhythm and lyrics at the time. "I was shooting for something ...

Meanwhile, rappers, whose art form often relies as much on figurative language and hyperbole as it does on rhymes and beats ... the first cases where rap lyrics were used as criminal evidence ...

He uses assonance and internal rhyme throughout ... The best part from the most technically tight song in rap history, these lyrics and, indeed, the rest of the song, are the anthem for anybody ...