Rapper ordered to have all future work approved by US government
Ruling leads to claims that right to free speech unfairly challenged in another case putting on trial
A US federal judge has refused prosecutors’ request to prohibit the rap singer from promoting and glorifying future gun violence/murder in songs and at concerts while on supervised release from prison, saying such a restriction could violate his constitutional right to free speech.
But the artist must provide the government with copies of any songs he writes moving forward, ahead of their production or promotion – and, if they are deemed to be inconsistent with his goals of rehabilitation, prosecutors could move to toughen the terms dictating his supervised release.
www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/jul/02/rapper-bg-government-song-approval