Hidden Brain
Hidden Brain
Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
Rap on Trial
52 minutes Posted Jun 13, 2017 at 1:00 am.
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Olutosin Oduwole was an aspiring rapper and college student when he was arrested in 2007. He was given an unusual charge: "attempting to make a terrorist threat." Prosecutors used his writings — which he maintains were rap lyrics — to build their case against him. This week on Hidden Brain, we revisit Oduwole's story, and how public perceptions of rap music may have played a role.


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