Rapper X-Raided Says CA Rap Lyrics Bill Would've Prevented 26-Year Prison Term

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Rapper X-Raided Says CA Rap Lyrics Bill Would've Prevented 26-Year Prison Term
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With the signature of Gov. Gavin Newsom, the state of California is set to pass an unprecedented rap lyrics bill that will block prosecutors from using artists' work as circumstantial evidence.

TMZ Hip HopThe Sacramento-born rapper was convicted in 1992 with several others for the murder of a community activist inside her own home, but X-Raided says prosecutors never found a murder weapon in his case.

They instead argued he used something similar for his debut album, 1992's"Psycho Active" where he was pictured with a gun placed next to his head. He recorded several albums while locked up and was eventually paroled in 2018 ... and wound up joining forces with

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