The line between artistic expression and real-life experience has always been a point of contention when trying to evaluate . This debate came to a head when a Court of Appeals ruled that rap lyrics can be used as evidence of a defendant’s guilt in court. Per , this verdict came as part of Lawrence Montague's murder conviction. Three weeks before his trial, the 27-year-old, who is from Annapolis, rapped lyrics into a jail phone which were then uploaded to Instagram. These lyrics were used to argue Montague's guilt in the crime. "I’ll be playing the block...…The line between artistic expression and real-life experience has always been a point of contention when trying to evaluate . This debate came to a head when a Court of Appeals ruled that rap lyrics can be used as evidence of a defendant’s guilt in court. Per , this verdict came as part of Lawrence Montague's murder conviction. Three weeks before his trial, the 27-year-old, who is from Annapolis, rapped lyrics into a jail phone which were then uploaded to Instagram. These lyrics were used to argue Montague's guilt in the crime. "I’ll be playing the block...WW…