Erik Nielson

Erik Nielson, Fulton County, GA

Erik Nielson is an associate professor of Liberal Arts at the University of Richmond who has become well-known as an expert in the use of rap music as evidence in criminal trials.[1][2] Nielson's research focuses on the relationship between African-American culture and policing, as well as the relationship between hip hop and politics.[3][4][5] He has written for the New York Times and other mainstream news outlets on these issues.[6][7][8][9][10][11] He was the lead author of two amicus briefs with the US Supreme Court, one of which was jointly submitted with his frequent collaborator, Killer Mike.[12][5][13] Nielson and Travis L. Gosa edited The Hip Hop & Obama Reader. [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Prosecutors would rather read rap as a threat than as art". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  2. ↑ ""A murder that involves a choking, a shooting, then a roping?": Why rap lyrics shouldn't be..." Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  3. ↑ Nielson, Erik (2012-08-23). "How hip-hop fell out of love with Obama". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  4. ↑ "Obama and hip-hop: a breakup song". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  5. 1 2 "The Hip-Hop Professor". Pacific Standard. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  6. ↑ Nielson, Erik; Kubrin, Charis E. (2014). "Opinion | Rap Lyrics on Trial". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  7. ↑ "Art or evidence? After appeal, court rules violent rap lyrics not a confession". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  8. ↑ "How States Can Bring African-Americans Into the Marijuana Industry". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  9. ↑ "Where Did All The Female Rappers Go?". NPR.org. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  10. ↑ Nielson, Erik. "Did the Decline of Sampling Cause the Decline of Political Hip Hop?". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  11. ↑ "Rap's poetic (In)justice: Flashback". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  12. ↑ "Erik Nielson | University of Richmond - Academia.edu". richmond.academia.edu. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  13. ↑ Edelman, Gilad (2015-12-28). "Killer Mike's Supreme Court Brief". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  14. ↑ Gosa, Travis L.; Nielson, Erik (2015). The Hip Hop & Obama Reader. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199341801.
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