Jay-Z’s <i>99 Problems,</i> Verse 2: A Close Reading with Fourth Amendment Guidance for Cops and Perps

Mason, Caleb

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Jay-Z’s 99 Problems, Verse 2: A Close Reading with Fourth Amendment Guidance for Cops and Perps

Caleb E. Mason

Miller Barondess, LLP

August 13, 2012

St. Louis University Law Journal, Vol. 56, No. 567, 2012

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This is a line-by line analysis of the second verse of “99 Problems,” by Jay-Z, from the perspective of a criminal procedure professor. It’s intended as a resource for law students and teachers, and for anyone who’s interested in what pop culture gets right about criminal justice, and what it gets wrong.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 20

Keywords: criminal procedure, pop culture, fourth amendment, traffic stops

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Date posted: August 13, 2012

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Mason, Caleb E., Jay-Z’s 99 Problems, Verse 2: A Close Reading with Fourth Amendment Guidance for Cops and Perps (August 13, 2012). St. Louis University Law Journal, Vol. 56, No. 567, 2012. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2128852

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