Cop voice: Jay-Z, Public Enemy songs highlight police tactic to frighten people of color
Published Date: 1/16/2019
Source: phys.org
What do songs by artists like Jay-Z and Public Enemy have in common? They feature representations of 'cop voice,' a racialized way of speaking that police use to weaponize their voices around people of color, according to faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York.