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So before you try to go all Jay-Z on your next traffic stop, Caleb Mason, Associate Professor of Law at Southwestern Law School, has broken down Jay-Z’s black smuggler’s anthem verse by verse.  Well the second verse, which is the one that matters in this case.

This is a very fascinating law brief and it is a lot of fun.  But a lot of it I think you know, just by dealing with the cops and watching cop shows.  But this brief gives you the details.

But Dotunuki can tell you this much, if you are going to live the life of crime and you DON’T like jail, the first thing you should spend ill gotten gains on is a Lawyer.  That right there, is pretty much the key.  The rest is, whatever.

Jay-Z teaches, keep a cool hand, Luke.  Play your cards, don’t volunteer anything.

But I’ve kept you long enough, read this PDF.

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