Jury paves the way for 2 Live Crew to retake control of records that changed hip hop

Miami’s 2 Live Crew helped redraw the legal landscape around what hip hop could be, pushing the boundaries of free speech and taste with their provocative and sexually explicit recordings that led to landmark court decisions protecting the rights of artists. “We won,” 2 Live Crew member Luther Campbell, also known as Uncle Luke, said in a video posted to social media after Wednesday’s decision.