The Sidebar

Edward L. Wright, Esq.
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The Sidebar is where hip-hop meets the courtroom. Hosted by E.L. Wright, Esq., we break down the biggest legal cases in the culture, from RICO to rap lyrics, with sharp legal insight and real talk. If it's happening in the courtroom and shaking the culture, we're talking about it on The Sidebar.

Episodes

  1. 09/13/2025

    Lyrics, Law & Legacy: Mo3’s Murder and Yella Beezy’s Trial

    In this episode of The Sidebar, attorney and host E.L. Wright takes you inside one of Dallas’s most shocking hip hop tragedies — the murder of Mo3 — and the legal firestorm now surrounding Yella Beezy, who was arrested and charged in March 2025. From the streets to the courtroom, we break it all down: The rise of Mo3 and Yella Beezy and how their beef split Dallas. The freeway murder of Mo3 in broad daylight that stunned the culture. The aftermath, early arrests, and why prosecutors kept digging. How lyrics, diss tracks, and Instagram lives are being used as evidence. The indictment against Yella Beezy, what the state must prove, and what’s next as he heads toward trial. This episode pulls no punches — exploring how the law treats rap as evidence, what this case means for Dallas hip hop, and why the line between bars and real-life bars keeps getting blurred.

    13 min

  2. 08/07/2025

    The Breakdown: Lil Durk's 2019 Varsity Case to the 2025 Murder-for-Hire Indictment

    In this episode of The Sidebar, we breakdown the 2019 Varsity shooting case and the new federal murder for hire case against Lil Durk...from wire transfers and encrypted messages to denied bail and what it means for hip hop culture. Hosted by E.L. Wright, Esq. we explore the intersection of the law, lyrics, and legal strategy in a way only The Sidebar can.

    29 min
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About

The Sidebar is where hip-hop meets the courtroom. Hosted by E.L. Wright, Esq., we break down the biggest legal cases in the culture, from RICO to rap lyrics, with sharp legal insight and real talk. If it's happening in the courtroom and shaking the culture, we're talking about it on The Sidebar.

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  • Creator
    Edward L. Wright, Esq.
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    2
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2025 All rights reserved.
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    The Sidebar