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Song or Statement? d4vd’s Lyrics vs the Law
October 20, 2025By Nadia Bernal
The recent public conversation flooding news and social media outlets around singer d4vd, highlights how quickly song lyrics can become entangled with criminal suspicion.[i] David Anthony Burke, professionally known as d4vd, is an American singer and songwriter whose rise to fame was largely shaped by online culture.[ii] He first gained attention by creating Fortnite gameplay […]