Broadnax was executed on April 30 after courts rejected filings related to lyrics, the racial makeup of his jury, and a new confession Despite massive support from rappers, scholars, and lawyers — plus a new confession from his cousin in the double-murder case that saw them both convicted — 37-year-old James Broadnax was executed by lethal injection Thursday evening at Texas State Penitentiary. He was given the death penalty in part due to rap lyrics he wrote as a teen. In 2008, Broadnax and his cousin, Demarius Cummings, both under the influence of PCP-laced weed, traveled to Garland, Texas, to steal a car. They targeted Christian-music producers Stephen Swan, 26, and Matthew Butler, 28, who were shot and killed in the melee. The cousins stole Swan’s Crown Victoria and were arrested 170 miles away. At the time, Broadnax confessed to the murders, and, still high, gave two expletive-laden interviews to local news reporters bragging about the killings. He was found guilty of the double murder.…