Kneecap, a group from Belfast rapping in Irish, are definitely worth checking out. See "C.E.A.R.T.A." and "Amach Anocht" on YouTube.
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When will the hip hop and rap music industry ever have its #metoo moment?
Tired of this misogynous dreck. Irish or otherwise.
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This puts me in mind of Phil Lynott and Thin Lizzy.
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It's very disappointing, but utterly in keeping with the postcolonial agenda of the Anglo-American media, that the recent success of the Belfast rap/hip-hop duo Kneecap goes completely unmentioned in this article, despite huge publicity. They perform in the Irish language, rather than English.
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How dare this paper not subscribe to whatever your agenda is.
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Or, you know, report the relevant news?
What if your agenda is the dismantling of colonialism and racism? Plus, in all honesty, Kneecap are just a superior group to the others mentioned here. Give them a listen and see what you think.
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Why oh why would you want to glamorize a young male hedonistically grasping a gun? The photo of Mr. Walsh and Mr. Sheehan is so loaded with hoary, oppressive stereotypes that it simply overpowers the entire article. Yes, that is a woman's arched buttocks being proffered to the viewer in the same photo. No, apparently her face is just not important enough to be seen.
Where is the sense of cultural responsibility? What exactly is the photo meant to convey and why is it ok to broadcast that around the world, without critical commentary?
Countless males are conditioned to objectify and disrespect the female body to no end. Heard of the #meToo movement?
Thousands of young people are slaughtered by guns every year. It is NOT cool. It is NOT ok.
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-'' He was also the most streamed in Ireland, which has the youngest population in the European Union. ''
There is your answer right there as to why my country is changing fast. The lads and lasses coming up want to be free. - free from oppression, religion, intolerance ( the troubles ) and free to express.
Change is a comin' - for the better imho.
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Why is rap synonymous with guns and scantily clad women? Am I the only one who doesn't understand why the success of a music genre is dependent upon identification with violence and misogyny? Is that good for young people?
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Since Rock and Roll hit the big time in the 1950s Pop music for young men has been more about what’s bad for them than what’s good for them. About rebellion not respectability. About giving the finger to the world, not asking acceptance of it. What do you want, Rap versions of Bobby Vinton?
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