The Message – RIP freedom of speach in the UK

This blog post reports how, on 3rd July 2011, twenty-six year old Manchester rapper Yosh was just starting his set at a community event in Rochdale’s Broadfield Park. He asked the crowd “who wants to hear how the police statistically stop more ethnic minorities than white people?”, and launched into The Message, at which point the event organisers cut off his backing track. Yosh tried to continue, but then five police tackled him, grabbed the mic off him, before finally escorting him off the premises.

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If you just want to listen to the song that got the police were so keen for Yosh not to sing – here’s the link – 03. MESSAGE (OBAMA INTRO)– and you can follow along with the lyrics below (handily transcribed by the blogger mentioned above)

I come to topple the tyrants
Bin Laden isn’t dead
Was never really alive
It’s just another lie
To keep the wool on your eyes
Nick Clegg and Cameron insiders
Fabricating characters to give society a fucking enemy
So they can go about tryna take over steadily
Revolution is the only way
A wake up is needed
I can see the way they deceiving
Coming through the TV it’s trauma-based mind control
So you can live, act and think like a mindless drone
Her Royal Highness who’s sat behind the throne
All-seeing eyes popping up to idolise the glow
Speech patterns – I can hear the lies unfold
And shoot holes in 99% of lies we’re told
Fuck the government
Treat us like we’re nine years old
They’re coming for us
That’s the reason why it’s knives we hold

“Yesterday I saw the popo pulling over three men
For nothing but their skin colour
When will they stop?
Turned a head to see a poster saying ‘vote’
I nearly choked
I know it’s just a sick joke devilish plot
Too many tensions from government intentions
Pensions turning into spends for inventions of warfare
Tell me that I’m wrong to be militant
It’s on cos we’re cashing in promises they’ve given us
To believe that these devils will deliver us
Taxpayers footing the bill for politicians living frivolous
Everybody’s fucked in the budget
Cuts everywhere like we don’t know what the result is
More debt to keep us all enslaved
And more threats to keep the fear engraved
I ain’t hearing the brainwash
I don’t give a fuck how much your chain cost
You’re just another part of the oppressor like J was”

Finally – this blog looks like an interesting source for underground music

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