I’m no fan of rap but I was surprised to read this on the Australian ABC site. Our local plod are taking ‘proactive policing’ to a new level in their targeting a drill rap group. As the article states, they aim to use any legislation they can to stop the rappers OneFour working and performing, by using anti-motorcycle gang laws to prevent them associating with each other. They say the drill rap scene encourages violence and they aim to stop it by whatever means they have at their disposal – by banning concerts and even ordering Spotify to take down their music. Two members of the band are now in prison.
The comments by Sergeant Truelove sound like Brian Epstein telling the Beatles to write something more wholesome.
“Why can’t they sing about something else?” he asked.
“It’s tough to live in Mount Druitt, sing about that. Speak about how brilliantly beautiful your wife is.”
Is this just a bunch of racist white people telling black people how to behave?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-13/onefour-jail-film-clip-photo-1/11794256
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-13/australian-drill-rappers-onefour-battle-police/11779746
Drill’s not my thing but – holy God – has anyone ever heard of artistic expression? Does Magna Carta mean nothing? Did she die in vain?
Racist cops in Oz? Twould never happen in the old country I tell you.
Plenty of violence and unwholesome content in country n western: in fact that’s the best of it.
I was slightly offhand to a man in Reno, just to watch him bridle.
Offspring the Elder is studying drill & (pony and) trap – nope, me neither – lyrics as part of her Ciminology A-level.
I know I am not really the target market but, my goodness, it is awful.
I am 49.