North Korea Increases Aid to Russia, Mos... Tue Nov 19, 2024 12:29 | Marko Marjanovi?
Trump Assembles a War Cabinet Sat Nov 16, 2024 10:29 | Marko Marjanovi?
Slavgrinder Ramps Up Into Overdrive Tue Nov 12, 2024 10:29 | Marko Marjanovi?
?Existential? Culling to Continue on Com... Mon Nov 11, 2024 10:28 | Marko Marjanovi?
US to Deploy Military Contractors to Ukr... Sun Nov 10, 2024 02:37 | Field Empty
Anti-Empire >>
Indymedia Ireland is a volunteer-run non-commercial open publishing website for local and international news, opinion & analysis, press releases and events. Its main objective is to enable the public to participate in reporting and analysis of the news and other important events and aspects of our daily lives and thereby give a voice to people.
Army Sergeant Travis Decker Murdered His Three Children After Being Denied Mental Health Care at JBL... Sat Jun 07, 2025 04:52 | JBLM Whistleblowers
A corrupt military police force and incompetent Commander who denied emergency mental health care and crisis counseling to an American service member resulted in the murder of the sergeant's three young daughters
Gaza doctor grieves her nine children killed in Israeli strike Sun May 25, 2025 20:00 | imc
Israeli regime continues it's slaughter
'The children were completely charred'
Paediatrician Alaa al-Najjar was treating victims of Israeli attacks when her children were killed by an Israeli strike on their home
British doctors working in Gaza describe territory as a ?slaughterhouse? Sat May 24, 2025 00:23 | imc
There?s no food getting in so people are starving,? surgeon Tom Potokar says
British doctors working in Gaza have described the territory as a ?slaughterhouse,? where the patients they are treating are severely malnourished.
Plastic surgeons and orthopedic specialists from the UK are based at the Amal and Nasser hospitals in Khan Younis in the south of the territory.
Dr. Tom Potokar, a plastic surgeon specializing in burn injuries, has worked in Gaza 16 times but said this mission had revealed a level of destruction far greater than his last visit in 2023,
It is time to talk about the Out of Control Immigration. Mon Mar 31, 2025 22:12 | imc
For the last few years since the CV19 scamdemic undocumented immigration into Ireland has surged. No one is allowed discuss it because they do not want any rational debate about it. If you do you are labelled an extremist. However this out of control immigration is fully facilitated by the Irish government and the EU and the shady figure behind the Neo Con movement pushing for endless war, wokeism and globalist agenda.
[Dublin] National Demonstration for Palestine: End Israeli Apartheid & Genocide Thu Mar 06, 2025 22:35 | ipsc
Sat, 22 March 2025, 13:00 Assemble at the Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Square, Dublin 1
The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign, supported by over 150 Irish civil society organisations, has called another National Demonstration for Palestine on Saturday 22nd March.
The march will begin at the Garden of Remembrance at 1pm and finish outside the D?il on Molesworth Street/Kildare Street to bring our demands to the Irish government?s doorstep.
The Saker >>
Starmer?s ?Deterrent? Fails as 400 Cross Channel in First Two Days of Migrant Returns Deal with Fran... Sat Aug 09, 2025 15:00 | Will Jones
More than 400 small boat migrants have arrived in the first two days of Labour's returns deal with France, making a mockery of claims it would be a "new deterrent".
The post Starmer’s “Deterrent” Fails as 400 Cross Channel in First Two Days of Migrant Returns Deal with France appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Reclaiming the Beauty of the Spheres Sat Aug 09, 2025 13:00 | Dr David Bell
AI is a distraction from what it means to be truly human, says Dr David Bell. We should aim for far greater things, find again the vastness of the jewelled sky and the light that only shines in another's eye.
The post Reclaiming the Beauty of the Spheres appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Three Top Hotels Yards From Bournemouth Beach Being Used as Migrant Accommodation Sparking Fury From... Sat Aug 09, 2025 11:00 | Will Jones
Three top hotels yards from one of Britain's favourite beaches are being used as accommodation for asylum seekers during the peak ?summer season, sparking fury from tourists and locals.
The post Three Top Hotels Yards From Bournemouth Beach Being Used as Migrant Accommodation Sparking Fury From Tourists and Locals appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Why Are the Irish Media Ignoring an Apparent Islamist Knife Attack? Sat Aug 09, 2025 09:00 | Andrew Devine
When a man in Dublin stabs a police officer while shouting "Allahu Akbar" you can be pretty sure it's not the work of an indigenous Irishman. So why are the media at pains to pretend it is, asks Andrew Devine.
The post Why Are the Irish Media Ignoring an Apparent Islamist Knife Attack? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
BAFTA?s Campaign to Transform Every TV Show into Unwatchable Climate Propaganda Has Stepped Up a Gea... Sat Aug 09, 2025 07:00 | Steven Tucker
British TV grows more and more unwatchable with each passing day. That might be because BAFTA is on a mission to transform every TV show into climate propaganda ? and it's just stepped up a gear, says Steven Tucker.
The post BAFTA’s Campaign to Transform Every TV Show into Unwatchable Climate Propaganda Has Stepped Up a Gear appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Lockdown Skeptics >>
Voltaire, international edition
Will intergovernmental institutions withstand the end of the "American Empire"?,... Sat Apr 05, 2025 07:15 | en
Voltaire, International Newsletter N?127 Sat Apr 05, 2025 06:38 | en
Disintegration of Western democracy begins in France Sat Apr 05, 2025 06:00 | en
Voltaire, International Newsletter N?126 Fri Mar 28, 2025 11:39 | en
The International Conference on Combating Anti-Semitism by Amichai Chikli and Na... Fri Mar 28, 2025 11:31 | en
Voltaire Network >>
international |
arts and media |
opinion/analysis
Tuesday January 22, 2008 03:30
by wageslave
printable version
Digg this
del.icio.us
Furl
Reddit
Technorati
Facebook
Gab
Twitter
View Comments Titles Only
save preference
Comments (13 of 13)
Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13Brian 'Yap' Barry who was lead singer with One Minute Silence is now with the London band Pink Punk. This is their video 'Yapolitical'
The Video for the Faithless song Bombs is very effective, despite it's lack of bombastic lyrics. It confronts people with all the things they hold precious and seek comfort in as compared to the actions they condone and tolerate. For this reason it was either banned or not shown on the Millionaire Media. Brittany can show her underwear and simulate sex onstage but we don't want our kids seeing filth like this!
I agree, immortal is a bit bombastic but lots of kids like that. Not at all subtle, a bit conspiracy theory-ish. You might say the bad michael moore of rap politics, but it is accessible and may be enough to get em started! Later on you can change them over to the hard stuff! :)
can anyone top joe's vids?
Immortal Technique has a song about gang rape and spends most of his time these days pushing 9/11 conspiracy junk. He's about as radical as a tootbrush, there's plenty of good political hiphop that doesnt resort to his shit like POS, Perceptionists, Chain of Command, Mr Manage.
Hey, it ain't a bunfight. Its an exploration! :)
I freely confess to knowing nothing about this genre. When I said breath of fresh air, I meant compared to the likes of 50cent / snoopdog / etc that clog the airwaves.
Tech isn't perfect I agree, but he's suitably pissed off, sounds like he means it and touches on a few pertinent issues which is a step in the right direction. Remember, I'm thinking in terms of trying to raise the political awareness of some teens whilst providing acceptable musical entertainment. Anything too sophisticated might lose 'em. All suggestions welcome.
you seem to know a lot about political hip hop. can you post a few links to what you consider the best?
Excuse me but immortal technique is a fantastic artist, one only has to listen to his 'poverty of philosophy' to realise that, once someone looks for thngs that might degrade him in the eyes of unintelligible others, or refers to his truths as conspiracies they are covering up their deep-seated hatred for his views and trying to promote rappers with lyrics less hurtful to the whitemans conscience.
Dance with the Devil the song about gang rape doesn't praise gang rape. He says loads of dodgy homo-phobic stuff but just on that I think you're wrong.
IMO the champions of political Hip-Hop are The Coup and they've been around for some time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Coup
http://www.thecoupmusic.net/
Im not sure whether Willie O'Dea was influenced by this political rap or vice versa , but "big it up" for the troops passing through shannon , and the Fianna Fail posse .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-FVCIBRmOE
Radical as a tooth brush is such a silly analogy....lets actually THINK about that for a second , radical as a tooth brush...William Addis of England is credited with creating the first mass-produced toothbrush in 1780. In 1770 he had been placed in jail for causing a riot. While in prison, he decided that the method for teeth brushing of the time – rubbing a rag on one's teeth with soot and salt – could be improved. So he took a small animal bone, drilled small holes in it, obtained some bristles from a guard, tied them in tufts, then passed the bristles through the holes on the bone and glued them. I'd say thats pretty radical!
THINK before you say something.
BF, thats genius!
there's corporate rap and then there's hip hop, and they're 2 totally separate things. solid politically-minded hip hop artists include:
vast air
mr lif
emcee lynx from beltaine's fire (he actually did some shows in ireland in 06)
gruf
boots from the coup
drowning dog of entartete kunst
captain moonlight (one of irelands best rappers right now)
marxmen (another irish crew, this one from the mid 90's)
saul williams
and, of course, there are *tons* of other artists who aren't "political" rappers but who touch n political topics from time to time. just spend a bit of time looking and you'll find plenty.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c18Cy6564MA
Another irish political rap track.