
Why Black British rappers don’t have the luxury to not be political
Dave the rapper’s stunningly poignant performance of his newest single Black at the 2020 BRIT Awards last week exposed something deeply concerning about pockets of the British population. The 300+ Ofcom complaints received following Stormzy and Dave’s performances reveals a sad truth – you can sing for us, you can dance for us, you can win awards for us…but don’t you dare criticise us. What the comments indicate, and what hundreds of angry tweets exploding on twitter that day