Metro columnist and Labour MP Dawn Butler says she doesn't want to hear the N-word anymore, and is challenging musicians to stop saying it.
Music is a huge part of my life I’ve always loved hip hop. Mainly because of the powerful messages of change and equality in many songs, which inspired me when I listened to it. And I found, at times, that the mood of the music mimicked my own. Like when someone tried to stab my brother when I was just 18. The thing about music is, it can sometimes get you through hard and difficult times. I particularly remember the lyrics from the song by KRS-One, Sound of da Police, about injustice.
But it’s not just about white artists like Axl Rose using the word, I want all musicians to put an end to using it. Doing so will help us build a solid wall of resistance to the racism that is out there. And I won’t tolerate the excuse that it doesn’t have the same flow – they both have two syllables! I believe, If the N-word is not repeated in popular culture, hopefully people will be exposed to the word less and less and eventually stop saying it.
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