‘Kneecap’ Gives Belfast’s Controversial Rap Trio Their Own ‘8 Mile’

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‘Kneecap’ Gives Belfast’s Controversial Rap Trio Their Own ‘8 Mile’
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Real-life Irish-language group Kneecap gets the origin-story treatment (sort of) with this properly outrageous, politically charged biopic.

, a hip-hop trio from Belfast made of up of MCs Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí , and they are coming to your town to spit rhymes, take all your drugs and wreak havoc. Formed in 2017,have gone from underground sensation to international touring act, and given the controversy around what they say — and, specifically, how they say it — has turned Kneecap into one of the most divisive musical acts in their native country.

An end disclaimer notes that Identity and Language Act was finally passed in 2022, followed by stats on indigenous languages dying off on a weekly basis. It’s hard not to think that this proudly vulgar band rapping about getting pissed at pubs and hassled by “the peelers” helped keep Irish from being another one of those linguistic losses.

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