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British Rapper Lowkey "Sings" About America in America

Gary Fouse
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Reference is made to my last posting about the hip hop event scheduled at UC Santa Cruz (America's Wackiest University) on March 2 sponsored by the Committee for Justice in Palestine. One of the performers is someone named Lowkey (Kareem Dennis), a British-Iraqi rapper whose works tend to be pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel and anti-American.. The same group of performers is schedulted to appear March 1, at UC-Irvine-sponsored by the Students for Justice in Palestine.


Here are the lyrics from Lowkey's hit entitled, Obama-Nation.


Lowkey – Obama Nation (Official Lyrics)


[Intro]


This track is not an attack upon the American people,

It’s an attack upon the system within which they live.

Since 1945 the United States has attempted to overthrow more than 50 foreign governments,
In the process the US has caused the end of life for several million people,

And condemned many millions more to a life of agony and despair.


[Verse 1]


The strength of your dreaming prevents you from reason,

The American dream only makes sense if you’re sleeping,

It’s just a cruel fantasy; their politics took my voice away,

But their music gave it back to me,

The land where the lumpen are consumed by consumption,

Killing themselves to shovel down food in abundance,

I guess a rapper from Britain is a rare voice,

America is capitalism on steroids,

Natives kept in casinos and reservations,



Displaced slaves never given reparations,

Take everything from Native Americans,

And wonder why i call it the racist experiment,


Afraid of your melanin, the same as it’s ever been,

That aint gonna change with the race of the president,

I see imperialism under your skin tone,

You could call it Christopher Columbus syndrome.


[Chorus 2x]

Is it Obama’s nation? Or an abomination?

Is it Obama’s nation? Or an abomination?

Is it Obama’s nation? Or an abomination?

Doesn’t make any difference when they bomb your nation.

Oh say can you see by the dawn’s early light,


What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming,

Whose broad stripes and bright stars through perilous fight,

For the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming.

[Verse 2]

The world’s entertainer, the world’s devastator,

From Venezuela, to Mesopotamia,
Your cameras lie, cause they have to hide the savage crimes,

Committed on leaders that happen to try and nationalize,

Eating competitions? while the worlds been starving,


Beat up communism with the help of Bin Laden,

Where would your war of terror be without that man,

Every day you create more Nidal Hassan’s,

Kill a man from the military, you’re a weirdo,

But kill a wog from the Middle East you’re a hero,

Your country is causing screams that never reach your ear holes,
America inflicted a million Ground Zero’s,

Follow the dollar and swallow your humanity,

Soldier’s committing savagery you never even have to see,
Those mad at me, writing emails angrily,

I’m not anti-America, America is anti-me!

[Chorus 2x]


Is it Obama’s nation? Or an abomination?

Is it Obama’s nation? Or an abomination?

Is it Obama’s nation? Or an abomination?


Doesn’t make any difference when they bomb your nation.


And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air,

Gave proof through the night, that our flag was still there,

Oh say does that star spangled banner yet wave,

For the land of the free and the home of the brave,

[Verse 3]


I don’t care if him and Cheney are long lost relations,

What matters more is the policies, I lost my patience,

Stop debating bringing race into the conversation,

Occupation and cooperation equals profit making,

It’s over; people wake up from the dream now,

Nobel peace prize, Jay Z on speed-dial,

It’s the substance within, not the colour of your skin,



Are you the puppeteer or the puppet on the string?,

So many believed it was instantly gonna’ change,

There was still Dennis Ross, Brzezinski and Robert Gates,
What happened to Chas freeman? (AIPAC),

What happened to Tristan Anderson?,

It’s a machine that keeps that man breathing,
I have the heart to say what all the other rappers aren’t,

Words like Iraq, Palestine, Afghanistan,

The wars on, and you morons were all wrong,

I call Obama a bomber cause those are your bombs.



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Am I offended? You bet. Let's put this in perspective. This guy is a Brit, not an American. I do not expect any loyalty from him to my country.


Is this an example of free and constitionally-protected free speech in America? Yes, absolutely, unequivocally and all-day long.

But what gets my jingoistic juices flowing is that this puke can come here, stand on our soil, trash our country, our president, our military, and our national anthym. On our own soil.

And he is sponsored by a group of dopey, brain-washed American college students to boot.

What is it about (once) Great Britain that continually sends pukes like Dennis, Ben White, George Galloway and so many other clowns to our country to tell us how screwed up we are? Look at their own country. Now he have that ibn sharmota Anjem Choudary coming to protest in favor of sharia in front of the White House, for God's sake!

But let the show go on. I won't be there because I can't stand hip hop nor do I consider it music. I just hope that the majority of students who pass by this monstrosity and hear the anti-American lyrics stop and think about who is putting it on.

And draw the obvious conclusions.

13 Comments - Share Yours!:

PatriotUSA said...

Hopefully they will, Gary. I must say in trepidation, most students
I know and run across have been brainwashed by their public education. I even see this is our daughter;s friends and it makes me very sad and then upset. If I am wrong or you see otherwise, please let us know!

Unknown said...

He's not anti-American. Just because he supports the millions of innocent people- who just have darker skin does not make him a problem. He's an actual human being who shows sympathy for human lives over corporate progress. Stop being so closed minded and come back to the present from the American Revolution. This great nation of OURS is not what it used to be. It's up to US Americans to restore It and we can start by not being hypocrites. You can continue your misguided Islam bashing but know you also cannot move forward while you have your foot on someone elses throat. Peace and Love in America

PatriotUSA said...

Atif,
So enlighten us here about your expertise with islam and sharia law? Close minded? Whatever.

islam is NOT about peace and love,
not even close. Peace, love, warm hugs and kool aid, billions of dollars wasted on aid to islamic countries that practice islamic sharia law have gotten us zero.
Nothing but dead Americans, their
lives and blood spilled trying to help these people find freedom from an oppressive ideology.
islam IS NOT a religion.

You are correct, this great nation has been almost ruined by
the three toxic stews of the west:
PCness, excessive diversity, and
multiculturalism gone wild. Our
country cannot move forward until we, US Americans return to our
roots, standing by and honoring
the Constitution and enforcing the immigration laws we have on the books already.

I have lived the 1960-1970's, go
peddle your peace, love and dope someplace else. And take the mullah in the White House with you. Go sing Kumba ya with your
buddies some place else. We have
given peace a chance and it has failed as has this presidency.
BTW, this has NOTHING to do with skin color. I would be as critical to a white person. Nice
try with the race card, typical
liberal tactic.

BTW, his lyrics are disgusting and of course openly accepted at the UC school, one of the most anti-Semitic schools in the country.

Gary Fouse said...

Atif,

By your reasoning we should not be offended by what this puke says. I am offended. I got news for you, pal. I am not ashamed of my country. I am proud of it, warts and all. If it were so bad, millions of folks Atif wouldn't be swarming here, would they?

And stop this nonsense about brown people or people of color. I happen to married to one of them. Most immigrants who come here love and appreciate this country and its freedoms and they contribute to our country. Unfortunately, there are some who don't.

Unknown said...

I didn't use a race card. I said Lowkey is using his music to make awareness of what happens to people in some of these 3rd world countries which is full of people who have darker skin. We have been desensitized to reading phrases like "60 Iraqi civilians killed" because it's happening so much. But if one white musician or actor dies, every news channel has a BREAKING news story. A human life is a human life PERIOD To Mr patriot: you are basing everything you said and think you "know" about Islam from what you have seen on tv (let me guess, Fox news?) Go meet any one of the 1.4 billion REAL Muslims worldwide who condemn radical acts and learn something. Didn't mommy ever teach you not to believe everything you see on tv? The mullah in the white house is mopping up the mess that bush made for him and all the suffering Americans because he was so sure we needed to invade Iraq.
Gary- I'm not saying I'm ashamed of my country, I'm just as proud to be born and raised here as you are. But I don't think we should be passive when we are given false information or half of the truth. Did either of you hear about the picture of a Spanish diplomat that was digitally altered by the FBI to create an updated picture of osama to release to the American public? Turns out that the Spanish guy recognized himself in his own picture. I saw that on BBC news while I was visiting family in London. I love my country and all I am saying is that the people who the government is to serve should not be kept in the dark or made a fool of.

PatriotUSA said...

Gary@Most immigrants who come here love and appreciate this country and its freedoms and they contribute to our country. Unfortunately, there are some who don't.

Yes, and I have many friends, some black, hispanic, from Thailand, the ME, Europe, etc.. and you were the one who said this "Just because he supports the millions of innocent people- who just have darker skin does not make him a problem." I have
NO problems with other people as
you ASSume me to have.

You ASSume I watch Fox news and get all my views and news from such sources. I subscribe to over
60 different news sites that cover it all from far left to
far right. We do not even have
cable anymore, a rip off. I did watch Fox news, along with PMSNBC,
CNBC and other channels when I did
still have cable.

I have read the qur'an, ahadith and suras in three different translations. Some of my friends are muslims and have had to go into hiding because they grew a brain and left islam and denounced islam. I could make
the same assumption about you
watching BBC news but
I do not.

These people have given up their
lives, families, careers etc to speak out against islam and sharia
law. Do not even go on about the first POS muslim potus cleaning Bush's mess. How typical, it is still Bush's fault.

I am reading for at least four hours a day on islam, islamic history, sharia law, global and domestic politics, too much for your puny 'love everyone' brain. Talk about using leftarded talking points, you are a prize aren't you. Where does your information on islam and life come from? The university
system?

Real muslims are the ones who have left islam and are
brave enough to risk it all to try and make fundamental changes in what has a become a perverted and violent political ideology, not a religion.

Maybe you would like to try and explain yourself to my friend
from Thailand who along with his sister watched from the jungle as muslims raped, tortured his family for refusing to convert to islam before they finally killed them by beheading them all. He
was 11 at the time. This is not an isolated incident as you might like believe in your fairy tale land of why can't we all just love each other and get along.

All the immigrants I know fought
tooth and nail to become legal
citizens and would offended by this ditwad's what you call music and lyrics. They are fiercely
loyal to this country and what it stands for. It has given them a better life for them and their families. They are willing and ready to die for this country,
are you? I am without hesitations or second thoughts.
The world is an evil and dark place these days. Maybe some day you will figure that out. there
is a lot good out there but we
in and upon evil times. Not my
problem if you refuse to see
and acknowledge that.

Quite trying to blow sunshine
up our butts as Col. Allen West would say to you.

I suggest you study islam, the
REAL islam and sharia law. Take
a visit to a site call "The religion of peace" and read some of the news and history there.
That is the real islam.

My Mom taught me a lot things.
One of them was to beware of idiots like you who go about
preaching such crap and garbage.

HermitLion said...

After reading only a few sentences from Atif it became obvious his mind is converted, and beyond repair.

By immediately trying to make this about race, he showed himself to be a racist; by calling people who don't see the world according to his narrow views 'closed minded', he showed himself to be a bigot; and by denying he used the race card, when his own words, "who just have darker skin", are hanging out for all to see, he has shown himself to be an idiot.

Patriot, you have given this generic, slogan-spewing automaton much more compassion than it deserves.

I think this lowkey punk should be sent to live in Gaza, where he could rap about Hamas's treatment of the 'innocents', and get a great video of his head in the hands of a friendly masked intellectual.

PatriotUSA said...

No doubt he and atif would fit right into gazastan and the arab world.

Unknown said...

Ok Im done trying to defend Islam from bigots like YOU not that it needs my defense anyway. The fact that it's still the fastest growing religion in the world and theres nothing you hateful people can do but sit behind your computer screen and fill your stupid websites with your nonsense speaks for itself. @Patriot why don't you start denouncing the Christianity too and start a useless website to show how powerful your opinions are. The westboro baptist church is oh so happy that our fallen heroes are buried in the dirt everyday. Don't generalize an entire group based on the ruthless acts of a few misguided psychopaths.

PatriotUSA said...

Thank you for being done.

Go away and play at Moveon.org, HuffyPo or Daily Kos. islam has NO defense and you refuse to educate yourself about it. You refuse to comment on the subject matter and points I have to tear you apart.

Any further comments will NOT be
posted that you send in.

Move to an islamic country
if you think islam is so wonderful. Your
ignorance and stupidity
are your downfall.

HermitLion said...

I love it when actual bigots see people not backing down before their name-calling, so they start calling them even more names.
Yawn!

Unknown said...

This post is extremely misleading. Just because an individual has issues with the politics and actions of a nation, does not mean they HATE that country. Unfortunately, some people can't comprehend that.

In fact, the very first thing he says in the song is, "this track is not an attack upon the American people, it's an attack upon the system with in which they live".

By the way, "Brown person" and "terrorist" are not synonymous. How is Lowkey a "supporter of terrorism" simply because he protests against Western forces murdering innocent civilians, including children? It's not even most soldiers, most soldiers are good people, but there is the occasional tyrant. Soldiers aren't robotic, they are people, and some people have twisted beliefs, so their is obviously the odd evil soldier.

PatriotUSA said...

Logan,

Thanks for your commentary. You have missed the boat here. You are accusing us of things that are not true and trying to defend this POS loser, rapper, musician and bashing western forces for the murder of innocents? How about 270 MILLION INNOCENTS butchered, murdered at the hands of muslims who follow Islam over the last 1400 plus years?
Come back when you can defend your accusations. The West is far from perfect but your positions are sadly lacking. There is ZERO tolerance in Islam and sharia law for anything outside of Islam.