Scene and heard: UK hip-hop gets political

With Palestine, terrorism and racism all filling verse space, the UK's hip-hop fraternity is finally embracing social commentaryUS hip-hop has always been rooted in politics, from the Last Poets and Dead Prez to Public Enemy and beyond. But when it comes to music with a message, the UK's homegrown hip-hop has often been ominously silent. Artists like Skinnyman, for instance, tend to parody political protest with songs like Smoking Ban, where he questions why he can't smoke marijuana indoors, whi...

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