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STORMZY HAS HIT BACK at the Daily Mail on Twitter for claiming that grime music is ‘product placement’ for cannabis.
Matt Crossick / PA Wire
Matt Crossick / PA Wire / PA Wire
In an article published yesterday, the paper interviewed a researcher at York University who warned that the genre is contributing to the rise of skunk, a strain of the drug:
It’s essentially product placement by some of these artists about cannabis and other drugs, and it’s not balanced in any way and not countered by evidence.
(Imagine if rap lyrics, or just lyrics in general, were “balanced in any way and countered by evidence”? Every song would be an hour long. )
The researcher also says that because cannabis is often used with tobacco, grime music is encouraging people to smoke, too:
Grime music acts as a gateway to tobacco exposure inadvertently, for many young people it will be an appealing introduction, or a curiosity they may act on.
The article singles out Stormzy in particular, going through several of his songs to ‘reveal’ the references to cannabis within.
The Daily Mail is no stranger to stoking up outrage over pop culture (remember the emo panic of 2006?) but the rapper, who has previously been a target of the paper, was not about to let it lie.
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He pointed out that white musicians have been writing songs about their drug use for a very long time:
White rockstars (and pop stars) have been sniffing coke and taking MDMA and singing about it since the beginning of music just admit you’re anti-black and f**k off you tramps
Imagine raising your child, loving and nurturing them. Sending them off to school and then uni for them to grow up and then get a job working for the fucking daily mail. Embarrassing 🤦🏿♂️
He’s being backed up by fans and famous faces alike, who want to introduce the Mail to The Beatles and the Rolling Stones.
Starry Eyed Surprise, which is literally about taking MDMA, has been used in adverts for Coca Cola and Apple but the Daily Mail are trying to act like Stormzy saying "skunk" is a moral panic lol
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Stormzy has ripped into the Daily Mail for saying his music is 'glorifying' cannabis use
STORMZY HAS HIT BACK at the Daily Mail on Twitter for claiming that grime music is ‘product placement’ for cannabis.
In an article published yesterday, the paper interviewed a researcher at York University who warned that the genre is contributing to the rise of skunk, a strain of the drug:
(Imagine if rap lyrics, or just lyrics in general, were “balanced in any way and countered by evidence”? Every song would be an hour long. )
The researcher also says that because cannabis is often used with tobacco, grime music is encouraging people to smoke, too:
The article singles out Stormzy in particular, going through several of his songs to ‘reveal’ the references to cannabis within.
The Daily Mail is no stranger to stoking up outrage over pop culture (remember the emo panic of 2006?) but the rapper, who has previously been a target of the paper, was not about to let it lie.
He pointed out that white musicians have been writing songs about their drug use for a very long time:
He’s being backed up by fans and famous faces alike, who want to introduce the Mail to The Beatles and the Rolling Stones.
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Has a moral panic been averted this time? Perhaps. Close one, though.
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