“The people in power have misused their power”
Rapper Drillminister has hit out at the demonisation of drill music by politicians, highlighting it as a tactic to distract scrutiny from the real issues affecting the United Kingdom today.
Speaking in Brighton during the 2019 Labour conference, the London-based rapper – who gained popularity due to the political nature of a number of his songs – told JOE that drill music is understood, perhaps intentionally, to stop people talking about actual problems.
"The people in power have misused their power. And now we've got ourselves to a point where it's irreversible."@MinisterDrill on the misconceptions surrounding drill music and why criticism of it is just a distraction from the real problems taking place in the UK today pic.twitter.com/tqwa8ypraj
— PoliticsJOE (@PoliticsJOE_UK) September 24, 2019
He hit out at politicians for abusing their power and for pushing through a Brexit strategy that will hurt the most vulnerable in our society.
Check out Drillminister’s latest tune ‘Choke’ which aims to raise awareness for air pollution in the capital