Without doubt extremely tasteless and inappropriate it is also a natural reaction on the part of young people to the phenomenon of a criminal government.
An apropos comment from Kevin Hester -
"It is John Key who brutalised this country not Hip Hop
singers"
''I know a lot of you are angry. But violence is not the way. Your weapon is your vote. Use it. And tell others to use it too," he said in another tweet.
Last month, Dotcom encouraged a crowd at Internet's "party party" in Wellington to chant: "F... John Key."
I don't in any way condone this sort of message, but think the most appropriate response on the part of the authorities would be to ignore it and let it go away.
But as with Planet Key, which IS a harmless bit of satire we have seen that is not the mood of the authorities.
I believe in people making up their own mind - so am posting the song.
If you look at their Facebook page this is the last item with the message
An apropos comment from Kevin Hester -
"It is John Key who brutalised this country not Hip Hop
singers"
PM
death threat in hip hop song
An
Auckland hip-hop crew slammed for releasing a song with lyrics that
apparently include a threat to kill Prime Minister John Key are
urging young people to enrol to vote.
26
August, 2014
Kill
The PM, by @peace, depicts a golfing, luxury car-driving Key, and
says he should die - "ain't doin' nothin' so I'm gonna kill the
prime minister".
It
continues: "I been tryin' to get a job but they got none/so I
instead I got a sawnoff shotgun/and 'pop'."
A
spokesman for Police National Headquarters said today they were
looking into the lyrics.
"Police
is aware of the track - it is currently being assessed to determine
any issues from a police perspective."
The
Electoral Commission was not available to comment but confirmed they
were also evaluating the song's lyrics.
The
@peace crew is fronted by Tom Scott, formerly of Homebrew, along with
Lui Tuiasau and Hayden "Dick Dastardly" Dick.
The
group declined an invitation to speak about their song last night but
today released a statement via Facebook.
In
it, they urge young people to enrol to vote and explaining that
@peace was not making genuine threats against the Prime Minister, nor
planning to have sex with his daughter, Stephanie Key, as also
suggested in the lyrics.
The
most recent figures available from the Electoral Commission show that
almost 124,000 of people aged under 25 who are eligible to vote have
not yet enrolled.
The
Facebook post from @peace urges supporters to defend their right to
critique political leaders and make sure they vote.
In
the lead-up to the 2011 election, Homebrew released a track attacking
tax cuts for the rich and a low minimum wage.
Key
was today reluctant to comment on the song.
‘‘I
just don't think it's worth dignifying with a response,’’ he
said.
He
said it made him uncomfortable his daughter was targeted in the
lyrics.
Last
night a spokesman for Key said the PM had no plans to listen to the
song.
"He
will leave it to others to judge."
Kill
the PM, which is available for download, is also being hosted on
Internet Party founder Kim Dotcom's file-sharing site Mega.
Dotcom
tweeted about the song today:''For the record: A song about killing
John Key is a S..T song and unlawful too. Please report #Mega links
to our takedown team.''
For the record: A song about killing John Key is a SHIT song and unlawful too. Please report #Mega links to our takedown team.
''I know a lot of you are angry. But violence is not the way. Your weapon is your vote. Use it. And tell others to use it too," he said in another tweet.
I know a lot of you are angry. But violence is not the way. Your weapon is your vote. Use it. And tell others to use it too.
Last month, Dotcom encouraged a crowd at Internet's "party party" in Wellington to chant: "F... John Key."
@peace
received $6000 in funding from NZ On Air last month to make a music
video for their track Gravity.
Homebrew
boasted a substantial Kiwi fanbase, and were nominated in four
categories at the 2012 New Zealand Music Awards - winning one award.
But as with Planet Key, which IS a harmless bit of satire we have seen that is not the mood of the authorities.
I believe in people making up their own mind - so am posting the song.
If you look at their Facebook page this is the last item with the message
"That
last song didn't work but this one's sure to get the youth voting"
so just maybe their intention wasn't all bad?
PS. In fact, read this:
PS. In fact, read this:
Response
to "Kill The PM" Song Coverage
Tuesday,
26 August 2014, 12:46 pm
Press
Release: at-peace
[@peace
Facebook post]
Now
that I have your attention, may I remind you that
130,000
ELIGIBLE PEOPLE UNDER 25 HAVE NOT YET ENROLLED.
The
current PM does not care about these people. He does not care about
the growing gap between the rich and the poor in our country. He does
not care about the native people of our country. He does not care
about the planet we depend upon to survive, the living organism that
we as humans are a functioning part of. He does not care about the
right we should all have to an education. He only cares about him and
his friends.
I
do not want to literally kill this man. I do not wish to have sexual
relations with anybody related to him. Let's not pretend a silly
little song ever changed anything. Last I seen famine was still going
pretty strong since 'Heal The World' came out. It's just a song. No
different from Thatcher era punk. Anyone ever heard "Maggie
you're a cunt"..?
What's
important is that we ENROL TO VOTE so that we have a chance to select
someone to represent us who understands the concept of empathy.
I'm
fed up with this dude. But if you want to vote for him, that's your
choice. Personally, I'm voting Greens but you can vote for whoever
you like. You can choose between a whole bunch of different people
who represent a whole bunch of different ideologies. That's the
beauty of the political system in NZ.
Please
respect my right to express my disappointment for the leader of our
country.
ENROL
VOTE
Peace.
Tom
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