January 31, 2019

Skengdo and AM: English rappers sentenced for playing their song

London police announced they had secured a sentence of nine months in prison for rappers Skengdo and AM, suspended for two years, for breaching a gang injunction issued in August last year. What did they do? Performed their song 'Attempted 1.0' at a London concert in early December. According to Index on Censorship the case of the two 21-year-old drill rappers is first time in British legal history that a prison sentence has been issued for performing a song. Guardian...