In a music video, Marco of Tropoja OG Merks responds to some recent remarks by the Home Secretary
A popular Albanian rapper from the UK has sparked outrage in his community by releasing a music video of him smashing a TV screen showing Sewalla Braverman speaking about illegal immigration in the House of Commons.
OG Merks, a London-based rapper with thousands of followers, appears to be mocking the government's crackdown on human smugglers and Albanians' alleged violation of modern slavery laws.
The rapper, whose real name is Bledar Ramay, is shown in a video wearing a balaclava Men use an ATM machine to count bundles of £20 banknotes as the Home Secretary tells MPs about the National Crime Agency's (NCA) major international operation against smuggling gangs.
He then tells the masked men to turn up the volume on the TV before smashing it while Mrs Braverman tells the House of Commons about the sharp increase in the number of Albanians illegally entering the UK in small boats across the Channel and how «many of them» violate modern slavery laws. stay in the country.
@banditat_official #OmMerks #marcofromtropoja #comingsoon #london #banditat #albniancriminal #bandabutuesi ♬ original sound — banditat_official
The title of the song «Marco from Tropoia» is named after an Albanian character from the movie «Stolen», where Liam Neeson plays the role of a father whose daughter was kidnapped by gang leader Marco from Tropoia. Ramai was born in Tropoe, a city in northern Albania, before coming to the UK.
However, the video was criticized for stereotyping Albanians and setting a bad example for young Albanian men by a youth leader. for the Albanian charity program «Shpresa». It promotes the integration and social contribution of Albanian-speaking migrants in the UK.
Asking to speak anonymously, he said, “Rappers like him are a problem in our community. They are setting a bad example for the youth in the Albanian community. They set a bad example for other young people in Albania who want to go to the UK.”
Separate your jaw from your teeth
Ramaj has over 4,800 monthly listeners on Spotify and 2,500 subscribers on YouTube. In a video titled «Foreign Hustlers,» the rapper appears to promote gang violence: «Gang, I'm on the block with these crazy thugs,» before adding, «Put your jaw off your teeth… this isn't a f—— scene from EastEnders».
It is part of Albanian rap culture with violent themes. Another group, OTR, which stands for On Top of the Rest and is based in southeast London, has recorded dozens of music videos and posted many photos online of alleged members holding potentially lethal handguns and rifles.
The infamous gangster rap group Hellbanianz have shared a video of them driving military vehicles armed with heavy machine guns around a housing estate in east London while filming a music video celebrating drug crime and violence.
B Last year, NCA officials said a «significant number» of Albanians in the UK had illegally entered the «gray» market or organized crime drug gangs and sent «hundreds of millions of pounds» back to Albania a year.
They said there is evidence from Albania that migrants were told before leaving for the UK that if they decide to join criminal gangs and are caught, they must declare themselves victims of modern slavery in order to avoid deportation and remain in the country. UK.
Albanians made up a third of the 45,000 migrants from the Channel last year, prompting Rishi Sunak to negotiate a fast-track deportation agreement with his Albanian counterpart, Edi Rama. Mr Rama criticized British politicians for stereotyping Albanians as criminals while many thousands of people work legally in the UK.
Ramay was contacted for comment.
Свежие комментарии