{"id":34523,"date":"2020-06-27T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-27T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=34523"},"modified":"2020-06-21T07:16:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-21T11:16:00","slug":"the-last-kobayashi-shares-searing-political-commentary-on-new-single-is-it-me-or-is-it-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=34523","title":{"rendered":"The Last Kobayashi shares searing political commentary on new single ‘Is It Me or Is It You?’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

D\u00fcsseldorf based left-field rap artist The Last Kobayashi shared his brand new visual for\u00a0Is It Me or Is It You?<\/em>, which is lifted debut mixtape ‘Burning Down Babylon’ (out now). It\u2019s a powerful, experimental confessional piece peppered with nods to fellow luminaries Joey Bada$$, Mos Def and MF Doom, exploring what it means to be alive in our turbulent times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lead single Is It Me Or Is It You?<\/em> is a comment on British politics and culture, past and present. References to the windrush scandal are forced to hold hands with images of drunken bankers attempting to buy their way into warehouse parties in the wee hours. In the hook, our protagonist barks into space a rhetorical indictment of the Western world. As the needs of the few are catered for, the innocent pay for the comforts of the rich with their lives. More questions than answers remain: whose fault is all this, and who will bring about a change?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He says:\u00a0\u201cWith this song, I wanted to bring a child’s eye to serious issues. Complexity is used as a veil by people who are afraid of seeing the truth. The trick lies in letting your intuition guide you. That is why understanding who you are is the highest order of the land whether in the playpen or the House of Commons.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out the Video clip for Is It Me Or Is It You?<\/em> via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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