A bit of weirdness out of Germany…

Again and again the lyrics of Bushido and his gangsta rapper homies openly flirt with fascism. “Salutiert, steht stramm, Ich bin der Leader wie A,” (Salute, stand to attention, I am the leader like ‘A’), raps Bushido. The ‘A’, of course, stands for Adolf. A rap collective called Mor were heavily criticised for rapping lyrics where ” Wack MCs” were sent to the “gas showers” and “children to the concentration camps.”

Fler, 24, another Berlin bad boy went one further. His latest hit, ” Neue Deutsche Welle” (New German Wave) which went gold within two weeks of its release, features the ultra nationalistic lyrics: “That is black, red, gold, hard and proud, you might not see it in me, but believe me, my mom (sic) is German”. The CD was advertised with an adapted pre-Polish invasion Adolf Hitler quote: “From May 1st, we will shoot back”. His name on the CD cover was written in Third Reich style gothic print. The video to “Neue Deutsche Welle”, constantly played on Germany’s rolling music channels is set in a deprived high-rise East Berlin estate and features German flag waving, a complete taboo, as well as the ultimate Nazi symbol,an eagle, landing on the rapper’s shoulder. The video’s director said he would have liked to have lots of skinheads march through the estate with Fler, but worried, “that it might have pushed us into a bit of a corner.” But Fler wasn’t done with his neo-Nazi antics. Rumours flew recently that he had called his producer, DJ Ilan a ” money grabbing Jewish pig.” Germany’s newspapers were outraged, but Fler didn’t bother to deny it. Germany’s far-right party, The NPD has even recommended “Neue Deutsche Welle” to party members.

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