The grime star called the Prime Minister racist and said Grenfell victims were still waiting for housing
The political rap follows Stormzy’s performance in 2018, during which he rapped: “Theresa May, where’s that money for Grenfell?”
Later in the evening, Dave was the surprise winner of the Album of the Year award for ‘Psychodrama‘, a record about his mental health struggles. The album also won the Mercury Music Prize last year.
The artist wasn’t the only one to call out a Prime Minister, as winner of International Male Solo Artist Tyler, The Creator sarcastically thanked Theresa May for banning him from travelling to the UK during her tenure.
The lyrics
Here is Dave’s rap in full:
“It is racist, whether or not it feels racist. The truth is our Prime Minister is a real racist.
“You should be grateful we’re the least racist, I say the least racist is still the least racist.
“And if somebody hasn’t said it, equality is a right, it doesn’t deserve credit,
“If you don’t wanna get it, then you’re never gonna get it,
“How the news treats Kate versus how they’re treating Megan.
“Rest in peace Jack Merritt, you’re my brother in arms,
“There’s tears in our eyes and love in our hearts.
“We never had the same background, culture, colour or past,
“But you devoted your life to giving others a chance,
“And for that I’m so taken aback, because he gave us all a voice I have to say it for Jack,
“As a young, black man you only see paper and crack,
“Giving proper sentences is just papering cracks.
“All we want is unity, funding for communities, equal opportunities, people under scrutiny, no more immunity,
“Way less hatred, more conservation, less deforestation.
“We want rehabilitation, now that would be amazing, our Grenfell victims still need accommodation,
“And we still need support for the Windrush Generation,
“Reparations for the time our people spent on plantations.”
