Nearly 20 years since Jump Around and Top o’ the Morning to Ya were released, it’s interesting to see another North American rap group trying to express what it means to be of Irish descent in 2011.
The video reminds me of Baltimore based The Wire (wake scene), a hint of the Boston Irish depicted in The Departed/The Town, Chicago Dropkick Murphy sound-a-likes The Tossers and even a sprinkle of Japan Pogues fans The Cherry Bombs.
First generation born
Toast to those that made it on a boat to New York
And when the English came the colonizer came
They filled up bottles of gasoline, turned ’em into balls of flame
And hurled ’em to protect what’s ours
Don’t touch these lucky charms
Whole bunch of Irish screaming “Fuck the London Guard”
I’m kidding, not dissin’ London, this bloody war
But go against the Irish and get a bloody jaw
Preaching nonviolence but reminds of the scars
And the bias, put a pint up everybody sing a song
From New England to New Brunswick
All the way to Dublin
A rebellious nation of freckled face hustlers
Hard blue collared workers and family
My heritage, proud to be a Haggerty
It should be noted that he’s not just trying to cash in on the Irish roots either, Seattle based Macklemore has released a number of well received mix tapes and EPs.
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Donal
Ciarán
Sam
Come Here To Me! 
I like the suits, but as for the tunes….
Another American cultural schizophrenic who knows little or nothing about Ireland. These are people raised on a spoof simplistic version of historic events that has only a passing resemblance to reality. If he wanted to sing about the colonisation of Ireland he’d be singing about the Roman Catholic Church.
“If he wanted to sing about the colonisation of Ireland he’d be singing about the Roman Catholic Church.”
+1
Eight hundred years of British colonization as opposed to the Catholic church which only came out from under the yoke of the Penal Laws (from 1367 Statutes of KK) with Catholic Emancipation (only starting in the early 19C).
a bit of a difference by………. hundreds of years. Watch the ol’ Beeb history doesn’t blur things there for you.
BTW it should be “neither King nor Kaiser nor crozier” but lets put things in order of tenure.
“Another American cultural schizophrenic ……..”
Another? would you like to list the others you’ve connections with in your wide experiance?
“…who knows little or nothing about Ireland.”
Like many Irish Americans he’s probably visited Ireland many time on his holliers thus boosting the Irish economy and keep Aer Uselss afloat. BTW how many times did you travel around the USA where you can generalized about 40mio Irish Americans?
“……. These are people raised on a spoof simplistic version of historic events that has only a passing resemblance to reality. ”
Again you’ll provide proof in your many connections with Americans which helps confirm this stereotype?
You’ll find that many of the best links on this site to historical documents and data can be found in librarys from Boston to Californication. Thankfully those dastardly Americans are maintianing our historical records. ‘Au Contraire’ the PRONI and Imperial Museum in Landan describe any struggle for Irish Indendance as terrorism. Likewise in Dublin the politicos in Dublin would swing the wreaking ball in Moore Street.
AIF “par chance” ? US dollars funding more cultural activities in Ireland than Kildare street and Stormont combined.
ScaryEire used to do this stuff much better. The original Celtic Rap rabble rousers.
+1 on ScaryEire.