Daniel Chandranayagam

GVA: Youtube rapper under investigation

In Freedom of expression, Published Works on 06/10/2008 at 10:15

Wee Meng Chee, aka Namewee, was quizzed by the police on the matter of his rap song, which featured the Malaysian national anthem “Negaraku”, in the chorus. The song, entitled ’Negarakuku’, had caused controversy last year, with Chinese lyrics purportedly touching on police abuses, corruption and racial discrimination, among others. Wee’s video for ‘Negarakuku‘ was posted on Youtube last year, and has had more than a million views.

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