Sunday, August 12, 2007

Malaysia In Quandary Over YouTube Rapper

Namewee in trouble. "...Wee Meng Chee, 24, known as Namewee on the Internet, has developed a cult following of sorts among young Malaysians after airing a six-minute rap video on YouTube that has been viewed by over half a million people. The rap, a mixture of Mandarin and Bahasa, contains lyrics that the government said touched on racially sensitive issues. It also portrays Malaysian police as corrupt extortionists, the government said."

Here's the rest of it. http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/infotech/view_article.php?article_id=81595

And here's the video.

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