EFF rapping its way to ballot box

Economic Freedom Fighters national spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi listens to the party's Commander-in-Chief, Julius Malema. File picture: Dumisani Sibeko

Economic Freedom Fighters national spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi listens to the party's Commander-in-Chief, Julius Malema. File picture: Dumisani Sibeko

Published May 28, 2016

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 The EFF is known for waxing lyrical about hot political topics, or tuning opposition parties, but now they’ve become even more vocal, releasing a “conscious rap” elections song.

Entitled EFF I Trust, the three-minute 43-second hip-hop track was released on Friday via YouTube.

Judging from the initial reaction from those who lent it an ear, the general vote deemed it a landslide victory.

On Friday the EFF said the party uploaded the track “to mobilise our people through conscious rap music to understand and appreciate the revolutionary struggle for economic emancipation”.

The song starts with the chorus, in which commander-in-chief Julius Malema’s surname is mentioned several times.

It then segues into a rap.

Lyrics include: “This is for the kids that don’t have any meals. The struggle is real.”

In an apparent reference to President Jacob Zuma apologising last month for the Nkandla debacle, other lyrics are: “I don’t accept your apology.”

The infamous Gupta family and their relationship with Zuma, which the EFF referred to collectively as the Zuptas, is also referenced. “Zupta must fall 9/11,” a portion of the rap goes.

The song also touches on the Fees Must Fall movement. “When are you dropping the fees?” it asks.

The artists behind the song were named on social media as Fab Futur 3 and Sliqq Riqq.

EFF spokesman Mbuyiseni Ndlozi did not respond to a query to verify this on Friday. On social media, several listeners said the song proved to rapper AKA that the EFF did not need him.

This was because earlier this month AKA took to Twitter saying he would never perform for the party because he realised he did not need money that badly.

Two months ago the party released the song Zupta Must Fall, focusing on Zuma and the Gupta family.

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