Australia PM to chill backstage with US rapper Fatman Scoop
Australia's new prime minister Scott Morrison late Friday welcomed an
unlikely backstage invite from US rapper Fatman Scoop, after the
conservative leader stirred a social media storm when he took exception
to the entertainer's lyrics.
Morrison -- an evangelical Christian who has been prime minister for
just a few weeks -- on Thursday deleted a video on his social media
accounts showing lawmakers raising their hands in parliament to the
lyrics from Fatman Scoop's hit song "Be Faithful".
The meme has parliamentarians agreeing to legislation in synchronisation
to the lyrics: "You got a hundred dollar bill, put your hands up! You
got a fifty dollar bill, put your hands up!"
But the song also contains explicit lyrics and references to casual sex
-- not mentioned in the meme -- which many social media users pointed
out.
After just a few hours online the meme was removed, with a Twitter
apology from Morrison saying the full lyrics were "just not OK".
"It's quite clear that that is not a song on my playlist," he later told reporters in Sydney.
The uproar prompted a response late Friday from Fatman Scoop, who tagged
Morrison in a Instagram post saying: "I am humbled to have my voice
rocking in the highest offices of the Australian Government!"
The rapper defended his lyrics: "It's a fun PARTY SONG that has no
NEGATIVITY or HARM in it!!", before extending Morrison an invite to a
November festival appearance in Australia, "to watch, dance, and after
in the backstage area discuss politics with me".
Morrison, a staunch proponent of family values who has softened his
image in recent years, was quick to respond, saying he was "definitely
keen" for the event but requested a family friendly rendition of the
song.
"Btw, probably best to send me the PG (parental guidance) radio version next time," he tweeted.
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