Rapper Talib Kweli has canceled his concert in Oslo today. The artist said he would not play on the same stage as the band Taake, which he calls "the Nazi band".
Talib True
The artist appeared on the music scene in the late 90's, but since then he has been one of the most expressive singers of this genre. Repeatedly praised by critics despite the lack of major commercial success. Besides being an American rapper, Talib Kweli is an actor and music composer.
Concert at Rockefeller in Oslo
Today, the rapper was to play a concert in Rockefeller in Oslo, but unfortunately, a few hours before its start, the artist canceled the show. Reason? In April of the following year, the Norwegian band Taake will play on the same stage, playing real black metal. The band is considered Nazi by the behavior of its singer. Talib True he did not support this behavior and said he would not play on the same stage as Taake.
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Rapper post on Twitter
Kweli informed his fans on Twitter that the concert would not take place. He also wrote that the attitude of the city of Oslo does not look very good if they put Nazi bands over artists like himself.
March 2007
The whole battle is related to an event that happened in March 2007. It was then that the Taake band played a concert in Essen (Germany). The vocalist Ørjan Stedjeberg, apart from presenting a tattooed inverted cross, also painted a swastika on his chest with which he performed. After this event, all the band's concerts in this country were canceled. Explaining his behavior, the vocalist said, "Taake is not a political, Nazi band. Everyone should understand long ago that our whole concept is built on provocation and all evil. "
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No endorsement
Talib Kweli, after informing his fans that the concert has been canceled and the reason for this decision, doesn't have too many people around him to support him. In 2019, the Taake band will play on the Rockefeller stage in Oslo during Easter during the Inferno Metal festival. Many people do not leave a "dry thread" on the rappers and believe that the decision is harmful for the rapper's fans, but also for the fans and the entire Taake band.