It shouldn’t even be a comparison but I gave the same energy for issues around Youth Violence as I did around Institutional Racism. I did it BEFORE I was a father when I worked at Rinse and I speak up even more so now. Don’t ever in your life tell me I’m doing up performance.

Silence is extremely powerful. Try it. Let your loved one come home with a story about them being physically abused. Then carry on watching the TV.

Better pray that Stockholm Syndrome worming because they will never look at you the same way EVER again.

I told someone in a recent phone conversation that I believed im not liked on here. I have enough self-awareness that the day to day “berating” I do of adults through my threads. I probably come across as sanctimonious and preachy.

But this isnt about me. This is about kids.

I can accept my position that places I would have loved to have gone and worked in and played have been scuppered because I opened my mouth on issues such as RACE. But when my youngest of 3 reaches 18. He will know Daddy weren’t no fucking PUNK.

He tried to change something.

Because trying is ultimately better than doing nothing and collecting whatever measly state pension that’s waiting for you in the end.

Re-educating yourself from old habits and ways is difficult. It’s actually better in isolation than around people who will encourage old ways.

But if I can say “I will kill anyone who harms a hair on my child’s head” but I can’t SPEAK on circumstances that will harm a hair on my child’s head.

What kind of father am I?

One who prioritises career/work of them?!

Fuck that shit!!

I will apologise for making people who know me, friends etc. Feel uncomfortable at times thinking they have to join me when I get like this. You don’t. Because ultimately talk IS cheap it has to be backed by action in your day to day experiences.

But everyday someone may or may not message me on WhatsApp to ask me how I am.

I say the same thing.... I’m tired.

Tired from regular “man” stuff lol but then there’s this as well.

I’m tired of literally going through life, reading the news etc and literally amending the “playbook” on parenting.

It’s like you’ve got a new OSX that comes out then a new virus attacks it. Now you have to rewrite the computer code so that the operating system can function.

Artists, labels, brands being wilfully obtuse because they don’t want to irritate or anger a core demographic of consumers. But will pump certain music from black acts that validates your brand.

You lot are scum.

I sat on an evidence hearing for Youth Violence a few years ago now round the corner from Parliament. I went to New Scotland Yard and I said to these institutions “please give me time, let us musicians and labels manage a way to deal with this. So it’s organic...”

“Let me get a round table of everyone in music together to make sure that there’s enough CONTENT online etc via these labels and stations to uplift and empower to create a COUNTER CULTURE”

I wasn’t successful. But that’s because I later discovered how difficult it is to sing from the same hymn sheet. Even when the hymn sheet is our next generation

Went to Brixton Prison and I did a radio show there talking to the inmates. Funnily enough they got it!

The aim an objective once you hit a certain age should be to create comfortable pastures for the next generation ....doesn’t even matter if they’re not your kids.

But bitter old men and women who don’t look at things like trying to level out the playing field as important.

That’s why we’re here.

I’ve backed too many people. With my money. With my life. With my career. To be repaid with silence.

It would be much easier if we ALL sat in the uncomfortable space to later benefit from the comfortable space.

and it’s real easy. You use the same conviction you have for veganism, plastic bags, exercise and put it towards levelling out the playing field for your peer group.