MC Eksman: My Criminal Tunes?

Are people still blaming aggressive music for street violence... I thought that was more a 90's way of thinking... It's economic and social problems that breed hatred and cause violence between people. Not music... Jesus christ people use your fuckin loaf... If people have led aggressive lives then maybe they find something familiar in the music?

Wake up...

haha in fact, Skinny Man was in my hometown Cardiff not too long ago promoting really good messages about poverty, crime rates and racism and how it's got to stop...

You don't see fuckin Simon Cowel doing anything do you!!

The only two people I've seen. Literally. Eksman and Skinny Man... hehe

And they're not doing it for fuckin publicity either! What's that guy with the glasses out of that band U2, Can't remember his name... Bono? Boon? Boony? Fuck knows... Look at the state of him, media whore...

Oh neways nuff respect from the Cardiff click Eks hehe... Good for you for trying to make a difference, it's probably just a ripple in the endless sea of lies, greed and bureaucracy that is our fair nation. But at least it's a start...

Peace!

Oh, and it's been Mortal Kombat 2 all along guys. I don't know if you knew... Adolf Hitler even owned Mortal Kombat 2 on the snes.... coincidence??

Really nice shot!big ups eks -you are defenetly best!!

Thanks, glad you guys like it. I shot it on a Z1.

The more I think about it the more I feel music is a reflection of the artist's environment and influences rather than the other way around. People need to look at the root causes of city violence - poverty, a lack of education, opportunity and family structure - before they point the finger at music.

But some politicians don't want to address these difficult problems so they pass the buck to music and video games. Its not that simple!

Good work Eksman!

Love your short. im a big fun of drum 'n bass. brilhantly edited. your close ups, shadows and colours worked really effectively. well done!

I agree with Matt on this one. Playing Grand Theft Auto didnt make me wanna run up on yal bitches and pop a cap in ur ass, nor did listening to rap music turn me to shottin crack on the corner and listening to violent lyrics in jungle wont make me shank u in a rave. Whats to blame is the environment these kids grow up in, rough council estates & parents who havent instilled them with proper morals. Music and video games are easy targets to take pot shots at when the real cause is a lot closer to home!!!

Big up the Eksman, definitely da best man.

BLAP BLAP

Nice piece!

I don't think that violent lyrics in music can be held solely responsible for rises in gun crime and violence, but I do think they play a part... If kids are looking up and aspiring to become like the people fronting the music they listen to (who are singing about 'guns/knives/bitches etc') then kids don't think that's so bad. I just think there's got to be more to it than a kid just hearing some nasty lyrics and then going out and emulating what they just heard.

As for Eksman, his rise to where he's at now in DnB has been pretty phenomenal, only seems like yesterday he was a relative newcomer on his early Bingo releases.

hes cool man. thats a good pod.

i don't know this guys lyrics enough to comment specifically, but i think that the acceptance of violence in art (be it film, literature, music, etc) can lead to an acceptance of violence in wider society and a normalisation of violence. I don't however think that art can turn someone who doesn't have it in them into a killer.

This guys tunes are ace though. Not heard him before, but sounds pretty evil.... which is a good thing.

Love the way this is shot! You can tell that the filmmaker's made music videos for MC Eksman.