I Protest

"I Protest"
Song by MC Kash
LanguageEnglish
ReleasedSeptember 2010 (2010-09)
GenreHip hop music
Songwriter(s)MC Kash
Human rights abuses
in Jammu and Kashmir
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"I Protest" is a rap song by a Kashmiri singer MC Kash, that he sang in 2010. The song that is about the 2010 Kashmir Uprising and Human rights abuses in Kashmir and failures by Kashmiri politicians including the separatists.[1][2][3] It became an immediate hit in the valley and outside.[4] The song was sung during protests.[5] The studio where the song was recorded was raided by the local police after the song was released[6] and the staff was questioned about involvement of any separatist leader. Kash, who was emotionally disturbed by the deaths of youth, including his friend, in the unrest, wrote the song. According to Kash, he wrote this in English to spread awareness about the situation in Kashmir.[7] Kash faced hard time in recording his songs after this song was released as most of the studios denied facilitating him[6] and he felt considerable pressure to stop raising such issues in his songs after people close to him showed concern about his security.[8]

  1. ^ "Kashmir protest reaches social networks". Times of India. Aug 6, 2010. Archived from the original on August 12, 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Wasim Bhat was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Dilnaz Boga was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Navinta Chadha Behera (27 January 2012). A Perception Survey of Media Impact on the Kashmiri Youth (PDF) (Report). Institute for Research on India and International Studies. p. 40. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gayatri Parameswaran was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b "MC Kash raps for Kashmir protest victims". BBC. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Aijaz Hussain was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "Valley's first rapper attracts youth by singing about turmoil". Hindustan Times. Srinagar. 14 November 2010. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.