Thanks Tommy, this was really interesting :) I like the format you have of mixing heavyweight conversational topics in with musical nourishment and more light-hearted content. I wasn’t aware that grime/ drill/ rap lyrics are used as court evidence and am quite dismayed by this. I don’t know much about this music genre but as far as I am aware, from my friend who is a social worker, this genre of music serves as a positive and creative focus for many young males growing up in deprived socioeconomic environments - a pathway leading away from violence and exploitation, rather than towards it. Art is so often a space in which trauma is explored/ expressed and creatives process emotional challenges, distressing life events or toxic cultural influences. When we imagine the scenario of - let’s say - a wealthy, white visual artist painting a picture with violence in it, it seems laughable that this would ever be submitted as courtroom evidence, highlighting the racism and classism entrenched within this practice.