Tiocfaidh Ár Lá, get the brits out, lad: masculinity and nationalism in Irish-language rap videos

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“Keep ‘er lit ta fuck or fuckin’ fuck off,”

Jesus said on the cross

(H.O.O.D.)

Figure 1. (Gael-Gigolos).

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Fuck me, ní fhaca mé na bastardaí […]	Fuck me, I didn’t see the bastards […]
Seans ar bith go bhfaighidh siad mo mhála MD	No chance they’ll get my bag of MD[MA]
Mar tá cóisir anocht is níl fáilte roimh an RUC	‘Cause there’s a party tonight and the RUC aren’t welcome
	(C.E.A.R.T.A.)

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Young man, we caught you damaging public property

And you are coming to the station so we can talk properly

(C.E.A.R.T.A.)

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Troid eile, he’s beating some fella	Another fight, he’s beating some fella
Tá an RUC anseo and it’s for sure seo siúd is eile	The RUC is here and it’s for sure this that and the other
Fucked into the back of a jeep, he falls asleep	Fucked into the back of a jeep, he falls asleep
He does it every week	He does it every week
	(H.O.O.D)

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‘Nois, cúpla ceist, do ya want it in your chest?	Now, a couple of questions, do ya want it in your chest?
Or your knees, or your head?	Or your knees, or your head?
DJ Próvaí’s got the lead	DJ Próvaí’s got the lead
You can beg, you can plead	You can beg, you can plead
You can tell us what we need	You can tell us what we need
You can change your name	You can change your name
But you’re all the fuckin’ same	But you’re all the fuckin’ same
	(H.O.O.D)

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Cunts, ag cur amú mo chuid ama	Cunts, wasting my time
Buachaillí beaga dána	Bold little boys
Sa tóir orainn cheana	After us already
Tinn tuirseach of these fake Provies	Sick and tired of these fake Provies
Ach gheobhaidh siad faic uaim agus Móglaí	But they won’t get nothing from me and Móglaí
	(Gael-Gigolos)

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‘Nois beagnach déanta ach tá trup mór callán	Now almost done but there’s a big clatter of noise
DJ Próvaí agus a mhac on a tandem	DJ Próvaí and his son on a tandem
“Caidé an craic, boys?” and he whips out his handgun	“What’s the craic, boys?” and he whips out his handgun
Sin an deireadh leis na RA men	That’s the end of the RA men
	(Gael-Gigolos)

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Gael-Gigolos, ag freastal ar na mammy hoes,	Gael-gigolos, tending to the mammy-hoes,
na daddy hoes	the daddy-hoes
[…]	[…]
Old Dick? I just lick it and spit	Old Dick? I just lick it and spit
Sean-phit? Mate for airgead I eat that shit	Old-pussy? Mate for money I eat that shit
[…]	[…]
Any age, any sex	Any age, any sex
	(Gael-Gigolos)

Figure 2. (Gael-Gigolos).

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Throw a hook, a jab and a boot

I sneak a quick toot then I fire another boot

For callin’ me a fruit

For tryna take the loot

But Billy won’t be bothering anymore hoods

(H.O.O.D.)

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Donaldson has started with his homophobic chat

So everyone has started on him: “That’s enough of that”

(Get Your Brits Out)

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It’s your fellas with the Nike Air shoes

Two chains, two birds, and we know what’s good

(Get Your Brits Out)

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Ar ais ag an teach and things are getting crusty	Back at the house and things are getting crusty
Arlene ar mo chlé and she’s getting touchy	Arlene on my left and she’s getting touchy
Must be just mar gheall ar na yokes	Must be just because of the yokes [drugs]
‘Cause she whispered in my ear, “I like to be choked”	‘Cause she whispered in my ear, “I like to be choked”
	(Get Your Brits Out)

Figure 3. (Get Your Brits Out).

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Is gan dabht, tá mise ar bís	No doubt, I'm buzzin’
Le dhul síos ar an snaois arís is arís	To go down on the blow again and again
Is ní stopfaidh mé go maidin mar nach socraím síos	And I won’t stop ‘til morning ‘cause I never settle down
Agus fuair mé mála mór Ket in ionad mo chíos	And I got a big bag of Ket[amine] instead of my rent
	(C.E.A.R.T.A.)

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I’m a H – Double – O – D

Low life scum, that’s what they say about me.

(H.O.O.D.)

Figure 4. (H.O.O.D.).

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Duirt mé leat cheana	I told you already
Seo an chúis le balaclava	This is the reason for a balaclava
Is féidir siúl ar shiúl	You can walk away
Is ní aithneoidh siad tada	And they won’t recognise a thing
	(C.E.A.R.T.A.)

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Tá an “gear” is fearr in Iarthar Bhéal Feirste againn le fada	We’ve the best gear seen in West Belfast for a while
Cóc, speed, E's agus moll marijuana	Coke, speed, E's and a heap of marijuana
Ag teacht isteach go ciúin fríd sléibhte Chonamara	Coming in quietly through the Connemara mountains
	(C.E.A.R.T.A.)

Figure 5. (C.E.A.R.T.A.).