Kneecap: Rebel Rap Group

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Kneecap are no strangers to controversy - but is this time different?

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Kneecap have been accused of calling for the death of Tory MPs.

The west Belfast rap group have been called 'terrorist sympathisers' by anti-establishment groups.

They say they "do not, and have never, supported Hamas or Hezbollah " The band formed in 2017 by rappers Mo Chara and Móglaí Bap , alongside beatmaker DJ Próvaí.

They claim they were inspired by NWA and Wu Tang Clan .

Kneecap made headlines in Belfast after commissioning a mural of a burning police vehicle with a slogan criticising Northern Ireland's pre-Good Friday police force, the RUC.

The band have claimed their take on Republicanism is partially tongue-in-cheek.

Since Coachella , they have received death threats and have been dropped by their booking agents.

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