Rapper Dave launched an incredible defence of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex at the BRIT Awards, during a rousing performance in which he also described Prime Minister Boris Johnson as 'real racist.'
Singing his hit song Black, from the album Psychodrama, Dave added some additional material, which addressed the treatment of Meghan at the hands of the British public and media. The quote included 'how the news treats Kate versus how they treated Meghan.'
Host Jack Whitehall called the performance 'powerful and provocative'.
Dave, who also stars in Netflix series Top Boy, produced by Drake, received an impressive four nominations at the ceremony, drawing with Lewis Capaldi for the most nods. He has previously discussed the song and its lyrics,
'That track is my experience,' Dave has told The Guardian. 'Me being south London, black, Nigerian, that’s what I’m mainly basing it on. It’s a good representation of what I associate with and everything that I think, but I don’t think that it’s universal for the whole black experience, because there’s too many different races and dynamics within the race of black. For a black person who’s Senegalese, growing up in France, or a New York Jamaican, that’s a completely different relationship with being black and how you might be accepted in that culture or that world. Everyone’s experience is different. Especially black women and black men.'
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The Best Red Carpet Looks From The BRIT Awards 2020
![Lizzo in a Moschino gown designed to resemble a Hershey's chocolate bar wrapper](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5e4c/2708/db80/7686/85b6/c2eb/GettyImages-1207090628.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Lizzo in a custom Moschino gown designed to resemble a Hershey's chocolate bar wrapper
![Laura Whitmore in a newspaper-print mini dress](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5e4c/270a/70dd/3c11/1104/15e8/GettyImages-1207095372.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Laura Whitmore in a newspaper-print mini dress
![Neneh Cherry in an all-black combo](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5e4c/270a/db80/76a2/46b6/c2ec/GettyImages-1207094598.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Neneh Cherry in an all-black combo
![Fleur East in a graphic print white suit](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5e4c/2775/db80/7638/2fb6/c2f1/GettyImages-1207097595.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Fleur East in a graphic print white suit
![Grace Carter had her own interesting take on double denim](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5e4c/2775/db80/760e/b8b6/c2f2/GettyImages-1207096863.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Grace Carter had her own interesting take on double denim
![Mabel wore a strapless sequin gown](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5e4c/2777/9fdb/1c60/3723/c472/GettyImages-1207097518.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Mabel wore a strapless sequin Moschino gown
![Billie Eilish in head-to-toe Burberry](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5e4c/2777/db80/7672/cdb6/c2f3/GettyImages-1207097256.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Billie Eilish in head-to-toe Burberry
![Ashley Roberts in a crop top and matching maxi skirt](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5e4c/2779/70dd/3cc6/ef04/15ee/GettyImages-1207097681.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Ashley Roberts in a crop top and matching maxi skirt
![Celeste wore a vintage-looking outfit with beaded detail](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5e4c/277e/9fdb/1c67/5123/c473/GettyImages-1207097293.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Celeste wore a vintage-looking outfit with beaded detail
![Anne-Marie wore a pink satin mini dress with oversized bow detail](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5e4c/28c1/53e5/7e9c/e63d/8aa1/GettyImages-1207099794.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Anne-Marie wore a pink satin mini dress with oversized bow detail
![Ellie Goulding in a cut-out Christopher Kane dress](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5e4c/2afb/53e5/7eb8/e63d/8ab4/Ellie%20Goulding.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Ellie Goulding in a cut-out Christopher Kane dress
![Charli XCX in a black tulle gown](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5e4c/2afc/70dd/3c42/7104/1602/Charli%20XCX.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Charli XCX in a black tulle gown by Fendi
![Singer-songwriter Freya Ridings in a blue polka dot dress](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5e4c/2afc/bf2a/5d57/c8a0/a118/Freya%20Ridings.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Singer-songwriter Freya Ridings in a blue polka dot dress
![Abbey Clancy wore a super-short black dress with train](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5e4c/2afe/9fdb/1c8f/7923/c487/Abbey%20Clancy.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Abbey Clancy wore a super-short black dress with train
![Harry Styles wearing Gucci](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5e4c/2c25/bf2a/5d68/9aa0/a11e/Harry%20Styles.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Harry Styles wearing Gucci
![Singer Joy Crooks honoured her Bangladeshi heritage in her own take on a traditional sari](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5e4c/2c2b/bf2a/5d03/0aa0/a11f/Joy%20Crookes.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Singer Joy Crooks honoured her Bangladeshi heritage in her own take on a traditional sari
![Mel C wore a simple black gown](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5e4c/2c2b/bf2a/5dff/2ca0/a120/Mel%20C.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Mel C wore a simple black gown
![JLS returned to the red carpet in a variety of almost-matching looks](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5e4c/2c2d/bf2a/5d33/0da0/a121/JLS.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
JLS returned to the red carpet in a variety of almost-matching looks
![Niall Horan in a velvet jacket](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5e4c/2d77/bf2a/5da1/c7a0/a129/Niall%20Horan.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Niall Horan in a velvet jacket
![Stormzy, who was one of the night's performers](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5e4c/2d79/db80/7630/49b6/c31e/Stormzy.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Stormzy, who was one of the night's performers
![Amber Davies in a strapless silver gown](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5e4c/2eb4/bf2a/5d79/c2a0/a131/Amber%20Davies.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Amber Davies in a strapless silver gown
![Emily Atack in a black column dress](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5e4c/2eb5/db80/7634/0cb6/c32b/Emily%20Atack.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Emily Atack in a black column dress
![Hailee Steinfeld](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5e4c/2f66/70dd/3cfa/e004/161e/Hailee%20Steinfeld.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Hailee Steinfeld
![Maya Jama wore an off-shoulder velvet gown](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5e4c/2f77/db80/764e/90b6/c32f/Maya%20Jama.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Maya Jama wore an off-shoulder velvet gown
![FKA Twigs](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5e4c/301f/53e5/7e32/023d/8ada/FKa%20Twigz.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)