Dave Calls Boris Johnson ‘Racist’ And Addresses Meghan Markle During BRITs Performance

It was a 'powerful and provocative' performance

Dave

by grazia |
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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 wrapper1 of 25

Lizzo in a custom Moschino gown designed to resemble a Hershey's chocolate bar wrapper

Laura Whitmore in a newspaper-print mini dress2 of 25

Laura Whitmore in a newspaper-print mini dress

Neneh Cherry in an all-black combo3 of 25

Neneh Cherry in an all-black combo

Fleur East in a graphic print white suit4 of 25

Fleur East in a graphic print white suit

Grace Carter had her own interesting take on double denim5 of 25

Grace Carter had her own interesting take on double denim

Mabel wore a strapless sequin gown6 of 25

Mabel wore a strapless sequin Moschino gown

Billie Eilish in head-to-toe Burberry7 of 25

Billie Eilish in head-to-toe Burberry

Ashley Roberts in a crop top and matching maxi skirt8 of 25

Ashley Roberts in a crop top and matching maxi skirt

Celeste wore a vintage-looking outfit with beaded detail9 of 25

Celeste wore a vintage-looking outfit with beaded detail

Anne-Marie wore a pink satin mini dress with oversized bow detail10 of 25

Anne-Marie wore a pink satin mini dress with oversized bow detail

Ellie Goulding in a cut-out Christopher Kane dress11 of 25

Ellie Goulding in a cut-out Christopher Kane dress

Charli XCX in a black tulle gown12 of 25

Charli XCX in a black tulle gown by Fendi

Singer-songwriter Freya Ridings in a blue polka dot dress13 of 25

Singer-songwriter Freya Ridings in a blue polka dot dress

Abbey Clancy wore a super-short black dress with train14 of 25

Abbey Clancy wore a super-short black dress with train

Harry Styles wearing Gucci15 of 25

Harry Styles wearing Gucci

Singer Joy Crooks honoured her Bangladeshi heritage in her own take on a traditional sari16 of 25

Singer Joy Crooks honoured her Bangladeshi heritage in her own take on a traditional sari

Mel C wore a simple black gown17 of 25

Mel C wore a simple black gown

JLS returned to the red carpet in a variety of almost-matching looks18 of 25

JLS returned to the red carpet in a variety of almost-matching looks

Niall Horan in a velvet jacket19 of 25

Niall Horan in a velvet jacket

Stormzy, who was one of the night's performers20 of 25

Stormzy, who was one of the night's performers

Amber Davies in a strapless silver gown21 of 25

Amber Davies in a strapless silver gown

Emily Atack in a black column dress22 of 25

Emily Atack in a black column dress

Hailee Steinfeld23 of 25

Hailee Steinfeld

Maya Jama wore an off-shoulder velvet gown24 of 25

Maya Jama wore an off-shoulder velvet gown

FKA Twigs25 of 25

FKA Twigs

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