The Tropixs (Kingston, Jamaica) The People’s National Party has apologized for an expletive blunder which involved a Popcaan song at their annual conference on Sunday.
The PNP managed to spark some controversy this week after an expletive-laced musical blunder at their annual conference emerged on social media.
In the viral clip, the disc jock could be heard playing an explicit version of Popcaan’s smash hit “World Cup” to introduce several members of the political party, much to the surprise of those in attendance.
The incident has since sparked mixed reactions from social media users, with some finding the blunder amusing while others called for action be taken against the selector as it depicted double standards.
Many users took to social media to label the political party as ‘hypocrites’ claiming that had it been a Dancehall event, the police would have shut it down and possibly charged the offenders.
“Oh them caan cuss bad word pon stage but it can play to endorse oonu politrix? Oonu fava ediaat,” one user commented, while another lammented “Suh yuh nuh ere all them bad word yah yet unno woulda charge a artiste if him did sing it on stage.”
However, according to the PNP general secretary, Julian Robinson, an apology was issued at a press conference on Monday, and they are taking the necessary steps to ensure the incident is not repeated.
Robinson went on to explain that certain guidelines are issued to all entertainers before their political events, so it remains to be seen how such an unfortunate blunder could have occurred.
“They (selectors) would know that in an environment like that, that kind of music would not be tolerated. We will do our own investigations to find out where the breakdown took place and then decide what action we will take moving forward,” he said. “We can assure you that we will be taking steps to make sure something like that doesn’t happen again.”
In recent months several entertainers and fans alike have called on the Jamaican Government to relax the current laws regarding expletives in public spaces from a cultural standpoint, however, the calls have been left largely unattended.
