A controversial rap group from Belfast has won a legal dispute with the British government, after they withheld a grant from the band.
JJ O’Dochartaigh , also known as DJ Provai, of the Belfast -based rap group Kneecap, arrives at Belfast High Court with his lawyer Darragh Mackin Irish language rap group Kneecap has won its legal battle against the UK government. The dispute was over former business secretary Kemi Badenoch refusing them a £14,250 funding award. The UK Government has just conceded withholding the fund was ‘unlawful.
The band formed in 2017 by three friends who perform under the stage names Mo Chara, Moglai Bap, and DJ Provai. In the wake of the legal resolution, Kneecap said it would donate the grant to two youth organisations in Belfast – one from a nationalist and one from a unionist area. A statement from the band reads: ‘For us, this action was never about £14,250; it could have been 50 pence. ‘The motivation was equality.
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