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Namewee's Negarakuku

If you have never heard of Namewee, you will likely have just came across his name for the wrong reasons. He has just gotten himself into the news for being under invetigation by the Malaysian authorities with regards to rapping to the national anthem using allegedly seditious lyrics. It is interesting that nearly half a million people have already watched the six-minute video by Namewee and it is not difficult to get hold of one copy by searching YouTube with the terms Namewee or Negarakuku. Is the song seditious? It is done in a mixture of Mandarin and Bahasa and supposedly contained lyrics which 'touched on racially-sensitive issues by sarcastically singing the morning call to prayer for Muslims'. Interest in this song is definitely high and enterprising Malaysians have after selling CDs of Tammy sex video and gadis lokap girl, now have reportedly produced CD versions of the song for sale in Kuala Lumpur's night markets! It is known that racial tensions in Malaysia has b