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DONALD TRUMP BUGGERS NONCES

President’s riot tweet scuppers paedo rappers’ new album release

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IT was to be a new departure for controvers­ial rap outfit Nonces With Attitude.

The Dutch paedo rappers – who formed in Amsterdam in 2009 – decided to “tone down the noncing” and move away from tracks such their hits including Bananas

Green, All Grown Up, Our Little Secret and Shh! Don’t Tell.

The result was a new “urban” album, that “echoed the angst of South Central LA”, according to critics who listened to previews.

But the title of the new CD – which was set for release on Friday – Lootin’ and Shootin’ is almost word for word what President Trump tweeted that same day in response to riots sparked by the killing of a black man by cops.

Three nights of protests erupted in Minneapoli­s and other US cities after the death of George Floyd, 46.

A cop was filmed kneeling on the neck of Mr Floyd, despite him saying he couldn’t breathe.

Trump called the protestors “thugs” who were dishonouri­ng Mr Floyd’s memory and called on the National Guard to restore order.

Twitter accused Mr Trump of glorifying violence in a post that said: “When the looting starts, the shooting starts.”

TWEET: Trump’s words scuppered release of new Nonces’ album

Nonce’s frontman Henry De Oest wailed: “When we read the Trump tweet about looting and shooting we were gobsmacked.

“We cannot release an album that almost exactly echoes the words of Donald Trump – it would be commercial SUICIDE.”

The Nonces’ record company has pulped more than 100,000 copies of the CD and the release onto digital platforms has been put on ice indefinite­ly.

Record boss Anders Van Der Moydikk said: “We took a chance with this new Nonces album and it has blown up in our faces.”

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