Queerty: Swedish outcry cancels concert by gay-hating Jamaican reggae singer Sizzla

Jamaican reggae singer Sizzla, long famous for his murderously anti-gay lyrics, has had his upcoming Stockholm concert cancelled by promoters in response to a growing Swedish public outrage.

sizzla2At issue are the 35-year-old reggae star’s lyrics, which in songs like “Boom Boom” and “Pump It Up” openly advocate the burning and killing of homosexuals.

A charming sample from “Pump It Up”: “Shot battybwoy, my big gun boom.” (Shoot queers, my big gun goes boom.)

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Queerty: Swedish outcry cancels concert by gay-hating Jamaican reggae singer Sizzla