Grenfell

GrenFell is a rap tribute to the 72 souls lost in the Grenfell Tower fire on June 14th, 2017 — a tragedy born not of flame alone, but of neglect, greed, and silence.

The verses carry rage. The chorus holds grief.
We speak their names. We keep their fire lit.

This is for:

Mary Mendy
Khadija Saye
Rania Ibrahim
Zainab Deen
Logan Gomes
Isaac Paulos
Aaliyah Deen
Jessica Urbano Ramirez
Ya-Haddy Sisi Saye
Denis Murphy
Marjorie Vital
Nadia Choucair
Elias Choucair
Fatima Choucair
Mierna Choucair
Zainab Choucair
Husna Begum
Rabeya Begum
Sakina Afrasehabi
Fatemah Afrasehabi
Sheila Smith
Sheila
Victoria King
Alexandra Atala
Vincent Chiejina
Mohammed al-Haj Ali
Ali Jafari
Hamid Kani
Hesham Rahman
Raymond Bernard
Gloria Trevisan
Marco Gottardi
Steve Power
Gary Maunders
Denis Murphy
Khadija Khalloufi
Maria del Pilar Burton
Steve Power
Fathia Ahmed Elsanosi
Abdulaziz El-Wahabi
Faouzia El-Wahabi
Yasin El-Wahabi
Nurhuda El-Wahabi
Mehdi El-Wahabi
Joseph Daniels
Raymond “Moses” Bernard
Kamru Miah
Rabeya Begum
Mariem Elgwahry
Amal Ahmedin
Berkti Haftom
Berkti Haftom’s son
Mohamednur Tuccu
Hashim Kedir
Nura Jamal
Yahya Hashim
Firdows Hashim
Yasin Hashim
Lina Huda
Hamid Kani
Deborah Lamprell
Mohammednur Tuccu
Ali Yawar Jafari
Fatima Elsanosi
Ali Elsanosi
Ernie Vital
Choucair Family
El-Wahabi Family
Belkadi Family

(Names included in good faith. Some listed as family groups for brevity — with all respect to each life.)

To the firefighters who ran in blind: We remember you.
To those who didn’t listen: This track is for you too.