Song that Calls for Stabbing Gay People Becomes a Big Hit in Cameroon

A homophobic song that incites violence and openly calls for the murder of LGBTQ individuals has recently gone viral, topping the charts in Cameroon.

The Aussie website news.com.au writes of "a homophobic song that incites violence and openly calls for the murder of LGBTQ individuals has recently gone viral, topping the charts in Cameroon."

"The song 'Les Nerfs des Boys' ('Boys Nerves') by Snoopie le Mélodie, a Cameroonian artist, is classified as 'murder music.' This genre originated in Jamaica, was founded in 1988 by Jamaican dance hall star Buju Banton, and is known for promoting and glorifying violence against LGBTQ individuals," writes news.com.au.

Amongst its more toxic lyrics are:"poignardez les pédés" "(stab the f****ts") and "nous, on déteste les pédés" ("we hate f****ts"). The term "pédés" is short for pedophile and in Cameroon is homophobic slur for gay men, synonymous with "homosexuals" and "f****ts", since Cameroonias commingle homosexuality with pedophilia.

The song, which has been around since late last year, is available to heard on YouTube (and other music service sites). For the curious, Snoopie le Mélodie, can be seen performing it at this link with the warning that it may be hazardous to your well-being.

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A TikTok video of Cameroon youths singing the song has gone viral.
According to the website Jeune Afrique,the video "shows a group of young people in full euphoria in a room, singing at the top of their lungs, in unison, a song with lyrics openly calling for violence against the country's LGBT minorities: Les nerfs des boys . "(...) We hate faggots, those who wear panties, those who wear diapers... sorry guys, stab, stab the faggots! (...) it's these faggots who give me the nerves." The song, which became a trend on Tiktok, was taken up by influencers and artists, despite warnings from some Internet users, worried about the violent and dangerous nature of these lyrics."

The website 76Crimes reports that the LGBTI advocacy group ADEFHO (the Association for the Defense of the Rights of Homosexuals) filed a complaint on Nov. 19 against the songwriter, which it identified as "X, known as Captain of the Ghetto". Elsewhere, he is identified as Snoopy la Mélodie.