WATCH: Maltese rapper incorporates local memes into rap songs

Aug 10 2022

Local rapper Eddie Fresco has found a new niche – blending his skills in music with some local Maltese memes.

Fresco has been making waves both locally and abroad as one of the island’s most prominent rappers. And now he’s spicing it all up by including some classic memes.

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This time around he’s building up hype for what seems to be a Black Eyed Peas sample featuring soundbites from the iconic Malta Mechanic meme.

The iconic video, for those unfamiliar with the island’s roster of memes, is a short skit of a mechanic who gets constantly bombarded by calls by a client to fix his bike. After one too many calls, the mechanic simply smashes the vehicle to pieces… and now it’s gone beyond just public popularity as this local artist is celebrating its place in the local pantheon of memes.

This isn’t the first time Fresco’s done this, as he’s already incorporated the viral ‘Don’t Touch Me’ video to create a smashing remix.

But that’s not all Fresco gets up too, and you can check out all his songs and albums, dealing with a variety of topics and showing off pure talent, on all music platforms.

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Pete Davidson undergoing therapy due to Kanye West’s harassment after break-up

Aug 10 2022

Rap icon Kanye West has controversially returned to Instagram celebrating comedian Pete Davidson’s recent breakup with West’s ex-wife Kim Kardashian.

West’s latest post celebrating the breakup featured a newspaper with the headline “Skete Davidson dead at age 28.” The rivalry between the two has also featured in Kanye’s music video for the song Eazy where a cartoon version of the SNL star is kidnapped and burned alive.

It was also reported however that due to online harassment by Ye, Davidson is currently seeking trauma therapy. An insider to PEOPLE magazine revealed that “The attention and negativity coming from Kanye and his antics is a trigger for [Pete], and he’s had to seek out help.”

However, the newspaper did also confirm that Davidson “has no regrets for dating Kim and wants it to be made very clear that she’s been nothing but supportive of him throughout their relationship.”

Kim and Pete announced their split only a few days ago. The two had been in a relationship for 9 months and have been in the public eye together ever since they starred in an SNL skit where Kim played Jasmine and Pete played Aladdin.

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A leap forward in family rights: The work-life balance directive

Aug 9 2022

David Casa, the European Parliament’s lead negotiator on the Work-Life Balance Directive, finished his negotiations on this same directive back in 2019.

And this August seals the deadline for implementation, as every EU member state, the Commission and Parliament reached an agreement ‘to seal a new core minimum of rights for working families and carers across the European Union’.

The Maltese Government announced late July of 2022 that it will be adopting the directive as law. ‘But the story does not end there’ said Casa, as the directive should be acting as a ‘toolkit’ to improve the lives of working families and combat gender inequality.

‘The way the Directive goes about improving work-life balance is to bolster the leave entitlements for second parents. It takes a multi-pronged approach at ensuring that the caring responsibilities do not fall exclusively on one parent, typically the mother.’

What does it offer?

Both parents get 2 months paid leave each, with another 2 of transferable leave.
(Taken flexibly, up until the child is 8, parents will have strong tools to juggle work and family).
Fathers will have up to 10 days of paid leave upon the birth of their children – an improvement over a single day of leave.
Workers with relatives needing special attention will get 5 days of leave to deliver assistance.
The Directive is also child-oriented, meaning it does not discriminate against non-conventional family arrangements and is inclusive of same-sex couples, disregards marital status, and includes adoptions.

These rights are set to be implemented by the 2nd of August, with the Nationalist Party meeting with stakeholders and campaigning not to have a photocopy of minimum standards enshrined in law.

‘The Directive should not be a missed opportunity. Our families deserve better. The Work-Life Balance Directive is a giant step forward in terms of family rights. We’re now in the final steps that can see positive changes in our families and workplaces.’

‘So we need to see a better law commensurate to the hard work fathers, mothers, and carers do in their everyday lives.’

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81 year old man accused of sexually abusing 5 year old girl

Aug 9 2022

An 81-year-old man has been accused in court of having sexually abused a 5-year-old girl after luring her into his Msida home on Monday.

The man pleaded not guilty to defilement of the minor, facilitating her defilement, committing sexual acts with a person under the age of 16, committing a non-consensual sexual act and committing the act whilst under probation which was handed back in 2020.

No details emerged during the hearing, with video testimony by the alleged victim and her father emerging as the case took place mostly ‘behind close doors.’

Time of Malta was informed that the accused was granted bail and ordered to sign a bail book twice weekly. He was ordered to deposit €5,000 and provide a personal guarantee of €15,000.

The accused and the alleged victim are not related.

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