Marxman

Marxman were a four-piece Marxist hip-hop group with two MCs formed in London in 1989. Their lyrics expounded socialism and an end to economic and social injustice. They are one of only a few groups that combine hip-hop with traditional Irish compositions. The band was formed by college friends Hollis Byrne and Stephen Brown, who also enlisted the help of Byrne's childhood friend from Ireland, Oisin Lunny and scratch mixer DJ K One. Together they developed an overt political message in a scene dominated by Gangsta rap, inspired by Hip-Hop, Motown soul and traditional Irish music. Their debut 1992 single "Sad Affair" which borrowed lyrics from the Irish rebel song "Irish Ways and Irish Laws" and included the IRA slogan "Tiocfaidh ár lá"...