[American Ghostwriter] Reacts to: Lowkey ft. Mai Khalil- Ghosts of Grenfell- this one hurts 😞 

They didn’t put fireproof insulation through the whole building to make it cheaper for the government so the whole building went up in flames so they checked most of the high-rise flats in England and only about 15% of them had heat fireproof insulation in the whole country

Others have already explained this a bit, but it is worth emphasising just how negligent and uncaring the entire establishment were and how culpable they are for this. Residents of Grenfell had warned for years about a lack of fire safety, with the residents association presciently writing 'will it take a loss if life before you (the tenant management organisation, run by the local council) listen?' As well as the council, the manufacturers of the materials used to clad the tower falsified fire safety tests for their products. The response after the fire then compounded this litany of failure, with the government doing very little to support or re-house survivors. The prime minister at the time, Theresa May, wouldn't even meet with families at first. The government still, 4 years later, hasn't fully solved the issue of similar building materials being in place, and has left individual homeowners to foot the huge cost of fixing it, even though it is clear as day that the building companies & contractors are responsible. There were demonstrations immediately after this happened, which I attended. I have never felt as angry. The Grenfell fire wasn't set by the government or anything like that, but it was allowed to happen, because the lives of those living there meant so little to anyone in power. They were worth less than £320,000 to the council (that was the difference in cost between the flammable cladding material they used during renovation and the cost of safe materials). They were worth less than the cost of re-housing families to the government. They were worth less than the profit to be made by selling inferior, unsafe materials to the likes of Arconic and other manufacturers. It was indifference at a lethal level. Never forget.

Hour of suhoor = around 3am before the sunrises. The grenfell tower fire happened in ramadan and there were mulims outside the tower from the nearby mosque to botthles of water trying to help reduce the fire and running in to take people out from the fire. A lot of the people inside the tower were also migrants so they passed away at a important religious time of the night.

If I'm not mistaken Lowkey lives close by and was out there trying to help. He's a real one that's for sure.

Grenfell tower was basically a run down tower block in a poor area that was an eyesore to the rich folks living over the road. So they paid to have it covered in cheap highly flammable material to make it more 'attractive', the building wasn't safe so when a small fridge fire broke out the fire spread rapidly and consumed the building

The government did nothing. They knew the building was unsafe but didn’t care to save money. And for all the people who survived some are still not homed. And was no reparation it’s actually grim how they tried to swipe it under the rug. The survivors still haven’t been fully homed or payed for all that was lost.

The UK government basically did dodgy deals with certain businesses who supplied faulty building materials. These materials were the reason why the building burned the way it did. Non of these people or businesses have been held to account for their crimes.

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My wife and I were on our honeymoon in England when this happened, and were staying in a hostel nearby. It was incredibly surreal and tragic to see both the pain in the community and the indifference of the broader power structure.

Basically Grenfell tower is in an extremely poor area of London that just happens to be within one of the richest areas of the City the building exterior was renovated because the wealthy areas that surround it considered it an eyesore, they used the cheapest material allowed (non fireproof cladding) to save money. The buildings fire codes were not updated to reflect this building, residents of the building (mostly working class poor/ethnic minorities) had been complaing about this potential fire hazard for over 3 years. They have still not had any justice, the government and the local council have been trying to blame the fire brigade, but the reality is that over the last 10 years the rightwing conservative government in the UK had massively cut budgets to public services including the fire brigade, furthermore the conservative government swore they'd rehouse the survivors and still havn't rehoused all of them years later. To compound the insanity the project manager who over saw the construction wasn't qualified he was just the son of the owner of the company, and yet no one's gone to jail, no one has even been charged.

You mentioned Ahmed the other song by Lowkey regarding the number of women and children who drowned on the beaches in Greece, on Lesvos to be exact. I was there. I was heavily involved with the refugee boat rescues in 2016 on Lesvos. We lost 3,500 to drowning in that year alone the majority of them women and children. It still breaks my heart to this day that I could not do more to help save more lives when I was there. It was quite literally - heartbreaking and many nights I would go to sleep in the back of my od van that I drove to Greece in from the United Kingdom sobbing my eyes out. All 6ft 6 of me crying like a baby at all of the horrors I and many other volunteers witnessed on those beaches.

The harrowing & beautiful part of this video is that Lowkey used people from Grenfell to film this... so theyre talking to Us Face to Face 💔😢

The grenfell tower was full of working class people but the building was situated in a rich part of London. So the theory goes that the fire was started to destroy the building so they could filter out the poor people and bring more rich residents in high rise apartments.

The fire was so bad due to a renovation to make it ‘more efficient’ but also it was considered an eyesore by the more affluent residents who didn’t like the look of the building so it was clad in a material which was extremely flammable in order to cut costs. In these flats there is a ‘stay in place’ order when a fire breaks out as people should be safe in their own flat due to fire doors and thick walls but there were failures in the construction and renovation that made this a terrible idea. A completely unnecessary loss of life and homes and no-one held accountable. Disgusting.

4 years later and residents of Grenfell are still without accommodation. The residents repeatedly complained that the tower block was unsafe, the sprinkler system didn't work etc. The building was covered in flammable cladding to make the building more aesthetically pleasing for the millionaires in the next few streets. In London you can have a street full of multimillionaires backing on to poverty. The tower was full of working class people and immigrants. 72 people officially died but locals believe it was in to 100s which is why there are people still missing.

Grenfell was insulated with extremely flammable materials, the line "did they die for us?" is referring to the checks on other High Rise buildings in the UK after the fire, most of which had the same materials. It took such a major tragedy for people to realise the government had cut serious corners with public safety.

I cried so much the first time I heard this

I really appreciate you do this video. This criminal act has been covered up by our government, and we need to keep talking about this and making sure that all those who lost their lives are not forgotten, and they will see justice, one day!

Now that's a real reaction ... #JusticeForGrenfell

"Did they die or us? x2 Did they die for us?" Big up Cliff

I should have said to hold onto your hat again ... :/ Lowkey is definitely built different. His work is so important ,such a shame it doesn't get the visibility it deserves

I decided that night at around 130 am to check the news headlines before going to bed, I didn't leave the sofa that night. I couldn't even imagine sleeping knowing these people were fighting for their lives. It was broadcast live on TV and went on till morning. As day broke fire was still blaring and fire fighters were exhausted. It was brutal and traumatic, since this I never watch the news after 11pm now

All they names just break my heart :(

Dave touched on the topic in the reaction you did to his 'Question Time'. Here is part 2 LOWKEY ft. KAIA - GHOSTS OF GRENFELL 2 (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO).

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To save a little bit of money they went for cheap cladding on the building. Instead of protecting the citizens they spent money on cheap stuff that are aesthetically pleasing but can catch fire and spread easily

This needs a part 2 the council resigned the minute they knew they were in trouble, they were offered a non flammable cladding but the council went for a cheaper option, it doesn't matter who you are, everyone was important in that building I cried so hard I love diversity, I have so much respect for different people and faiths and religions I work as a postman and in our building their is so much love from many cultures, the politicians and government haven't done enough, don't quote mean but no one has been held accountable for the cladding that was flammable, we saw those images, I will never forget thank you for a beautiful tribute, I wear my heart on my sleeve, this song hit home. R. I. P. to those who lost their lives at Grenfell. 🙏❤️🙏

You can't do one without part 2 it explains alot more

Did they die or us , Did they die for us

The cladding they used to cover the outside of the building was not up to standard in terms of fire safety, the builders and MPs knew about this but done it to save money, approximately saved £5000, one of the main reasons the cladding was used in the first place is because this building in situated within viewing distance of a very affluent area in London, part of the Kensington and Chelsea borough I believe. The cladding was used because the standing tower was considered an eye-sore. There were many petitions and marches to hold people accountable but non have so far worked. Listen/React to Dave - Question Time he touches on this within the song

Great reaction bro. Basically, the residence raised concerns regarding the safety of the building a number of times and were never listened too. The building happened to be by a rich area but grenfell was occupied by the poor. They were trying to get rid of the building anyway as wasn’t a good sight for the rich. But then the building turned out to have the wrong type of cladding which made the fire spread quicker than it usually would. Some say it was on purpose as the rich people didn’t like the sight of the building and wanted to get rid of tower blocks. But either way, someone in the government signed off a dangerous cladding to be used on these building and the maintenance of the building and concerns were never upheld. The fire service were also under question as they were trying to tell people escaping from the building to get back in their rooms as it will be safer, but turned out that they would have escaped if that order wasn’t given

im VERY late lol but the whole reason why mia is singing in arabic all of a sudden is because most of the victims that night spoke arabic as their mother tongue, she says "burning at the hour of sahoor" because when it happened, most people were starting/breaking their fast which relates to sahoor

"What a way to start the day".... Exactly what I'm feeling now. Thanks for another great track, Cliff.

This was heartbreaking to watch, cant imagine going through what they did. The country really felt it when grenfell burned. Hopefully one day they find justice. Hope you have a good day cliff x

Much love, bro! Your reactions are the best. You only know what you know, and you can't be raw and polished at the same time. Keep keepin it real!

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The local council changed the facade of Grenfell tower with some cheap highly flammable materials. They did this to make the tower look nicer to the richer folk over the road. The residents complained about the disrepair of the building, the safety issues and electrical issues but were ignored. Rather than making the building safe, they made it look more palatable because over the road is one of the richest parts of London. Once the fire hit, the material they used on the facade went up in flames like it was paper. This was a death by negligence for the sake of saving a small amount of money.

Lowkey lived nearby. The people in the video are residents and those in the pictures are those who are still 'missing' and not acknowledged as being dead as their bodies were never found. There were many under the radar in the building or visiting people. It took about 20 minutes for the whole building to be engulfed in flames. The council cut so many corners - cladding they knew wasn't safe, windows that were not fire resistant, fire doors not up to scratch, no sprinklers and alarms not working. But the rich people got to look at a nicer building!!! Look at Stormy's Brit cover of this in 2020 and Dave's Black Brits cover of this.

The council used flammable cladding on grenfell tower which made the fire much worse. All of the residents who lived there fought so hard and long to get repairs made but the Borough wasn't listening. I live very vlose to grenfell Tower and it was terrible what happened that night.

real reaction on a very real track yo. keep up the great work on ur channel man, it is apreciated

I was passing around few days ago. Building is still up. Also, last month the public inquiry finished and they got to conclusion that several companies failed but no real outcome

Another apartment block on fire today hope every1 is ok ❤

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Big fan of yours and I’m loving the UK reactions. Lowkey - Fire in the Booth Part 1 & 2 is a must react to. You will be amazed.

I think the most pertinent comment I can make on this video is I like your energy, brother.

Brilliant cover of this truly shocking, horrific incident. Still makes me cry remembering watching it on TV and being helpless. So many people still not listed as being victims of the government when they cut budgets and corners just to make a building look appealing to the wealthy residents in their borough.

Have a good one Cliff thanks for the content.

The building failed a cladding test a year before Grenfell went on fire the government knew the building was unsafe and didn't do anything about it. There is still flats in the UK that have wrong cladding. Some people are still been made homeless beacuse they don't care. Lowkey grew up outside the block.

Suhoor/ sehri is the hour when people are eating just before their fast - 2-4 am - muslims

The grenfall towers was built using unsafe and flammable cladding there where many government officials that knew about the cladding and approved it when the building was constructed. So many people blame the government and the construction company behind the building for the fire as it wouldn't of spread so fast and took so many life's of not for the cladding.

Literally have to do Lowkey - FITB Pt.2, the second part of there is a lot about Grenfell. Respect for this reaction, it was a horrible situation and its good to see you want to learn about issues in the UK instead of living in ignorance.

the translation of the Arabic part of the song goes like this ( Tell me where to go, people are burning in Al-Sahoor time, I feel like I am in another world) ....Al-Sahoor is an Arabic word for the few minutes before the dawn time

Sunday Morning is a tune of Lowkey’s that doesn’t seem to get much reactions but well worth a listen .. I’m sure Terrorist and Obamanation 1 and 2 by Lowkey have been suggested all awesome but in the Lowkey vein , tough to see but necessary! Awesome reaction 💪🔥💥

Please react to "The Return of Lowkey", purely to show his bar talent

You want some happier tracks check out his daily duppy u will love the wordplay see if u catch the Eminem bar most reactors miss it

It was a inside job, the government knew it wasn't fireproof, and the building was in an extremely busy financial district, and the government seen it as an Eye sore, so theory is the government burnt it down, theirs still people living in bed n breakfasts & hotels because of this, if you do mic righteous pathways that will also shed a tear

React to Ghosts of Grenfell Part 2 (and Google Grenfell Tower Tragedy. You will get enough info in a few paragraphs to answer your questions). Please check out English Frank's 3 part '100 bars of truth'. You will have heard Frank referenced many times by Mic Righteous (them, Lowkey and Logic (UK, not US) were part of The People's Army (Frank's 1 and Logic's 2 FITBs are first class too)

Lowkey is sooo talented. Have tissues if you watch Ahmed

Whoever gave a ' thumbs down' has no soul... Booooooo!!

I love your reaction bro..England 😅

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Proper haunts me to this day that the dads and mums literally could do nothing at all to save their kids. Brutal man.

I aint ready, i'm enjoyint a milkshake.. but lets go

You should react to his fitb's. The man's an animal in the booth.

Because if we do nothing we are complicit

From what i understand these buildings which there are many of just like this one that burnt, they were known to be dangers because the cladding on the outside of the building, people are still fighting to get people re homed from these building i could ve wrong but this what i can remember

Basically the government and anyone who had a part to play in choosing to use cheap cladding that wasn’t fire resistant enough to reach the standards set out by law. They didn’t make an effort to find the bodies and the potential missing people or report that there were bodies unfound and people missing

Well it happens all the time in the states. Just not on the scale Grenfell was. It happened in Philadelphia in January of 2022 where 13 people including 8 kids died in an apartment dwelling and again a week later in Bronx ny where 19 people including 9 kids died. It happened in buffalo ny a few years back where several house fires DUE TO LANDLORD LAZINESS AND GREED AND FAILURE TO ACT AND IMPROVE ON SAFETY, took out whole families. It’s horrifying to know our governments world wide will just allow people to burn to death in poor dangerous substandard housing and not enforce laws meant to prevent such unnecessary tragedies.

It really pisses me off that this didn’t get exposed to the world. We seem to have covered up the huge injustice done from the world media. It was a big deal over here that

The politicians signed off on using a known flammable cladding/insulation because it was cheaper! The sight of how hopelessly the fire spread was horrifying!!

Have you reacted to low-key Ahmed yet? If not you should definitely check it out

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One of the biggest problems with Grenfell, is that there is an official death toll, which is disgusting enough, but there could be more than 100 more people that died in it that are un-accounted for And years later, no one has been held responsible for the fact the cladding (which they knew wasnt safe but was cheaper) added to the building for nothing more that coporate greed :(

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Grenfell tower was cheap made tower, bad isolation etc etc. Bad fire system, so the goverment choose the cheapest company that cut Corners, the trial is still going on, someone will go down.

The firebrigade told them to stay inside that was the procedure then.....

Sahoour (spelling) I randomly stumbled into knowing its about 3/4 or whatever time Muslim people pray traditionally

@Cliff Beats iirc the siding that was used on the building was extremely flammable and this was known by the company (thats where the conspiracy part comes from). It was added to reduce emissions (insulation = less heaters run) and I think a large number of buildings had this flammable siding added so all the buildings are death traps just waiting for a spark... the anger your hearing comes from the officials denying the dead and saying they prolly skipped town or yadayada. Since you said 9/11 - imagine if officials insisted that only a couple people were in the towers and we had all these families asking where loved ones are and they're told they left town or ran away? Woo I get angry at this and I don't know any of these people! Edit: I DID warn you awhile back this one was a public service song, but the story needs to be heard and shared. 💞

UK peeps - what's Jafars story, is he an artist too? I keep meaning to look into him. I know the video is all residents, he just has a magnetism.

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Did they die, or us? Did they die, or us? Did they die for us.

Obama nation is another one of lowkeys controversial songs about the American government

People actually claimed that they live there when they didn’t and collected all the charity money and benefits that were given to the people that actually live there I think they went to jail as well I think I was like 16 of them taking all the funding and charity money for the families they probably didn’t even live in London

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What happened there?

Did they die or us. When we stop caring it's as if part of us has died

You know how you said you were recommended to research Grenfell before watching.... Yep 🤣😉

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