LOWKEY ft. MAI KHALIL - GHOSTS OF GRENFELL (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) 

I cry everytime i rewatch this

"They are immortalized forever, the only ghosts are us." Very powerful line...

DO NOT FORGET THEM, EVEN THOUGH THE MEDIA HAS STOPPED REPORTING, PLEASE DO NOT FORGET THEM, I PRAY FOR ALL THESE FAMILIES.

English translation for the Arabic at 3:31 : "Tell me where to go // People are burning in the hour of sahoor (The meal for the opening of the fast) // I feel like I'm in another world, I feel like I'm in another world" x2 ❤

Ya Allah please give everyone who suffered terribly the highest rank in jannah😭🙏🏼💔

Lowkey and Mai are a formidable force of pure energy, it's just a beautiful duo, continue to rise, the world needs to hear your message through the best of forms music 🎶

this is sick

inna lillahi wa'inna ilaihi raji'oon

*Lowkey is my brother! Peace & love from Palestine!*

Look how nobody is even talking about the fire anymore fuckin disgusting how the media have covered it. RIP to all those that died 🙏🏿

Who's liking in 24?? Low key your biggest fan man xx 🎉❤ amen Amin my brother

Lowkey and Mai Khalil are both more talented than most of these mainstream artists... consistently making art

Years later I re-listen to this. Im from Denmark but worked in London for almost two years. I took the tube each morning from hammersmith to paddington. Driving by Grenfelll. I remember seeing the burning building. Children died!! I did not connect or understand while watching in the tube. Today, years later, I feel ashamed that I just went to work, a few miles from where people were dying. RIP

Still makes me cry. I remember when this was first uploaded that August - it got over 1 million views in the first HOUR.

Lowkey is a different breed !!

I literally cried in watching this So sad and nobody in that tower deserved to die

Had chills the entire time listening to this. Love to my people in London, in England, and around the world. Don't let race and religion blind us from our real enemies, the politically corrupt... #CorporateSlaughter

Goosebumps... the arabic is beautiful and lowkey delivered with the realness as always

Real music

This is devastatingly powerful. Compare and contrast with the Simon Cowell charity cover of Bridge over Troubled Water. While that clearly has a role, a sincere intent and will help by raising money, it also reduces the situation to something very safe and familiar - Red Nose Day tears. Meanwhile Lowkey uses humane and tender melodies to tell us about a still burning anger and a community in real pain. The lyric on "blood on your hands, ashes on your grave" - here sung so incredibly beautifully - is utterly unflinchingly brutal. Incredible work.

A song has never powerfully moved me emotionally like this.

2023 and this still gives me chills when I listen too it, this deserves so much more views

I live in the north of England and feel a kinship for all my brothers and sisters who are suffering still a year on from the tragic events at Grenfell flats nr Chelsea London I think the most depressing part of this heartbreaking tragedy is it should never of happened, the tenants had reported the fire dangers and were ignored. Unless I am mistaken the only reason the building had been coated in that highly flammable cladding was so the rich fucks across the way had a tidy view. I am so grateful to people from the community who all showed such generosity towards their neighbours and lets face it the Government couldn't care less about the victims the ones we lost and the survivors who needed help and thankfully the local people showed their humanity towards their brothers and sisters and as a humanist I just love when we realised we have over seven billion brothers and sisters around the world and only our love for each other can protect us from those who preach hate like Mcdonald Trump so I have a message for my Muslim friends, عيد سعيد لأشقائي وشقيقاتي المسلمين eyd saeid li'ashqayiy washaqiqati almuslimin, I hope I got the translation right and for my English friends have a nice weekend.

This was powerful stuff almost got tearing up 😢😢

An absolute masterpiece, one of the most important pieces of twenty-first century art.

No one makes me FEEL their music more than Kizzy. This was powerful. Keep spreading awareness brother.

[Intro: Lowkey] The night our eyes changed Rooms where, love was made and un-made in a flash of the night Rooms where, memories drowned in fumes of poison Rooms where, futures were planned and the imagination of children built castles in the sky Rooms where, both the extraordinary and the mundane were lived Become forever tortured graves of ash Oh you political class, so serve out to corporate power [Chorus: Mai Khalil & Lowkey] Did they die, or us? Did they die, or us? Did they die, for us? Ghosts of Grenfell still calling for justice Now hear 'em, now hear 'em scream Did they die, or us? Did they die, or us? Did they die, for us? This corporate manslaughter will haunt you Now hear 'em scream [Verse 1: Lowkey] Words can not express Please allow me to begin though 1:30am heard the shouting from my window People crying in the street Watchin' the burning of their kinfolk Grenfell Tower, now historically a symbol People reaching, from their windows Screaming, for their lives Pleading, with the cries Tryna reason with the skies Dale youth birthed champions Comparison is clear though That every single person in the building was a hero So don't judge our tired eyes in these trying times 'Cause we be breathing in cyanide, the entire night They say Yasin saw the fire and he ran inside Who'd thought that would be the site where he and his family died The street is like a graveyard, tombstones lurching over us Those shouting out to their windows, now wish they never woke them up Wouldn't hope your worst enemy to go in this position Now it's flowers for the dead and printed posters for the missing, come home [Chorus: Mai Khalil & Lowkey] Did they die, or us? Did they die, or us? Did they die, for us? Ghosts of Grenfell still calling for justice Now hear 'em, now hear 'em scream Did they die, or us? Did they die, or us? Did they die, for us? This corporate manslaughter will haunt you Now hear 'em scream [Verse 2: Lowkey] I see trauma in the faces of all those that witnessed this Innocence in the faces of all those on the missing list See hopes unfulfilled Ambitions never achieved No I'm not the only one that sees the dead in my dreams Strive for the bravery of Yasin, artistic gift of Khadija Every person, a unique blessing to never be repeated Strive for the loyalty of siblings that stayed behind with their parents Pray that every loved one lost can somehow make an appearance We are, calling like the last conversations with their dearest Until we face, what they face we will never know what fear is We are, calling for survivors rehoused in the best place Not to be left sleeping in the West Way for 10 days We're, calling for arrests made and debts paid In true numbers known for the families that kept faith We're, calling for safety in homes of love They are immortalised forever, the only ghosts are us I wonder [Chorus: Mai Khalil & Lowkey] Did they die, or us? Did they die, or us? Did they die, for us? Ghosts of Grenfell still calling for justice Now hear 'em, now hear 'em scream Did they die, or us? Did they die, or us? Did they die, for us? This corporate manslaughter will haunt you Now hear 'em scream [Bridge: Mai Khalil (Arabic)] Olooli win arooh Nas a'am tehtere'a fe sa'at sahoor Ahess ennee be alam tanee Ahess ennee be alam tanee Olooli win arooh Nas a'am tehtere'a fe sa'at sahoor Ahess ennee be alam tanee Ahess ennee be alam tanee [Speech: Lowkey & Various Voices] To whom it may concern, at the Queen's royal borough of Kensington in Chelsea. Where is Yasin El-Wahabi? Where is his brother Mehdi? Where is his sister Nur Huda? Where is their mother and where is their father? Where is Nura Jamal and her husband Hashim? Where is their children, Yahya, Firdaus and Yaqoob? Where is Nadia Loureda? Where is Steve Power? Where is Dennis Murphy? Where is Marco Gottardi? Where is Gloria Trevisian? Where is Amal and her daughter Amaya? Where is Mohammed Neda? Where is Ali Yawar Jafari? Where is Khadija Saye? Where is Mary Mendy? Where is Mariem Elgwahry? Where is her mother Suhar? Tell us, where is Rania Ibrahim and her two daughters? Where is Jessica Urbano Remierez? Where is Deborah Lamprell? Where is Mohammed Alhajali? Where is Nadia? Where is her husband Bassem? Where are her daughters, Mirna, Fatima, Zaina and their grandmother? Where is Zainab Dean and her son Jeremiah? Where is Ligaya Moore? Where is Sheila Smith? Where is Mohammednour Tuccu? Where is Tony Disson? Where is Maria Burton? Where is Fathaya Alsanousi? Where is her son Abu Feras and her daughter Esra Ibrahim? Where is Lucas James? Where is Farah Hamdan? Where is Omar Belkadi? Where is their daughter Leena? Where is Hamid Kani? Where is Esham Rahman? Where is Raymond Bernard? Where is Isaac Paulos? Where is Marjorie Vital? Where's her son Ernie? Where is Komru Miah? Where is his wife Razia? Where are their children Abdul Hanif, Abdul Hamid, Hosna? Where are Sakineh and Fatima Afraseiabi? Where is Berkti Haftom and her son Biruk? Tells us, where is Stefan Anthony Mills? Where is Abdul Salam? Where is Khadija Khalloufi? Where is Karen Bernard? Where are these people? Where are these people? Where is Gary Maunders? Where is Rohima Ali? Where is her six year old daughter Maryam, her five year old daughter Hafizah and her three year old son Mohammed? God bless you all! Where are all these people? [Outro] Where are all these people? The blood is on your hands There will be ashes on your graves Like a Phoenix we will rise The blood is on your hands There will be ashes on your graves Like a Phoenix we will rise

5 years today. RIP #Justice4Grenfell

This had me crying... one of the most powerful songs ive ever heard

‘You can try to avoid us but it’s pointless, you can never avoid the voice of the voiceless Lowkey- Voice of the voiceless

Love x

6 years later and only 1.1 Million Views as Lowkey would say "O You Algorithms so Servile to Corporate Power"

Allah yarhamhum together! R.I.P all y'all, ameen! All up in heaven.

"Oppression can only survive through silence". Carmen Today August-22-2017 this clip has 141,534 views I hope it reaches 500 k by 1st day of 2018 (Will share it as much as I can) Thanks brother Lowkey for raising the voice for the voiceless.May all those who died in the Grenfell Tower enter Paradise in Peace Ameen.

Big up Lowkey. Powerful song and video. I have tears rolling down my face. I think about the Grenfell Tower victims literally everyday. I hope justice is served.

Powerful song. Good message. RIP all the Grenfell victims.

...maybe songs like this are too precious to gain the traction that they truly deserve🖤

I'll never ever forget that image in my head...I was on the campaign pages on my old Facebook..Bless everyone wo died ❤️❤️❤️😪😪😪 And their families xx

Four years ago today. Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raaji’un

This is a song you would never hear played on BBC, yet it forms part of the experience of a nation.

This is such a powerful song. I feel every word to my bone, it's so soul touching and powerful. Support the voiceless, stand up for justice. Every now and then.

This is such a powerful work of art. It moves me every single time I hear it (more times that I can count). It doesn’t need to reach millions of views to be significant. Since the dawn of time, people that made history, made it starting small, but their cause resonated over time. This will be heard, this will matter, the lives lost to “corporate manslaughter” will be served justice, if not by man today, certainly by Allah (S) at some point. Lot’s of love for the Grenfell community 💚

Jheeze the arabic verse 💯 Lowkey forever giving to the culture. Mad props brother.

I like this style where all people are voicing lyrics ✊

A beautifully written song with so much raw emotion.... wow

This is just stunning work: given that the 18.5 million pounds raised for Grenfell has been reserved by the great and good who have decided to mange the Grenfell fund away from the people for whom it was raised, when it should be immediately given to the survivors for mortgages, secure homes and compensation without question or assessment. Treating everyone the same: realising that the ideology that people who live in social housing are inferior beings also justified the idea of not building more council houses from the proceeds of council house sales. Anathema to the market economy that the conservative government idealised in the 1980's 90's and even the first labour government in 1997 didn't realise how important that social contract over housing was and is. Have some insight politicians and realise that your myths of superiority are just that and when the chips are down for you, you're just like everyone else, just like people who live in social housing and try to understand how they can make a decent way of life with some hope and a future where they live well and prosper.

"We are, calling like the last conversations with their dearest Until we face, what they face we will never know what fear is"

3 years later and this song still brings me to flood of tears for all those precious lives that we lost in the most blessed months 😞 💔 God grant them mercy and heaven. Lowkey words touch my soul deeply, such a legend.

This should be no1 .

Lion of Judah too Where are they? ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Bless everyone of them...Corporate greed kills ❤️❤️❤️

Brilliant and moving. Phenomenal writing, beautiful music.

I counted out 80 to 90 people and most are children😞😢 thank you low-key for reminding me of the actual disaster that took place the last part gave me so much realisation it wasn't said on the media🤕😟

Love you all from Scotland .They hate us we have to get organised and run this thing . A rush and a push ..this world is ours.

To this day it still brings tears to my ears

My brother, I am Hassan from Iraq. I am a fan and proud of you. I hope that you will put an Arabic translation in future works so that it can reach those who cannot understand English.

Wow! This is Great... love the way they incorporate the survivors, their neighbours and the artist in the video. Moving, touching and great lyrics 😭😭😭😭😭😭

That list of names always kills me at the end, so many...

This has a "so solid crew - broken silence" vibe.

Beautiful, moving, collaboration. (4:04 - Wow!)

Compare this to the 'official' charity song for Grenfell. Will the artists behind that official one endorse publicly this one?

I remember watching the fire from Australia. This is so sad, can't believe there has been no justice

Another great contribution to real music PS: Does anyone know what Mai Khalil says in arabic?

I’m not even from the UK and this made me tear up. ❤️

The arabic translation of Mai's part: Tell me where to go? People are burning in the time of dawn. I feel as if I am in a different world. I feel like I am in a different world.

Just came across this powerful video in June 2024. I have been following your interviews Lowkey and finally watching your music videos. Thank you for all that you are doing. Best wishes from a 72 yr old fan.

I just can't 😭😭😭 powerful poetry in motion and at its best. Put down the pen a while, but this has inspired me and I'm going to get back on it. To much injustice in this word and the voices of the few need to be heard.

from south Africa we send love low key been with u from the start waiting for a new album god bless u with more classics.

Lowkey & Mai Khalil make the best music together.

lowkey you have been rapping the truth from day one and to do this song on such a level with a clear cut message big up fams one love for humanity!!!!

Soul wrenching lyrics, music and production. Keep speaking to the heart and we will listen and we will cry and we will rise!

Another amazing song, with deep meaning. One of my favourite artist ever, along with akala, can't understand how people could even dislike this

Four years ago today. We will never forgive and never forget. Justice for Grenfell!

Beautiful tribute. Lowkey fully went in and the singer Mai Khalil has the voice of an angel. Big up to you both and everyone else involved. May the souls of the departed find eternal peace and blessings.

3 years ago today // 14.06.17 💚💚💚💚

Watching this a year to the day after it happened, and I can’t help but cry for all the people lost who shouldn’t have been... "They are immortalised forever and we are the Ghosts" hits so hard, and the names of the people claimed... it’s wrong. It should not have happened. And the people who caused this should pay in blood for every life lost!!!

💔💔 wallahi, I'm behind these brave people, from Birmingham, keep strong, y'all have support RIP to those who has passed

Pure heartfelt poetry. Hard to hold back the tears. Much love and respect. RIP my brothers and sisters. X

Absaloutley heart warming lyrics with a beatifully composed video, you have just said what everyone has been trying gain the courage to say #Inspiration

This brotha has some powerfull lyrics. You bring tears to my eyes with your music.. Never stop lowkey the people need you now more than ever, lets fight back toghethere!

Lowkey = un-sung hero of current UK rap!...always has been. Is there anywhere we can buy this song? This song should have been 'number 1' for months and months and months....

From Canada. Weeping in solidarity on this anniversary. #Grenfell. Respect.

The lyrics are unbelievably powerful on this one - what a beautiful and heart-felt song. Goosebumps from start to finish. Massive respect for LowKey.

Amazing song Great job Lowkey n Co .. #justiceforgrenfell

is the list of name people who died or a list of people who are missing??

Mai Khalil...AN ANGEL ❤️❤️❤️

Lowkey you are true love and light. RIP to all the lost souls of Grenfell ❤❤❤

deep

Songs deep give me a right lump in my throat ...RIP every one that lost their life in grenfell x

Big up everyone who was behind the scenes and in the video. It's good to see a community coming together to produce something so real and deep. May Allah(God) rest these people in peace, justice will be served one day!

Truth is coming out slowly but surely. People Unite! Peace to all

I just heard this on radio4 today....I love it!!!!!

This just floored me.

So very sad indeed. Nothing happens without the permission of Allah, there is a Divine Wisdom we cannot comprehend. He is the Best of Planners...Khair In•Shaa•Allah they are all martyrs now. Those responsible will pay the price either in this life or the next.

Hauntingly beautiful. I keep returning to this even though it shatters my heart and makes me feel helpless.

Wishingng for answers and justice for you all, we're dealing with the the killings of blacks by government officials over here in the states. Hope for all of us!

Yo its crazy how you can be a Hip Hop head and miss stuff of this quality and drive. Lowkey is dope I know i'm late to the party it seems but dang beautiful, spot on, filler free, Hip Hop delivered like a Profit ignoring all fear and focused without Mercer for the corrupt. My America basically was killed after WW2 when we decided to never shift from a wartime economy to a peacetime economy. A standing army of world conquest proportions will always find an enemy and these days the weapons used on either side of any battle the U.S. is involved in or not were sold buy the U.S. That said hip hop like Lowkey coming from the UK and other seedlings I have watched develop from the Hip hop style and skill to now the final evolution Power to the People and a mechanism to expose oppressive people, laws or cultures. The world got a lot of its Rockmusic from the UK and i think we finally got ya back for the gift. Be free, Be real, Be love Thank you LOWKEY

This is what a tribute is not a song called bridge over troubled water which means nothing

This video needs more, more and MORE views now more than ever!

I cried.

Chills running through me ......awesome Lowkey