A San Francisco business owner and performer vented his frustration about crime in the city with a new rap, San Francisco Our Home.
The tune is already turning into a weapon of sorts for conservatives who paint a picture of a Democratic-led city overrun with crime and homelessness.
Chino Yang owns the restaurant Kung Food who he says has been a frequent target for criminals. He is also known in the Chinese-speaking community for his TV show, The Rap of China.
The tune begins with a montage of news clips about crime in San Francisco blasting from a bank of old television sets out of the 1960s.
“Now everybody throw your hands in the air, now throw your two middle fingers up to the mayor,” the song goes in an obvious reference to San Francisco Mayor London Breed who he calls a “clown”.
“This just how I feel. I got to keep it real. This is no fairy tale,” the song continues.
The image of a crime-infested city contrasts sharply with pictures of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman’s Wharf and Gateway to Chinatown. The city has an unemployment rate of 3.4%, slightly lower than the national average of 3.7%. Its per capita income is one of the highest in the country, $80,383, but its housing costs also rank as among the most expensive.
Mayor Breed has so far not responded to the music video. She is up for reelection in November.
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