The following clips are taken from Royston Tan’s movie 15. 15: The Movie, also known simply as 15, is a 2003 Singaporean film about teenage gangsters in the Singapore suburbs. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Royston Tan, the film is an expanded version of Tan’s 2002 award-winning short film, also titled 15. The film stars three real-life juvenile gangsters, aged 15, giving an honest and accurate depiction of Chinese teenage gang-life in the Singapore suburbs. The 2003 film features two more gangsters as characters as well as a fight sequence with more affluent English-educated Singapore youths. Rather than scripting the movie or employing professional actors, Tan attempted to capture the troubled lives of his characters in cinema verite fashion. (Source: Wikipedia)
Singapore Gang Poem Recital – 01 (English subtitles)
Singapore Gang Poem Recital – 02 (Mandarin subtitles)
I know the above videos are kinda distasteful but, well, I love to post distasteful things. Anyway, I tried to do some translations but I really have no idea what they’re rapping about. My Mandarin is not good enough to successfully translate the subtitles too unfortunately.
New tag added – NSFW. NSFW stands for Not Safe For Work by the way. It is to give a warning that you probably shouldn’t be viewing this post in your workplace just in case your boss walked around (and drops by your cubicle to join you to watch half naked ah bengs singing in Hokkien).
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I have been to the suburbs Singapore and I found that some places were better than others.
by elennie (Dec 8, 2008 at 6 AM)I have been to the suburbs Singapore and I found that some places were better than others.
by chat (Jan 22, 2009 at 12 PM)I could talk forever on gangs, but Singapore is mostly free of gangs or trouble
by http://www.fatabsorbindia.com (Feb 2, 2009 at 5 PM)I have watched the clips and also movie.Supurb movie,it depicts the real scenario in singapore of Chinese teenage.
by Salvia (Apr 18, 2009 at 3 PM)i appreciate it.thnx for your post.
Looks like Singapore gangsters are now doing their dirty job in J.B. Recently I’ve hear that one of them so call gangsters was beaten up so badly (alive) that they could not even reconize his face.
by Salvia (Apr 19, 2009 at 7 PM)The SG government is doing a good job of cleaning thier country by throwing the rubbis to JB.
Let them do what they want until, their actions harms someone.
by Mobile DJ Perth (May 24, 2009 at 2 PM)I have watched the clips and also movie.Supurb movie,it depicts the real scenario in singapore of Chinese teenage.
by perde modelleri (Sep 11, 2009 at 6 PM)