Riz MC’s “ENGLISTAN” Video Celebrates Multiculturalism in the Face of Racism: Watch

Actor and musician Rizwan Ahmed has starred in “The Night Of,” Nightcrawler, and the upcoming Star Wars: Rogue One, and records hip-hop tracks under the name Riz MC. Today, he’s shared a video for “ENGLISTAN,” the title track from his new mixtape. Released today to celebrate Eid, the Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, it features the MC rapping around London and Manchester: at the Sandy’s Row Synagogue (the oldest active synagogue in the UK), at an old Soviet tank located in South London, at mosques, restaurants, pubs, and more.
“We made this video in the context of a 500% rise in racist hate crime after the recent Brexit referendum in the UK,” Ahmed told Pitchfork. He added, “It’s for Eid and celebrates multiculturalism as a response to the recent surge in racism in the UK.” Watch it below.