Cricket outta Compton - "Bullets" By Cloth

***American-born Cricketers Release First Ever Hip-Hop Cricket Rap Music Video***




The Legendary American Compton Cricket Club, endorses music video that will inspire youths to greater Civility away from gangsterism

"what i did
was take negative
and turned it into positive
sponsored kids
took the youngsters from the hood
and showed them good
to feed their hunger
these kids grow so
no matter what they are told
its better for them to have a book than a Beretta"

The Homies and the popz Compton Cricket Club (CCC), in collaboration with The band Cloth and Kai Morrison of Vibe and Vision Films, today releases their first cricket rap music video.

Compton, Los Angeles, California, USA - March 2009: The music video titled "Bullets" (3:51) provides a poignant visual and musical account of the team members' lives before and after the club was formed in 1995 by Social activist Ted Hayes and Blade Runner producer Katy Haber.
Through this medium, the team wishes to convey their key message about the positive power of Cricket to bring about personal transformation in the face of overwhelming odds as well as promote a greater amount of peace in the world.

By the team overcoming their own adversity, they hope to spread the etiquette, sportsmanship, and ambassadorship of Goodwill and Peace espoused by Cricket culture throughout other socially and economically deprived neighborhoods and inner cities not only in America but throughout the globe.

The Compton Cricket Club is continuing to raise money and awareness for their most recent endeavor to do just that.

In Sydney, the social entrepreneur Hugh Snelgrove continues his efforts to raise enough financial support necessary to see a tour to Australia realised , planned for February 2009, which would be the first by an American side.

Shot on September 20, 2008, the video features special appearances by West Indies all-rounder Franklin Rose and 2004 Olympic track and field Gold medallist Joanna Hayes. Many of the present members of the Cricket team as well as Alex (drummer) Day (lead guitar) Yolin (Base) of the band Cloth also appear throughout the video.

They have toured the UK four times highlighted by a specially arranged delegation to Buckingham Palace to personally meet HRH Prince Edward, as well as a ground breaking trip to present a cricket bat to the leader of the political arm of the IRA, Gerry Adams in Northern Ireland.




The club which primarily includes ex Hispanic/Latino and African American would-be gang members and homeless men, aims to address the issues of anti-social activities and homelessness through the ethics and discipline espoused by the etiquette of Cricket.




"The aim of playing cricket is to teach people how to respect themselves and respect authority, so they stop killing each other," Theo Hayes, artist and team captain.

www.comptoncricketclub.org

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[TheKardiacKid]

Awesome song. And I can't stand rap! Get it on iTunes UK!

[clothcricket]

we'll def be trying!

"Let the game begin again...in America!"

[LGD3]

Respect. All the best from New Zealand!

[zeratul78]

Awesome stuff, cricket ftw!

[camtinley]

Loved it. Well done guys !!

[stormycliffs]

i think these former gang bangers would misuse those b]cricket bats!

[rumanu86]

Props from Australia, spread Cricket across the world!

[rxonez1]

just saw this on tv in melbourne and had to look it up. well done guys, spread the love!

[rohanmarkjay]

@Azog150 Absolutely its a great game and very enjoyable to play. Its a thinking man's game.

[Azog150]

@rohanmarkjay

There was a time in the late 1700's- early 1800's, and again in the late 1800's when cricket was a very popular sport in the USA, rivalling baseball.

However, it ultimately went into decline due to a number of reasons and never fully recovered.

Great to see these lads from Compton taking it up though.

[rohanmarkjay]

Cricket will never be that popular in America. But there will always be a small but influential American cricket mad community in America like there always has been. Its good to see the game actually doing some good there helping people into a new life. Unlike how the game is played in the cricket nations filled with corruption and money and bad behaviour at international level .Cricket is not even very popular in England, though their national cricket team is doing well these days.

[jacson928]

I play with them now there are still great guys ted quiet the team

[witz85]

NUFF RESPECT all the way from Australia...

FUN FACT: the first ever International Cricket Match was played in New York City USA, between Canada and America. Long before the Ashes or any other tour...

and did you know, America has just completed its first ever purpose-built cricket ground, in Florida?