news A rapper called LLK recently released her first solo track, with lyrics that pull no punches in their criticism of the National Broadband Network’s multi-mix technology policy.

The track – titled NBN Co. (copper bullshit) – bemoans the use of copper to the premises instead of the optic fibre LLK had hoped for, describing the NBN as “copper bullshit” and saying the HFC tech is “gonna go slow”.

LLK, whose full name is Linda La Konic, further suggests that doing business as a musician will be hard with broadband over copper, and that the NBN is causing the future to be “hijacked”.

LLK said in a press release that she was inspired to write the lyrics after the rollout changed from fibre to the home (FTTH) to fibre to the node (FTTN).

“It’s bogus”, she said. “People have no idea how they’re being ripped off.”

“The so-called Ideas Boom will be dead in the water without any credible infrastructure to run our technology on,” LLK suggested. “The jobs of the future, which haven’t been invented yet, will all be conceived in countries that know the value of a strong foundation. The least I can do is try to get the word out there”.

LLK now hopes her track can reach a wide audience, influence people to “take a stand against the stupid suits holding us to ransom”.

See the full lyrics of the song below (or hear the track on SoundCloud):

NBN Co. (copper bullshit)

I was gonna get fibre

All the way to ma home

Settin’ up ma future

Had a real glow

But now I’m only gettin’

Fibre to the node

What does that mean?

It’s gonna go slow

NBN Co.

Let’s go

NBN Co.

Net slow-mo

(Repeat)

Copper copper copper copper

Copper copper copper copper

Copper copper copper copper

copper copper copper bullshit

Copper copper copper copper

Copper copper copper copper

Copper copper copper copper

copper copper copper fuckwit

Even in the lucky country

You get screwed over

If I don’t speak up

Then I’m the stoopid sucker

Can’t do business

Ridin’ on a turtles back

May as well pack up

Our futures hijacked

NBN Co.

Let’s go

NBN Co.

Net slow-mo

(Repeat)

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