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The Students' Union at University College Cork has been forced to cancel a competition offering free tickets to see Dublin rap group Versatile.

The giveaway for the tickets at their 3Arena Gig was stopped after the Students' Union's social media account received serious backlash from outraged students.

The controversial rap group have been heavily criticised for their lyrics and image depicting drug use and class based stereotypes.

The group - which describes themselves as 'inner-city degenerates' - have also drawn criticism for their use of blackface in pictures on their social media accounts.

A statement from the UCCSU said: "After discussions amongst the Students’ Union team, we’ve decided that we will be ending our Versatile competition immediately.”

“UCC Students’ Union received no monetary gain to run this competition and the sole purpose of this competition was, as previously stated, to provide two students with the opportunity to attend a sold out gig in 3 Arena.”

“From listening to our students, it is clear that the controversial and provocative lyrics and attitudes portrayed by the two performers who make up the rap group Versatile have caused upset amongst many.”