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Rapper Classified releases song to empower those who feel ‘powerless’

Mar 17, 2018 | 9:00 AM

HALIFAX — Canadian rapper Classified has released a new song in support of people who feel powerless, with a focus on women and children who have suffered abuse.

The Nova Scotia musician — whose real name is Luke Boyd — says the song, titled “Powerless,” is drawn from the experiences of multiple people who have reached out to him.

He says the inspiration for the song first came from a letter he received from a young girl in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Boyd says she called him her hero after he blasted a judge on Facebook for handing a man from St. John’s, N.L., a five-year sentence for sexually assaulting the girl when she was 11 years old.