Some of the leading rap and hip hop artists in the UK and internationally have come together to produce a compilation CD for the Scottish Socialist Party. Featuring internationally renowned artists such as Benjamin Zephaniah and KRS1 alongside the very best of Scottish and UK rap and hip hop talent, ‘Fight The Power: Defend Socialism’ was born following the Scottish Parliament protest of 4 SSP MSP’s over the right to march at the Gleneagles, Scotland, venue of the G8 summit and the subsequent draconian sanctions taken against the party by the Scottish Parliament. Outraged at the treatment of the SSP MSP’s, some of the UK’s leading rap and hip hop record labels set about appealing to their artists to donate tracks for the compilation. The response was overwhelming and the SSP is proud to announce a CD of superb material from Eastborn, Rodney P, Skinnyman, King Biscuit Time, Benjamin Zephaniah, Monkey Tribe, Emmanuel featuring KRS1 and many others. All the money raised from the ‘Fight The Power: Defend Socialism’ CD will go towards the fighting fund established to make good the £30,000 fine imposed by the Scottish Parliament on the SSP MSP’s and parliamentary staff for the protest that demanded the right to peacefully demonstrate at . “We are honoured that all of the artists on this CD have made such a significant and important contribution to our fighting fund to replace the £30,000 the SSP was fined by the Scottish Parliament for our silent protest to demand the right of peaceful protest at the G8 Gleneagles summit in July 2005”