Triple J blasted for promoting alleged gang member Ali Younes

Triple J has been blasted by victim’s advocates for “promoting violence” after playing the music of one Sydney rapper.

The ABC’s youth radio station Triple J has been blasted for “promoting violence” by playing the music of an alleged high-ranking gang member.

Ali ‘Ay Huncho’ Younes was released on bail, awaiting a number of charges, last month. The most serious being them being participating in the Alameddine crime network.

He has been pictured with members of the notorious Western Sydney gang.

The network has clashed with rival Hamzy clans in Sydney since 2020 with seven men being shot dead in gang-related violence.

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Sydney rapper Ali ‘Ay Huncho’ Younes, Massood Zakaria, Rafat Alameddine and Hamdi Alameddine. Picture: Instagram.

Younes recently released two songs last week, called Putrid Sh** and Most Wanted.

Both of the tunes are littered with references to crime and Sydney’s gang scene but Putrid Sh** takes aim at popular rap group OneFour.

“Lekks got sent YP’s a bitch … their crew’s no good, putrid sh**,” Younes rapped.

“Big 45 got none, got rusty, this 410 will blow off your head. First, we’re flipping packs then they flipped on each other and turned into rats.”

The flipping packs is a reference to OneFour’s most popular song Spot the difference.

NSW Police have previously warned Younes’ music promises of a lavish lifestyle are being used by the gang to lure young men into a life of crime.

Victims advocate Howard Brown said Triple J was basically promoting violence.

Triple J playing Ay Huncho. Picture: Supplied

Younes often raps about crime. Picture: Supplied.

“For any platform, be it the ABC or otherwise, to be supporting someone (like Younes) – there has to be an ethical standard that Triple J is just not reaching,” Mr Brown told The Daily Telegraph.

“They are giving it airtime knowing how egregious the material in the song is. I’m dealing with a case at the minute of a young 17-year-old who was stabbed to death out at Blacktown and that was all over rap music.

“This is the type of thing that Triple J is basically promoting – you’re promoting violence.”

The publication also reported it put questions to the ABC but it did not respond by the time of publishing.

Triple J played Younes’ track Most Wanted on its Thursday night hip hop show.

It was also promoted in an Instagram story on the show’s page, which was later re-posted by Younes himself.

Triple J has been previously criticised for banning high-profile Australian indie band Sticky Fingers over allegations of racism and abuse, as well as moving its famous Hottest 100 countdown from its once traditional Australia Day slot.