IT'S not the usual way to get your music out to the world, but a landmark court case in Warrnambool has helped Melbourne rapper Kid Selzy make international headlines.
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Selzy and his music will be back before the Warrnambool Magistrates Court today when Timboon teen Nathan Michael Wilkie, of Browns Road, returns to contest charges of offensive behaviour.
Wilkie was charged by Port Campbell police senior constables Emmeline McKinnon and Peter Van Kempen in Timboon's Main Street earlier this year because of the music that was playing in his parked car.
Police deemed the tracks by Kid Selzy as "offensive and derogatory to females".
Nathan's mum Caroline is also believed to have been charged with hindering police.
The rapper is hoping to be able to make it to Warrnambool for the case today, which ties in nicely with the fact he's playing at The Loft in Warrnambool tomorrow night.
Selzy said the timing was coincidental - he was invited to play with Warrnambool-connected hip hop group Madizm and was unaware it was the day after the court case.
"It works out well, but it does look a bit suss," he laughed.
"I'm trying to organise a lift down at the moment so I can make it to the hearing.
"I really want to go down and see how it pans out.
"I'd like to see people's faces when my music is playing (in court)."
The fallout from the initial story The Standard ran in March, which was picked up by international newspapers and websites, has not only increased interest in Kid Selzy's work, but also generated hate mail for the rapper.
"I got emails from people, giving me their opinion, assuming I'd care," he said.
"It was hate mail. It was from people trying to give me advice on how to live my life, and I was just laughing.
It was only from a couple of people."
"But it was (good on another) front. A lot of people might not have heard of me until they saw the stuff on the internet and in the paper and on the news, so that was a good thing.
"I got a lot of feedback from people (saying) 'how ridiculous is this?'. That was the vibe I got, people saying 'what a joke'."
"I heard from people who said they didn't think Australia had such bad laws ... hearing from people in Canada and US, saying they'd expect this to happen in their countries and that they thought Australia was easy-going and laid-back. They were really shocked."
Whatever happens in the court room or on The Loft stage , the matter has fuelled Selzy's creative fires.
"It's definitely given me more material for writing," he said.
Selzy added he was worried about the ramifications of the case.
"Everyone listens to music in their cars (but if it's) anything that's not commercial bulls..t then they may be in danger of getting fines.''