{
  "id": 20027698,
  "title": "Two rappers went into youth detention. What they heard surprised them",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/two-rappers-went-into-youth-detention-what-they-heard-surprised-them",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T18:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-15/dobby-kobie-dee-hear-me-out-music-behind-bars-acmf/107374608"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two rap artists, Kobie Dee and Rhyan Clapham, were recently placed in a youth detention center to participate in a music program called Hear Me Out. The initiative, run by the Australian Children's Music Foundation, aimed to help young detainees channel their emotions through music. Kobie, a Gomeroi man and award-winning musician, previously walked a destructive path before turning to music for guidance. He expressed gratitude for escaping a life of addiction and emphasized the importance of music in preventing young people from following similar destructive paths. Rhyan, a Filipino Murrawarri musician, agreed that music serves as an accessible and powerful means of self-expression and escape for young detainees. Both artists stressed the significance of representation and the potential impact of providing a safe space for these young people to share their stories and explore their creativity. Despite the limitations of such a program, Kobie and Rhyan expressed their commitment to showing young detainees the opportunities that music can provide, emphasizing the lasting impact that one changed individual can have on others within their community.",
  "summary": "In youth detention, writing a song means escaping the walls for a while. Kobie Dee and Dobby know what music offers young people inside.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}