"Don't take it personalky, it's a cultural thing"

I worked for the son of the Zaids, Ezra. Ezra is a fascinating character, who knows everything that one could possibly know about Malaysia (and probably the world). He works for a radio station, BFM, and has his own publishing company, which is fairly revolutionary because it publishes things the government, still on a shaky path of censorship, does not like to hear. He was also the guru who, every time a Malaysian ignored me or did not want anything to do with me, would wisely say these classic words: "Don't take it personally, it's a cultural thing." I did various things in my time working for him. I searched a lot of news stories and read through a few potential publications. Some of the things people send can be really good, but you can also run into the most ridiculous drivel. One story was about a magician named Denzyll, and a djinn named Nigel, his enemy, along with a ghost who "smothered people with her barrage-like breasts". I also helped out at 2 book launches. In the first of these, I was prancing around a mall trying solliciting strangers to come and spectate. I received many frank "no"s. In the second, we were launching a book by a fairly well known ex-communist who had spent a good time imprisoned through censorship called Kassim Ahmad. I helped write Ezra's speech so the deal was that I could write a rap song and rap it to him. I actually did it in the end (what an idiot) and it was highly embarrassing. I do have a humiliating video but here are the lyrics:
Buy it, try it, shelf and scry it
It talks laws, in mighty roars, exposing reprehensible flaws as he opens the doors.
From Russian rev to a great return
He made it through on strength alone
He fights and fights and he'll burn and churn
Till the king once more sits on his throne

Kassim, one dream, boiling so hot that he'll go up in steam
Ahmad, said he's bad, had ups and downs but such a lad
He'll strive fervently 
He'll shout urgently
Taking down the rich
With candour and certainty
He'll pave a path
For the aftermath
Giving them all a stitch
With his mighty staff
Kassim, man of steel who leads the way
But keeps his morals as he bows to pray
And though the future may look grey we ask him to stay cause at the end of the day he's gotta make em pay.

Kassim is now a fervent Islamist (yes, this happened before my rap song).