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Bhutto's Daughter Mourns With YouTube Rap Video

She would take the pain away, apparently

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(Newser) – Benazir Bhutto’s oldest daughter has marked the anniversary of her mother’s death with a heartfelt tribute—in the form of a dirge-like YouTube rap video. Over a montage of images of her late mother, 18-year-old Bakhtawar Zardari sings lines like, “You have beauty and intelligence, everything you did have relevance.”

The Edinburgh University student is an avid music fan—she once asked a friend in the US to introduce her to P Diddy—who was encouraged to sing by her mother. Her mournful rap isn’t likely to net her a record deal, but it seems heartfelt. “It is the tribute of a grieving daughter to her iconic mother,” said Pakistan’s information minister.

Bakhtawar Zardari, left, daughter of Pakistan's slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, reads Islam's holy book Quran at the grave of her mother in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, Dec. 31, 2007.
Bakhtawar Zardari, left, daughter of Pakistan's slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, reads Islam's holy book Quran at the grave of her mother in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, Dec. 31, 2007.   (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)
Bakhtawar Zardari, left, and Asifa Zardari hold a portrait of their mother, Benzair Bhutto, after initial results show their father Asif Ali Zardari winning the presidential election, Sept. 6, 2008.
Bakhtawar Zardari, left, and Asifa Zardari hold a portrait of their mother, Benzair Bhutto, after initial results show their father Asif Ali Zardari winning the presidential election, Sept. 6, 2008.   (AP Photo/Associated Press of Pakistan, HO)
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