'This isn't social justice. It's a moral thing.' Chika sounds off about protest, pride, her debut EP and her craziest year. 'You know, before 2020.'
called “A Letter to Kanye Omari West,” in which Chika castigates the rapper for endorsing Trump over his “Jesus Walks” beat., a buoyant debut EP recounting her rise from social media maven to full-time rapper. But while most young artists get a honeymoon period of sorts after releasing their debuts, Chika’s coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic.
I'm always going to maintain the integrity that I had on my social media prior to anyone watching me. I, of course, have to be a little bit more careful with how I word things. I think we need to also challenge each other to think a little bit deeper on things. Like, I remember making a joke about the ridiculous shit Trump said about injecting Lysol.
I may not be wanting to post videos of carnage anymore, but that's because I'm far beyond the point of using Black people's death to incite change. We've seen it happen so many times, there's no point in continuously showing people Black death. And so reaching this ideological conclusion as an adult is just a product of me existing in the world as a Black person. There's no way I would have not reached this area unless I just chose to be blind.
ASOS top; Nike pants; Martine Ali earring, necklace, bracelet, rings; Chrome Hearts rings, bracelet; Lizz Jardim rings. On your album, you talk about the obstacles you've faced in your career, but also what you just said, believing that you were going to make it. This morning I watched the Donald Trump video again. I remember watching it right after Donald Trump got elected and being like, "Hahaha, ugh." And then now I watch it and I'm like, "Ugh."I’ve seen it so many times these past couple years. I sampled it on “Balencies,” but even today thinking about that f*cking video, I was so spot on. I'm not even trying to give myself much, ’cause anyone could have did that video, and they would be spot on.
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