new music: rapper vic mensa’s revolutionary new track ‘free love’ translates the fight for lgbtq rights into terms all can understand

Within the past two months, rapper Vic Mensa’s output has taken a pronounced shift towards cadenced activism. Just in time for pride, his new track ‘Free Love’ ft. Le1f, Halsey, Lil B, and Malik Yusef, tackles one of his most extreme topics yet. With his folk spin on traditional Hip Hop, his feel good rhythms dismantle pre-existing prejudice and stereotypes surrounding the LGBTQ community, while simultaneously posing as the antithesis to the misogynistic reputations of male rappers. Mensa’s mindful mixture of historical reference and pop-culture familiarity gives the audience space to recognize the true meaning of the work. From his background vocals, to the cover art, he- as well as all the artists featured- respectfully addresses various injustices head-on, and manages to- ultimately- empower and motivate for the necessity of equal rights. Check out the pioneering piece below.

By Cree B. McClellan, AFROPUNK contributor

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