To be clear, anti-vaccine rhetoric is not exclusive to the hip-hop world.
I’ve been called a sellout, that I’m killing my people… It got really deep.” “I received from the general public and hip-hop people. of some of the reactions to his COVID-19 vaccine outreach. “I’ve gotten cursed out and even death threats,” confesses D.M.C. Last July, Juvenile - along with Cash Money cohort producer Mannie Fresh and No Limit lyricist Mia X - reworked his classic 1998 single “Back That Thang Up” into “Vax That Thang Up” as part of a dating app campaign to get people vaccinated. He’s part of a growing list of rap artists speaking out against COVID-19 disinformation, including Paul Wall, Lupe Fiasco and Juvenile. “I jumped on the forefront because it’s my responsibility as the king of this whole hip-hop s- to inform my fellow people what’s right and what’s wrong, what we should be doing and what information is truthful,” says D.M.C. Olajide Williams and hip-hop icon Doug E. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and comic book publisher is an advisory board member of Hip-Hop Public Health, an organization founded by Columbia University neurologist Dr. is doing his part to educate the public about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines in the Black and brown communities.
Rap legend Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels of the hip-hop group Run-D.M.C. “We have really mobilized community leaders, people who have come out publicly, who are trusted by the community who have said, ‘You know, it’s time now. 20, Blacks and Latinos experienced a 1.3% bump compared to whites. Bibbins-Domingo points to recent improvements in rates as proof that outreach and statewide mandates are having an effect. There are signs that COVID-19 vaccine proponents are cutting through the confusion. Organizers of the Echo’s monthly all-vinyl ‘60s soul bash Funky Sole said Thursday that this weekend’s installment would be its final night at the club. club night Funky Sole stops the music at the Echo after 14 years But we have to meet people where they are because these have really strong holds. I don’t think that we can blame, shame or ridicule people. “They intersect with, so that’s certainly to be expected. “The hip-hop community is also part of these other communities,” Bibbins-Domingo continues. CDC numbers show just 49.4% of Blacks are vaccinated nationally. “Blacks and Latinos have historically had a mistrust or a wait-and-see attitude,” toward vaccines, she explains, adding that the hesitancy, especially among Black people, goes way beyond the Tuskegee Experiment, the infamous syphilis study that began in 1932 recruiting Black men from Alabama who were never told by doctors that they had the disease.Īccording to data from the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health, 52.9% of Blacks have been vaccinated compared to Latinos (61.6%), whites (71.1%) and Asians (80.8%). Nicki Minaj’s vaccine controversy resumed Thursday during a White House press briefing that addressed the viral misinformation the rapper tweeted. It’s a fittingly high drama visual for an album that has already given us some other iconic videos for “Industry Baby” and “Montero (Call Me By Your Name).White House clarifies why Nicki Minaj was invited to discuss vaccine safety
The rapper - dressed in a flowing white wedding gown - then proceeds to shred as his mascara streaks down his tear-stained face after being left at the altar. Heartbroken, X, 22, ugly cries in his truck and drowns his sorrows in booze before finding redemption in the church, where Pose’s Billy Porter presents him with a sacramental electric guitar. In a further homage to Brokeback Mountain, Lil Nas is all dressed up and ready to deliver some flowers to his beloved when he makes a shocking discovery while visiting his house. The scene then switches up to a pair of cowboys strumming a guitar around a campfire before repairing to the tent for some late night action. 55 lands mid-field and is taken off with a re-entry knee injury.Ĭhilling on the sidelines and icing his leg, he locks eyes with a team mate, who comes back to check on him in the locker room, where they lose the pads and hit the showers as the rapper urgently sings the snappy chorus, “I want someonе to love me/ I need someonе who needs me/ ‘Cause it don’t feel right when it’s late at night/ And it’s just me in my dreams/ So I want, someone to love/ That’s what I f-in’ want.” 17) by dropping the steamy, drama-filled video for the rocking single “That’s What I Want.” In the Stillz-directed clip, Lil Nas burns into th atmosphere in a fiery crash as fans at a high school football game - who, of course, have the name of the album painted on their chests - look up to the skies while No. Lil Nas X celebrated the long-awaited release of his debut album Montero on Friday (Sept.
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