Angel Haze freestyled over the beat and Mary Lambert sung hook of Macklemore’s ‘Same Love’ – and turned it into the queer song it should’ve been all along.
This is brilliant. Some of the lyrical highlights, via buzzfeed:
At age 13 my mother knew I wasn’t straight
she didn’t understand but she had so much to say
she sat me on the couch looked me straight in my face
and said you’ll burn in hell or probably die of AIDS
it’s funny now but at 13 it was pain
to be almost sure of who you are and have it ripped away
and i’m sorry if it’s too real for some of you to fathom
but hate for who you love is not exactly what you’d imagine
and i guess it was disastrous
cause everything that happened afterwards was just madness
locked away for two years to keep me on the inside
because she’d rather see a part of me die than me thrive
and it’s tougher when it’s something you can’t deny
and ignorance teaches us it’s something that you decide
you’re driven by your choice is an optical illusion
here’s to understanding that it’s not always confusion
Later referencing Andrea Gibson’s “Andrew”:
No i’m not gay
No i’m not straight
And i sure as hell am not bisexual dammit
I am whoever I am when I am it
Loving whoever you are when the stars shine
And whoever you’ll be when the sun rise
Macklemore’s version was alright for it’s initial purpose: Ally support for a Washington State same-sex marriage bill. Damn right, I support it. But apart from that – eh. Macklemore’s actual lyrics aren’t great and at times problamatic. That a white cis-het dude’s ally song turned into THE GAY RAP ANTHEM in mass perception isn’t surprising, but annoying.
Check out Angel Haze’s soundcloud profile for other amazing freestyles to hit dude tracks (New Slaves! Kendrick’s Backseat!)
[via many wonderful women on facebook]
Thoughts?