UNDERDOG RAPPER RELEASED MUSIC VIDEO PRETENDING TO OPEN FIRE ON BLACK WOMEN

SUNSHINE BENZI IS IMITATING BLACKNESS TO FAST TRACK HER POPULARITY 

Illinois-born rapper Sunshine Benzi is aiming for a Bronx-born sound by using popular Black mannerisms, clothing styles, and musical cadences. 

THE COMMUNITY ISN'T FEELING IT, AND THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME

Previously called out for cultural appropriation, her team’s response to the backlash was to make another video through the same lense; this time holding up a sh*tgun to black women’s backs. 

HOW IS BLACK CULTURE AND TRADITIONAL WHITE RACISM FINDING AN INTERSECTION FOR PERFORMANCE? 

Like many Black literatures and movies have shown, Black culture is disgraced, yet envied. Modern day discrimination requires them to acquire Black validation while simultaneously insulting the Black community and experience