Angel Haze takes on Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ hit, “Same Love,” to share her experiences with sexuality.
“Hi mom, I’m really scared right now, but, I have to,” the New York rapper begins. “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/ She said, ‘You’ll burn in hell or probably die of AIDS.”
Haze continues to rap on the struggle for equality, closing the seven-minute song by saying that she won’t be labeled: “No, I’m not gay/ No, I’m not straight/ And I sure as hell am not bisexual/ Damn it, I am who I am when I am it.”
Check out the track below:
A day before, Angel Haze took to Twitter to express hesitance of releasing the remix. With the support of her fans, she went ahead and shared the song via Soundcloud.
Sorry guys, got a bit inside my head over the weekend. I wanted to put out this Same Love remix but like I freaked out.
— ?Ala$ka Yxxng? (@AngelHaze) October 21, 2013
I’ve been struggling with myself a bit and like, I don’t know. If you guys would like to hear it. I would like for you to.
— ?Ala$ka Yxxng? (@AngelHaze) October 21, 2013
Angel Haze is on a streak. As she preps for her debut album, “Dirty Gold,” Angel Haze has been releasing freestyles as a part of her “30 Gold” series. Within the month of October, she’s rapped over Kanye West’s “Black Skinhead,” Jay Z’s “Tom Ford,” Drake’s “Worst Behaviour,” Kendrick Lamar’s “Backseat Freestyle” and A$AP Ferg’s “Shabba.”