Chika (oranicuhh) plots out her career, from releasing covers to becoming one of the prominent rising stars in the rap game
, now usually layered over existing songs, in order to keep her creative juices flowing. But within three months of taking on music full time, the rapper suddenly saw that her clips were starting to go viral, getting her the attention she needed to propel her forward.," her remake of Ed Sheeran's"Shape of You," where Chika used the repeating strains of Sheeran's hit song to send out a battle cry to the LGBTQ community during Pride Month 2017.
The moment was significant for Chika — the star had never hidden her queer identity from friends, family or fans. She never felt a need to"come out" to those around her, but regularly rapped about the women she used to date. Even still, she says that"Proud" felt like an important moment for her to make a statement.proud, but it was just one of those things where I didn't think it was a big deal.
Today, though, the rapper still struggles with those who are quick to label her as a queer rapper."When straight people put out music and love songs, then they are just love songs. If I put out a love song, it's like, 'A queer love song! Oh my god!'" she says."You don't have to ignore someone's sexuality or someone's nature, it's just a thing that is. I don't dislike it because of the label itself, I dislike it because it makes no difference.
Less than a year after seeing"Proud" go viral, the star released what was then her most successful verse yet — in April of 2018, Chika postedcaptioned"A letter to Kanye Omari West. Over his own beat." In the video, as the instrumental to"Jesus Walks" played, Chika went after West's continued support of Donald Trump, spitting"Your music has been wack, and your views are moving back, to a day that trigger n---as because we still hear that whip crack.
Looking back, Chika says the moment was a little ironic, as just a few days earlier she had begun garnering viral attention for
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