Chika is a young rap artist who is based in the United States but has ties to her Nigerian Roots. In this song, you can clearly see the influence of both her Nigerian roots and just American rap flow. She represents her American culture because for one she raps in all English and is speaking on relatable topics that anyone of any culture can relate to. She also had an American artist, Freddy Gibbs, to feature on this song. Adding Freddy Gibbs makes the song more enjoyable for any individual. To be very fair if I had not done my research on the artist and learned that she was Nigerian I would have thought that this is just a regular rap song from a regular American artist. I only was able to connect the video to the artist after doing the research on her. This was a very beautiful music video. It was the music video that was really able to hint at her cultural background. We were able to see that she was at least from Africa after the opening scene of the video. In that opening scene, you see men in women in their African beads. After that scene you finally see the artist, Chika, enter. Chicka entered the scene in her own traditional garments called a wrappa and head scarf. You were also able to see that her hair was done in a specific way. Not any hairstyle that would be accepted in the United States. This was more of a cultural hairstyle that would have been more accepted back home in Nigeria. When it comes to the song. I really liked that Chika was able to create and tell a story that has meaning but was also able to tell that story through her own culture. In my own eyes, the message she was relaying had nothing to do with her Nigerian roots. But the visuals made it work and I truly enjoyed it.
