, she raps: "Call it intuition, but I’m about to change the world, it’s been my only mission,” closing the song with, “I hope this music make you think.” Over the last four years, the 24-year-old rapper has done exactly that: creating music that makes an audience and an industry open their mind.. She went viral in 2017 where she remade Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” into a Pride anthem.
I’m the type of person who sticks with the people who show support early on. When I make connections with people, it’s family at a certain point and with Calvin, it’s like that. If they tap me for something and I'm able to make it happen, it’s giving back to the people who saw the value and potential in me before any commercial success.
You have to do things that are far beyond making merch or including us in campaigns that are meant to show inclusivity that will ultimately just benefit your brand and make money. You have to show up in ways that literally might not ever translate, not like. “Oh look, we have partnered with the gays and the trans people and nonbinary people.” It’s not a thing where you have to perform it. You have to show up in a way that means something and will be long-lasting.