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CHIKA

n 2020, rising queer rapper Chika will release her debut project, the EP . While her identity has been centered in most coverage of her work, she’s hoping it’s something the industry can move past it. “I’d like to see more queer artists shine not because they’re queer, but because they’re dope. There’s so many of us,” she insists. “Representation shouldn’t come in the form of labeling oneself and only existing within that world. We are far

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