Audio: Lil’ B Releases AIDS Awareness Song Called ‘I Got AIDS’

Twitter-loving rapper Lil’ B wants you to know that he cares about the issues of our day. He cares about gay people, so he called his last album “I’m Gay (I’m Happy).” That showed those homophobes a thing or two. He also cares very much about people with and/or at risk for AIDS, so now he has put out a song called “I Got AID (AIDS Awareness Song),” that is about, you guessed it, getting AIDS and being sad about it. See, all you need to do to show solidarity with a marginalized group is say that you are a member of it (but not really). I had no idea it was so easy!

In all seriousness, though, H.I.V./AIDS is an issue that still affects urban communities in disproportionate amounts, so it’s good that someone with Lil’ B’s level of influence is trying to spread awareness, however ham-fisted his attempts might be. I’m not sure I like how he portrays the women who might have given the song’s protagonist AIDS, but his heart seems to be in the right place. Just because it’s not the nineties anymore and it’s no longer in vogue to talk about H.I.V./AIDS in pop culture doesn’t mean it’s gone away.

B also posted a message asking people to film themselves getting tested and send the the footage to him, which I can only assume he will use to make one super-aware music video. Personally, I’m not sure I would want such sensitive medical information on the Internet for everyone to see, but the younger generation doesn’t care about that anymore, do they?

Stay safe, kids.

(Via Popdust)