In “Amandla,” Steve Lacy uses the word as a chant for — particularly as a young Black queer artist.
No modern article on a fan-favorite pairing is complete without astrology. Steve Lacy is a Gemini (born May 23, 1998). Amandla Stenberg is a Gemini-adjacent Scorpio rising? Actually, Amandla is a Scorpio (born November 23, 1998). Wait, correction: Steve was born in May, Amandla in November. They are opposite signs. amandla steve lacy
Rumors swirled that Lacy had produced a track tentatively titled "Boba Girl" for Stenberg. The snippets revealed a signature Lacy bounce—fluttery guitar plucks over a 9th chord, with Stenberg’s voice gliding over the top in a hushed tone. In “Amandla,” Steve Lacy uses the word as