<p>In an interview with <a href=”https://www.thefader.com/2018/08/06/burna-boy-ye-video-premiere” target=”_blank”>Fader</a>, Burna Boy spoke of the music video for the song by saying, “Ye is a song that essentially shows the unrelenting nature of Nigerians (where I’m from). We thrive despite the leadership and circumstances … ‘I can’t come and kill myself’ is an expression that means, you can’t dwell on things that aren’t working out or looking good, you only have one life after all.”</p><p><div class=”preroll-video”></div><ora-player></ora-player></p><p>With that context, understanding the connection between the protesters dancing and the afro-fusion track makes for an incredibly powerful visual. The incident speaks to the recent influx of people protesting police brutality and racial injustices worldwide, after the death of <strong>George Floyd</strong>, an unarmed Black man. While the incident took place in the United States of America, societies and communities from all over the world are finding parallels within their own justice systems and are finding power in numbers. </p><p>Check out the video below.</p><iframe width=”100%” height=”150″ scrolling=”no” class=”rm-shortcode twitter-embed-1270195910006444033″ id=”twitter-embed-1270195910006444033″ type=”lazy-iframe” data-runner-src=”/res/community/twitter_embed/?iframe_id=twitter-embed-1270195910006444033&created_ts=1591673278.0&screen_name=OseiAmuah&text=This+should+just+tell+you+that+%40burnaboy+is+not+a+joke+ting%E2%9C%8A+https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2FG01A9ET9y6&id=1270195910006444033&name=malvin2x” frameborder=”0″ data-rm-shortcode-id=”c162fb6146e60792ee7aa6607d9399b8″></iframe><p><br></p> <p class=”shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube”> <span style=”display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;” class=”rm-shortcode” data-rm-shortcode-id=”8069255b36d59da7c779a6538b35b1b7″><iframe type=”lazy-iframe” data-runner-src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/1c_lqMaQt8k?rel=0″ width=”100%” height=”auto” frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no” style=”position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;”></iframe></span> <small class=”image-media media-caption” placeholder=”Add Photo Caption…”>UK protestors vibing to YE by Burna Boy – Black Lives Matter</small> <small class=”image-media media-photo-credit” placeholder=”Add Photo Credit…”> <a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c_lqMaQt8k” target=”_blank”>www.youtube.com</a> </small> </p> <p><div class=”dfp_atf-slot” data-not-loaded=”true”></div><script type=”text/javascript”> checkdfpScripts(); </script></p>
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