The Iconoclastic DIY artist Zheani is back with her newest single and video for "LULU" dropping August 30th on her imprint 8GANG. The new song is a melodic trap, pop song based on positive affirmation and escapism.
"LULU," is titled after a fictional character who refuses to allow negativity to drag her down despite feeling lonely and isolated. Zheani comments, "The track is empowering, encouraging listeners to look inside themselves and discover their hidden magic." In LULU Zheani shouts out some of her muses or "spirit animals" as she refers to them. The lyric's "Abramovic yah, but I'm a rap witch Biddy got some magick" make direct reference to Marina Abramovic. Zheani comments "Marina is the most influential performance artist of our time." Similarities can be drawn between Marina's 2016 situation and Zheani's current public drama with Die Antwoord. Abramovic was labeled a "Satanist" and other sexually derogative slurs due to her patrons being subjects of the "pizzagate" conspiracy. The debunked conspiracy theories and accusations against Abramovic resulted from Wikileaks publishing leaked DNC emails around the 2016 Presidential Elections. Much like Abramovic, Zheani was herself slanderously labeled a "Satanic Prostitute" earlier this year among other allegations that have been since debunked. Zheani states that she "draws strength and clarity from seeing how such horrible slander and conspiracies were not able to harm Marina's career and trajectory."Videos