Belgian artist Coely did reveal the music video for her song “Fruit Of Bantu”. The hip hop track features Shaka Shams and is one of the tracks on her new album, Alive, which dropped back in March.

“Fruit Of Bantu” is blunt and powerful.

Coely shares, “‘Fruit of Bantu’ was one of the hardest songs to write because it is hella personal. It took me a while to write this song, without letting the hurt that comes with it take over. Being black means that you always carry a load of bad experiences with you, going from what our ancestors have been through and the stories we were told while growing up, to all of the difficulties and negative experiences we went through ourselves. I did not want the pain to take over in this song. I wanted to highlight my strength, positivity, and pride. Talking about this will always come off as a bit provocative, but that’s in the ear of the beholder. At the end of the day, I am unapologetically black and very proud of it. I invited Shaka on this track and shot a video with some dear friends of mine because even though we’re all different, we go through a lot of similar struggles and we all need an anthem like this to step to. The song talks about family, body image, searching for identity and a way to belong, etc… Creating this song went along with long conversations, it was in many ways therapeutic and I’m happy about that, we all need ways to heal.”

Watch the “Fruit Of Bantu” video and stream the whole album below via Spotify. Remember you can connect with Coely on Instagram.