Wonderland Summer 2023 Issue
Covering our Summer 2023 issue, The Little Mermaid‘s lead light talks to her co-star about the journey to the big screen.
“What impacts me the most is when I see the reactions of the babies – that’s what makes me cry. And even thinking about it makes me cry, because I think back to when I was younger and if I were to have that [representation] what that would have done for me and changed for me. [Holds back tears] In terms of my confidence and my self worth it means so much to be able to see someone who looks like you in these huge roles. For a lot of people who’ve had that [representation] all their lives, it seems normal. But for us, it is monumental.”
The year’s most anticipated collaborative duo cover our Summer 2023 issue talking the origins of their friendship, and proving just how good they are on their self-titled debut.The year’s most anticipated collaborative duo cover our Summer 2023 issue talking the origins of their friendship, and proving just how good they are on their self-titled debut.
“As an artist, you deal with criticism. Someone might have something to say about Kay, or about me. We’re not Beyoncé or Drake, we don’t have every fan in the world. We’ve got to prove just how fucking good we are. I wanted to out-rap every rapper with this album. I just wanted to prove to people that this is the one, it’s that shit.”