"Shut Up" by KC Ortiz (official video + interview)
Successfully blending humility, queerness, and religion within a world obsessed with selfie-lighting and condemnation isn’t an easy feat, but transgender rapper KC Ortiz manages to do so effortlessly in her debut video for “Shut Up”, off her latest album Church Tapes. Directed by Vincent Martell of VAM, KC starts her confession with an homage to Chicago nightlife, shouting out two industry friends well-respected in Boystown (Chicago's gay district). Drenched in imagery of pre