Lil Nas X's new music video raises more than $21,000 to combat mass incarceration in just hours
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Lil Nas X's latest music video features him dancing naked and breaking out of prison after being jailed for his controversial "Satan" Nike shoes. In just the first day the video has been live, it's taken social media by storm — and raised more than $21,000 to fight mass incarceration.
The video for his new song "Industry Baby," uploaded to YouTube, has a donation box directly underneath for non-profit organization The Bail Project. As of early Friday afternoon, it had acquired nearly 6 million views, and has raised more than $21,000. "Music is the way I fight for liberation. But true freedom requires change in how the criminal justice system works, starting with cash bail," Lil Nas X says in the donation box. "I know the pain that incarceration brings to a family, and I know the disproportionate impact that cash bail has on Black Americans. There are so many stories that call on us to take action, and I invite you to join me in this important civil right issue."More Related News