The Black South, especially the rural areas, are crucial to understanding the region’s — and the country’s — political history. Markey winning on September 1 hinges on continued momentum and volunteers, Rush says. On the topic of toxic masculinity, Jidenna has been one of the most outspoken male hip-hop artists while sharing shortcomings. On the track “Sou Sou,” named after a savings club popular in African and Caribbean communities, he raps about the communal establishment as a metaphor for chakras and equal exchange of pleasure in sex and relationships over a sensual sashaying beat. He didn’t always have this view of intimacy. Quite a bickering session broke out among several candidates onstage when Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) roasted Biden.