Updated version of Back That Thang Up aims to increase vaccination in Black community
The New Orleans
Rapper Juvenile’s biggest hit record, Back That Thang Up, might have been released 21 years ago, but the classic song is now enjoying a new life as a reworked, pro-vaccine paean that could prove to be a stroke of genius in the battle against Covid-19 in the Black community.
On 6 July, the
YouTube channel for BLK, a dating app created for Black singles, released the video for Vax That Thang Up, which finds the former Lil Wayne collaborator giving new lyrics to his original summertime dance anthem.