If there's anything that will help increase vaccination rates, it's definitely Louisiana rapper Juvenile remixing his infamous "Back That Thang Up."
The rapper, alongside Mannie Fresh and Mia X, teamed up to roll out a remix to the classic negro spiritual, encouraging people to "vax that thang up," Jezebel reported.
“Girl you look good once you vax that thang up/You a handsome young brother once you vax that thang up/Dating in real life, you need to vax that thang up/Feeling freaky all night, you need to vax that thang up,” the lyrics state.
The song was released on YouTube on Tuesday with an accompanying music video with Juvenile in his element with plenty of candy-painted cars and endless twerking.
In the video, Juvenile can also be seen making it rain with vaccine cards.
Some fans took to Twitter to declare the song as a bop.
When “Vax That Thang Up” by Juvenile comes on in the club. pic.twitter.com/HU5S0DD9IA
— NUFF (@nuffsaidny) July 7, 2021
My day is made. It is not gonna get better than Juvenile rapping “Vax That Thang Up,” and Mannie Fresh dancing in front of eggplant emojis. I’m going to bed so I can dream on this high I’m feeling right now.
— Hal H. Harris (@Established1865) July 7, 2021
But others weren't too quick to certify the song as the next summer jam.
Juvenile remixed back that thang up to "Vax that thang up" & now Im mad pic.twitter.com/k8iVQwhNbw
— Champagne Cola (@IaintMario) July 7, 2021
I wonder what 1999 Juvenile would have to say about this ???? pic.twitter.com/TYWYtzMZ7W
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) July 7, 2021
Is that Mia X with Juvenile & Mannie Fresh??? pic.twitter.com/3PXyKFMd3V
— Brooklyn (@BrooklynBoyB) July 7, 2021
Although the song's lyrics encourage people to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the music video doubles as a promo for BLK Dating, a dating app for Black singles.
According to the description of the song on YouTube, "dating is better in all the ways once you're vaccinated." That message was emphasized with a person in the music video wearing a shirt that read "no vaxing, no vucking."
Juvenile said he was inspired to do the song because "we don't know what we're facing right now but we really do all need to be vaccinated so we can continue to do our thing and survive," according to Rolling Stone.
“I just wanted to do something positive for my people and to stand in the front to show that I’m willing to sacrifice my life not just for me but also for my family," he said.
The song is also the first time artists from the music labels Cash Money Record and No Limit Records have officially collaborated.
According to BLK Dating, Black adults under 40 are most likely to contract the virus and the community's distrust of healthcare officials, accessibility and misinformation have served as barriers for increasing vaccination rates.
