Rachel Chinouriri and Cat Burns tackle “the injustice black and POC people feel with identity ” on new single ‘Even’
nme.comRachel Chinouriri has teamed up with Cat Burns on their new single ‘Even’ – calling out the double standards they’ve experienced within the industry.The two met while studying at the BRIT School in London and have remained friends.
Now, Chinouriri and Burns took the time to create a track in which they question their personal experiences with the additional obstacles both artists have encountered while navigating their careers as young British Black women.“We talk the same, dress for fame / Why does no one else believe in / Us the same?
Never change / Guess they never played us even,” Chinouriri sings detailing the struggle of doing the same as her counterparts but not getting treated as an equal.On a later verse, Burns sings: “Wish I didn’t have to climb twice as high / For them to see me, isn’t it crazy / That if I raise my voice or speak my mind / That I risk everything being taken from me?” describing the double standard that she has dealt with while trying to push her career forward.
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