Hit-Boy - New Chains (James Somersett)

After parting with G.O.O.D. Music, Hit-Boy flips his former boss’s song “New Slaves” into “New

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After parting with G.O.O.D. Music, Hit-Boy flips his former boss’s song “New Slaves” into “New Chains.” Only a slight derivation from the original, the beatmaker/emcee conveys his own enslavement in a way that homages Kanye West. Hit-Boy references Sommersett’s Case, which is largely regarded as the ruling that forbid slavery in England, to illustrate his point.

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