Detroit Youth Choir 'glory' - Featuring Indigoyaj - Lyrics -
"Something must be done as soon as possible / and if we come together we're unstoppable".
IndigoYaj, a rapper and alumnus of the choir, provides the song’s contemporary edge. Her role was to "speak our truth as youth," bridging the gap between the historical civil rights struggle depicted in Selma and the modern Black Lives Matter movement. Detroit Youth Choir 'Glory' - featuring IndigoYaj - lyrics
The Detroit Youth Choir’s (DYC) reimagined version of —the Oscar-winning anthem from the film Selma —is more than a cover; it is a localized, urgent call for justice released in the summer of 2020. Featuring IndigoYaj (Jayla Smalls), a former DYC member, the track was created to give Detroit’s youth a platform to process the dual traumas of systemic racism and the COVID-19 pandemic. 🎤 The Feature: IndigoYaj "Something must be done as soon as possible
"Now the war is not over / Victory isn't won / We'll fight on to the finish". The Detroit Youth Choir’s (DYC) reimagined version of
A special edition was later released featuring rapper Kid Jay (Jason O'Banner Jr.), who won a Stellar Award for his work on the track.