Watch Rep. Ayanna Pressley Quote Glorilla’s ‘TGIF’ in Climate Change Speech
Glorilla‘s scorching summer anthem “TGIF” has inspired a much more serious discussion about climate change, courtesy of a prominent Democratic lawmaker.
During the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing last Wednesday (July 10), U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley gave a speech about the impact of urban heat islands on lower-income communities. “You know the kids say, ‘It’s 7 p.m. Friday, 95 degrees,'” she said, quoting GloRilla’s track. “And that’s because the climate crisis is here, and it is real,” she started. “Climate change isn’t an abstract problem for people of a far away future to solve. No one knows that better than our youth.”
Glorilla shared Pop Crave’s video snippet of Congresswoman Pressley’s speech on X (formerly known as Twitter) Friday (July 19) and wrote her famous ad-lib from the song, “Ayyyyeeeeee.”
“TGIF” has reached No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 7 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. It also inspired Fox Weather channel meteorologist Nick Kosir’s weather forecast and Rihanna‘s hilarious video (that has been recreated all over the internet) of her rapping and dancing along to it with her partner A$AP Rocky.
RiRi later slid into Glo’s DMs to ask her a “wild hypothetical” question: “When the album drop?” While fans desperately wait for Glo’s debut album to arrive, she released two other singles this year — “Yeah Glo!” and “Wanna Be” with Megan Thee Stallion (and Cardi B on the remix) — which reached No. 28 and No. 11 on the Hot 100, respectfully.
Watch a snippet of Rep. Pressley’s speech below.
Heran Mamo
Billboard
