Rapper Releases All-star Environmental Anthem, Climate Change Info

Rolling Stone shared rapper Lil Dicky’s video for “Earth” on April 19, just three days before Earth Day.

Waste360 Staff, Staff

April 22, 2019

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Rapper Lil Dicky has been creating one of the biggest all-star charity records over the past few years, and now he is sharing it with the world.

Rolling Stone shared the video for “Earth” on April 19, just three days before Earth Day. The song is about the desperate need to save the environment before it’s too late. It was produced by Benny Blanco and Cashmere and features the rapper alongside Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Halsey, Zac Brown, Brendon Urie, Hailee Steinfeld, Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg, Leonardo DiCaprio, among many more artists.

Most of the stars appear as cartoon animals in the animated “Earth” video, and Lil Dicky also launched a website to give fans more information about climate change and ways to help.

Rolling Stone has more information:

For the past three years, Lil Dicky has quietly been creating one of the biggest all-star charity records since “We Are The World” and he’s finally ready to share it. “Earth,” a song about the desperate need to save the environment before it’s too late, was produced by Benny Blanco and Cashmere and features the rapper alongside Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Halsey, Zac Brown, Brendon Urie, Hailee Steinfeld, Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg, Kevin Hart, Adam Levine, Shawn Mendes, Charlie Puth, Sia, Miley Cyrus, Lil Jon, Rita Ora, Miguel, Katy Perry, Lil Yachty, Ed Sheeran, Meghan Trainor, Joel Embiid, Tory Lanez, John Legend, Bad Bunny, Psy, Kris Wu, Backstreet Boys and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Most of the guest stars appears as cartoon animals in the animated “Earth” video, which is destined to rack up historic numbers on YouTube. Lil Dicky also launched a website to give fans more information about climate change and ways to help. The rapper called up Rolling Stone before its release to chat about the origins of the song, how he roped in so many A-listers, his fruitless pursuit of Kanye West and the status of his upcoming album and TV show.

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