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The Earth Saved Me

Meet Hila the Killa, Bushwick’s self-styled 'eco-rapper'

By Duncan Ballantine

June 28, 2022 · 4 min read

Rapper Hila the Killa
Arts & Culture

The Earth Saved Me

Meet Hila the Killa, Bushwick’s self-styled 'eco-rapper'

Duncan Ballantine
· 4 min read
The Earth Saved Me

“Y’all want to do some dirty talk?” asked a woman dressed-up as the Earth. It was a bright, hot Sunday morning and a crowd had gathered on the sidewalk outside of Ornithology Jazz Club and eyes were fixed on a larger-than-life figure costumed as the third planet from the sun.

“We’re a bunch of dirty New Yorkers who like to pick up trash and clean the city, right? But right now we just want to get dirty, and…

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