{"id":739,"date":"2025-03-03T13:49:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T14:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nichesitetool.com\/?p=739"},"modified":"2025-03-18T06:43:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T06:43:20","slug":"billy-the-goats-saturday-love-video-stars-lola-gorgeous-gucci","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/03\/billy-the-goats-saturday-love-video-stars-lola-gorgeous-gucci\/","title":{"rendered":"Billy The GOAT&#039;s &#039;Saturday Love&#039; Video Stars Lola Gorgeous Gucci"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"https:\/\/assets.rebelmouse.io\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy81NjYyNTI3OC9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTgwMzg1OTU4Nn0.eo58qsbMocW7N40rUeycyfD4BpfyA0C8JfX6RwD40IM\/img.jpg?width=1457&amp;height=1822&amp;coordinates=0%2C0%2C0%2C0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theofficialbillygoat\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Billy The GOAT<\/u><\/a> is celebrating love in all forms with his latest release, <a href=\"https:\/\/distrokid.com\/hyperfollow\/billythegoat2\/saturday-love\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>\u201cSaturday Love.\u201d<\/u><\/a> On it, the queer DC emcee samples Cherrelle and Alexander O&#8217;Neal\u2019s 1985 hit of the same name, which makes for a nostalgic foundation for him to freestyle on. \u201cIf loving you is wrong, then I don\u2019t want to be right,\u201d Billy raps, gliding effortlessly over a Young Yanabu-produced beat which he says recreates \u201cthat same feel good vibe\u201d of the original decades later. <\/p>\n<p>The accompanying music video continues Billy\u2019s mission of amplifying LGBTQ+ voices and features Legendary Overall Mother <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/realestlola\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Lola Gorgeous Gucci<\/u><\/a> as its leading lady. \u201cThe trans community has always been at the forefront of culture, beauty and movement, and they deserve their flowers,\u201d Billy says, celebrating Lola\u2019s Legendary status in the ballroom community and beyond. \u201cIt was an honor to have her bring this vision to life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watch Billy The GOAT\u2019s \u201cSaturday Love\u201d video, below, and read what he\u2019s planning next.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"rm-shortcode\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"a91cf40ba76ab13fd5284bf31ccfe05e\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%\"><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Billy The GOAT - Saturday Love (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VLyR2kRFfGU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>How did you decide to sample 1985&#8217;s &#8220;Saturday Love&#8221; for this? What&#8217;s the personal significance?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I was in the recording studio checking out beats, not looking for anything specific, and I found this instrumental titled \u201cSaturday Love\u201d produced by Young Yanabu. The sample immediately resonated with me. I\u2019ve always loved the original song by Cherrelle and Alexander O\u2019Neal. It was one of those songs my dad played around the house when I was growing up. For me, the sample is nostalgic and takes me back to my childhood. Listening to the instrumental made me feel good and before I knew it, the lyrics just started to come to me. I laid them down as a freestyle. I was just vibing and it was really organic. After hearing it back, I looked at my engineer and we were both like, \u201cI think we have something here.\u201d I ultimately want to recreate that same feel good vibe 40 years later.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How did you get connected to Lola Gorgeous Gucci?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll never forget when I attended the Lanvin Ball a few years ago. The category was Face and I had never seen or heard of Lola before. When she stepped onto that ballroom floor in that all-black ensemble and that nasty short black haircut, my jaw dropped. She was so undeniably beautiful. There was a moment after one of her battles where the competitor was bitter, and attempted to shade her and Lola retaliated by giving the most sickening death stare you\u2019ve ever seen. It was in that moment I knew someday I had to connect with this woman in some way.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><img alt=\"\" class=\"rm-shortcode\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"edafec8d4137e1c72441d1d58e080f9c\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" id=\"3f953\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img-14.png\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Why was it important for you to include her in the video?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As I was thinking about my vision for this music video, I wanted it to look like a COVERGIRL beauty ad campaign. Representation is key to me as a gay rapper. It was a no-brainer that if I was going to have a video vixen she had to be trans. In the beginning phases, my team and I had a few names of a few different girls from the scene like Kamiyah (Kitten Gunz), Gia Love, Barbie Balenciaga, Asia Allure and Sade Alpha Omega \u2013 all girls I find to be absolutely beautiful. I was going to go with one of these girls and then it dawned on me, <em><em>Wait, Lola&#8230; You forgot about Lola!<\/em><\/em> In my head I saw someone who has confidence, beauty, radiance, sexiness and mystique. I saw someone that has deep roots in the community and who could really sell what I was trying to bring across in this visual. It could only be her. Not only was she excited to do it, but she said that it was always a dream of hers to be the star of a music video. <\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the larger message about love that this release says?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We all are deserving of it. No matter who you are, no matter who you love and no matter what day of the week. Music is a universal love language that we\u2019re all fluent in. Love is something that every single one of us deserves to have and give in whatever way we see fit.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><img alt=\"\" class=\"rm-shortcode\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"cede5e51565df264d647f42e95472730\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" id=\"32d62\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img-15.png\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Why is it important to uplift trans women in this way?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s political climate we have a president and administration that has blatantly made it their mission to target the LGBTQ+ community \u2013 specifically the transgender community \u2013 by rolling back our civil rights. Transgender women are being moved into men\u2019s prisons. They\u2019re opening the door to ban transgender service members. I know a lot of trans women that are living day-to-day in fear for their lives and for their futures.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s my responsibility as an artist to provide a space for our transgender brothers and sisters to be celebrated. I will do that every opportunity I get. \u201cSaturday Love\u201d is my way of letting the world know transgender people aren\u2019t going anywhere. It&#8217;s my salute to the trans community to let them know I see you and I\u2019m going to fight for you. Trans is beautiful. <\/p>\n<p><strong>How is this release a taste of what&#8217;s to come in 2025?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m elated about 2025. I\u2019ll be performing and putting out more music over the next few months. I promise to continue to give you nothing but good fucking music as my authentic self. Queer artists are on the brink of something groundbreaking. I feel a shift coming in the music industry. My team and I have been putting in an immense amount of effort to ensure we deliver quality work that our community can be proud of, and I am counting down to the release of my EP on May 23.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8216;Saturday Love&#8217; is my way of letting the world know transgender people aren\u2019t going anywhere.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><em>Photos courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theofficialbillygoat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Billy The GOAT<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-justify mb-2\" >Billy The GOAT is celebrating love in all forms with his latest release, \u201cSaturday Love.\u201d On it, the queer DC emcee samples Cherrelle and Alexander O&#8217;Neal\u2019s 1985 hit of the same name, which makes for a nostalgic foundation for him to freestyle on. \u201cIf loving [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":741,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/739"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=739"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/739\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":746,"href":"https:\/\/nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/739\/revisions\/746"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}