Walela formerly went by the moniker KiNG in 2016-2017. Click title for full interview:
the powerful young poet harnessing words for a revolution
KiNG, featured in the Gurls Talk film series, speaks on Beyonce, why her art has to be political and what liberation really means. i-D first met KiNG through the Gurls Talk film series, for which she delivered her potent words with Unapologetically Slaying - A Response Poem to Beyonce's Lemonade. In celebration of International Women's Day, we're sharing her incisive incantation in its full glory. We spoke to the poet and activist about facing the contradictions in an idol, how art functions as a tool for dismantling oppression and how poetry helped her to heal from sexual violence.