June Arc flips the script with “HACKYSACK” a queer anthem that won’t be silenced
Hip hop has always been about speaking truth to power. Brooklyn’s June Arc is taking that ethos and cranking it past eleven on their bold new single HACKYSACK, released August 8, 2025. This isn’t just music—it’s a declaration. A queer anthem built to demand inclusion in a culture that too often sidelines voices outside the norm.
The Heart of HACKYSACK
“HACKYSACK” is unapologetically queer. It’s a bisexual anthem that refuses to conform to the safe, polished images so often forced on marginalized artists. June Arc doesn’t shy away—they attack the false narratives with affirming lyrics delivered in raw, unfiltered energy.
As June Arc says:
“Queerness in popular culture is often showcased very one dimensionally. This song gives a voice to the less represented queers whose gender, sexuality, and presentation doesn’t fit the standard often accepted ideal.”
What you get is both celebratory and confrontational—a song that’s joyful, yet rough around the edges. No sanitization. No compromise.
Rewriting Traditions
The track comes paired with an interlude bluntly titled “fuck you (katy perry) (interlude)”, a deliberate nod to hip hop’s sex-skit legacy. Historically, skits like these (think The Notorious B.I.G. on Ready to Die) often leaned into misogyny, homophobia, and caricatured intimacy. June Arc flips that tradition inside out.
Here, queer intimacy is spoken, shown, and felt on equal ground: honest, safe, vulnerable. June Arc calls it “the first of its kind on a rap record” where intimacy among queer folks isn’t exoticized—but normalized.
The Sound: Clash and Comfort
From the first beat, “HACKYSACK” hits with intensity. It’s fierce, charismatic—but also has moments of calm, softness, a pull-in. That tension between confrontation and solace keeps you in your seat.
Comparisons are inevitable—but June Arc holds their own: raw like Hopsin, narrative-rich like NF, yet entirely personal. The listener isn’t just watching a show—they’re invited in.
Who Is June Arc
Based in Brooklyn, June Arc is more than a rapper. Singer, songwriter, producer, percussionist—they wear all hats. Their work pulls in textures from many places, always aiming toward vulnerability and truth.
They also lead the future-pop band June Arc. Their debut album List of Things That Move dropped the same day as “HACKYSACK.” That dual release says something: music isn’t just about singles or albums—it’s about the total story.
Why This Moves Us
Hip hop’s boundaries are stretching. What once prized rigid codes of masculinity is being challenged with urgency. Artists like June Arc aren’t just dropping tracks—they’re expanding the map of what it means to be hip hop, queer, human.
“HACKYSACK” is more than identity work. It’s about honesty. Intimacy. Smashing the walls that box voices in. June Arc’s mission: for hip hop to grow, to be inclusive, expressive, fearless—and to keep changing the world.
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That’s the mission. That’s the movement. And HACKYSACK is its soundtrack.
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