Kathleen Hanna and her husband Ad-Rock have covered DJ Snake and Justin Bieber's "Let Me Love You" for Contra-ICE Vol. 1: ICE Out, a benefit compilation set for digital and physical release on October 2. The album features performers including Jello Biafra, Fred Armisen, Fishbone, and Ozomatli, among dozens of others.
The Hanna and Ad-Rock version features Money Mark, longtime Beastie Boys touring musician Fredo Ortiz, and Frank Figueroa, with production by Mario Caldato Jr., who produced the Beastie Boys. The compilation was organized by Build Art Make Change, a nonprofit organization, and proceeds will directly fund the National Day Laborer Organizing Network and Unión del Barrio.
"It's not often you get to play music with your favorite people while working with a grassroots organization like Contra-ICE," Hanna said in a statement, calling the organization's work against fascism and white supremacy something "none of us can afford to ignore."
Dali Colorado, founder of Build Art Make Change and also a DJ, said the album "is a cultural infrastructure built to support frontline organizations, amplify immigrant voices, and mobilize creatives who believe that love is not passive; it's organized." Colorado noted that he approached the project as a curator, "carefully crafting a listening experience that unfolds as a journey."
