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Zayn Malik Tackles Racism He Faced During One Direction Days in New Song Snippet

Zayn Malik teased a new song, ostensibly called 'Fuchsia Sea,' in which he appeared to discuss the racism he faced during his One Direction days.

Malik shared a snippet of the song on Instagram over the weekend, promising the full track would be “coming soon.” Following the mix of soft rock, soul, and country on his 2024 album, Room Under the Stairs, the “Fuchsia Sea” clip finds Zayn pivoting to pensive hip-hop, as he rhymes casually over a punchy piano beat. While Zayn covers a lot of ground in the clip that he shared, the line that jumps out most comes near the end of the first verse, and seems to be a very specific nod to his time in One Direction. The son of a Pakistani Muslim father and an English mother of Irish descent, Zayn has spoken before about facing racism and bigotry, especially when he was growing up in Bradford, England.

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