Philanthropy has emerged as one of the most prominent use cases for NFTs during the past year. We’ve seen NFT programmes collect money to support individuals in war-torn Ukraine and NFT projects targeted at improving health outcomes for a variety of populations, for example. NFTs have been used by a variety of artists, brands, DAOs, and others to aid individuals in need and support causes they believe in.

Salem Ilese has become one of the latest people to employ NFTs for a humanitarian purpose in her first venture into the crypto realm.

Ilese and Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova revealed in an exclusive interview with nft now that they are collaborating on a music NFT drop, with 100% of the sales going to the Center for Reproductive Rights. Sad Alex, 30, and July, both TikTockers, will appear in the NFT project.

Defending what you believe in

The Center for Reproductive Rights is a global legal advocacy group dedicated to ensuring that reproductive rights are “protected in law as fundamental human rights.” Tolokonnikova and Ilese told nft today in an exclusive interview that they decided to start the initiative in response to the ongoing assault on reproductive rights in the United States.

“The fight for abortion rights is a cause near and dear to my heart. “I’ve been trying to find out how I can best serve the cause, which has been particularly difficult because starting a fight with the Supreme Court makes it easy to feel impotent,” Ilese said. In light of recent events, Tolokonnikova stated that she felt she had no choice but to act. “No one can be a passive observer. You’re aiding the wicked if you stay silent when reproductive rights are threatened, she said.

Ilese has essentially become an antihero in the NFT space. The young musician hit a perfect spot with her recent song “Crypto Boy,” which uses the kind of self-deprecating comedy that the crypto industry thrives on. Her song, which highlights the modern-day crypto-various bro’s “quirks,” portrays a funny caricature of NFT traders that balances between satirical inside joke and outright roast.

“Despite the fact that it mocks certain ‘crypto dude’ types, the community embraced it instantly!” “I was instantly inundated with requests to release the music as an NFT, so I tried to think of a method to enter the space while still doing good,” Ilese explained.