When Riz Ahmed isn’t starring in movies like Venom, Nightcrawler, and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, he is crafting progressive, politically-forward music as Riz MC. Though he’s worked extensively with Heems as Swet Shop Boys, Riz goes solo on “Mogambo,” his new Redinho-produced song about the oppression of people of color. The track shares a title with the antagonist of the popular 1987 Indian movie, Mr. India, and is intended to be an anthem for anyone who feels undervalued or unwanted.

“I think a lot of us grow up with self-hate, a lot of us that don’t conform to the cookie cutter, Ken and Barbie kind of mold that we grew up watching,” Riz MC tells Genius. “It’s about flipping that on its head and saying, you know what, so many of us kids of color grew up secretly wanting to be white. I’m here to try and tip the scales until that flows both ways.”

Riz MC recently sat down with Genius for the latest episode of Verified and broke down his track. Watch him go line-for-line with “Mogambo” in the video above, and check out past episodes, too.