The video is very powerful. He likened the caricatures of blackness that is prevalent in mainstream media to black face– emphasizing how both distort and misrepresent black communities, as well as how white supremacy has mediated this misrepresentation. It didn’t just focus on black women respecting themselve, but black people becoming aware of they are being used and abused by mainstream media. The tears and the hesitant allegiance to mainstream media that the man and woman in black face portrayed showed how complicated our relationship is with mainstream media.
I liked the message but the song didn’t really flow for me. The video
was great though. I appreciated the reference to blackface…. We truly are making a mockery of ourselves with some of these antics that we display on TV for the world to see.
Well since yall love him so much, I hop yall support this brother since Spin Mag is taking a crap on this song calling it “half-baked conscious hip hop”. & that he’s just trying to get attention. They’re casting doubt on this man’s credibility as a conscious person. Pls go on twitter, support him & diss Spin Mag & let them know how you feel!!!
I really appreciate hip hop artists like him who aren’t afraid to speak intelligently and stand against the sexist norm. It actually shows more self assurance, power, and masculinity than the rappers who try to shove it down our faces by disrespecting women. I’ve also started listening to Kendrick Lamar who seems to be of the same ilk (not 100% sure..). I stopped listening to hip hop about a year ago and now I’m trying to slowly reintroduce artists like this into my current indie/alternative/90s rnb bubble..but its hard to find. I love the feature and it would be cool if Clutch could feature similar artists in the future.
The video is very powerful. He likened the caricatures of blackness that is prevalent in mainstream media to black face– emphasizing how both distort and misrepresent black communities, as well as how white supremacy has mediated this misrepresentation. It didn’t just focus on black women respecting themselve, but black people becoming aware of they are being used and abused by mainstream media. The tears and the hesitant allegiance to mainstream media that the man and woman in black face portrayed showed how complicated our relationship is with mainstream media.
I liked the message but the song didn’t really flow for me. The video
was great though. I appreciated the reference to blackface…. We truly are making a mockery of ourselves with some of these antics that we display on TV for the world to see.
Well since yall love him so much, I hop yall support this brother since Spin Mag is taking a crap on this song calling it “half-baked conscious hip hop”. & that he’s just trying to get attention. They’re casting doubt on this man’s credibility as a conscious person. Pls go on twitter, support him & diss Spin Mag & let them know how you feel!!!
I thought hip hop was the root cause of the Black community’s ills
I really appreciate hip hop artists like him who aren’t afraid to speak intelligently and stand against the sexist norm. It actually shows more self assurance, power, and masculinity than the rappers who try to shove it down our faces by disrespecting women. I’ve also started listening to Kendrick Lamar who seems to be of the same ilk (not 100% sure..). I stopped listening to hip hop about a year ago and now I’m trying to slowly reintroduce artists like this into my current indie/alternative/90s rnb bubble..but its hard to find. I love the feature and it would be cool if Clutch could feature similar artists in the future.