Backlash on these Brownskins

Being a black woman in America is far from easy. Being a dark skinned, black woman, rapper Bianca Bonnie, has released a song titled "Faith in The Brownskins". The song tackles colorism and the discrimination against women with darker complexion. B shows confidence and lets her #BlackGirlMagic shine through her wise lyricism. 

However, the song has caught some backlash. Per usual, when a black person shares an opinion on their struggles, someone has something negative to say. This time, it's other black women chiming in. People are calling Bianca racist, saying "this dark-skin vs light-skin stuff has to stop", saying she's playing up a "who has it worse" sort of thing, and so on. Is this really fair though?

Here's the thing, colorism is real, and it's insane that people don't see it. Darker skinned people, and especially women, are constantly discriminated against. Whether you like to believe it or not, those with lighter skin are definitely treated better, and praised more than those who are not. Let's stop pretending that dark-skinned girls don't have it harder. At the end of the day, this song is good, and it teaches girls to love  and embrace themselves, as they should. It's not about trying to knock the light-skinned girl, its about uplifting the brown skinned girl. If you listen to the song, you can clearly understand that. I get what people are saying, but I don't believe that Bianca deserves any of this backlash.

Click the link and take a listen:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM247g0W8fg

Ed Sheeran's Back!

It's the beginning of the new year, and music is about to get a whole lot better. Remember when Ed Sheeran was on a hiatus? Devastating, right? Well, he's finally come back to put smiles on our faces.

I happened to open YouTube, and see "Castle On The Hill". The song references Ed's youth, and speaks to his abundance of young fans everywhere. Then, in the suggestions, I saw "Shape Of You". This one refers to one person's infatuation with another. I reckon you should stop what you're doing right now, and listen to both songs over, and over, and over, and over. Both songs are incredibly written and have such great vibes. It's hard to say which one is my favorite, because they are both so good. Either way, I'm definitely calling that these are both gonna be the songs of the spring, and Ed is gonna dominate this year.

Back Again

Telana is back. And she has come to save me. This new EP she put out recently made me feel so, so good.I'm really excited to hear more from her since my last post. Every track exudes sensation. Please, do yourself this favor. Stop what you're doing and have a listen to Aerbourne.

https://soundcloud.com/telana/sets/aerbourne-1

What It Means To Me

"They don't understand what it means to me.", Solange sings on the popular track "Don't Touch My Hair" from her new album A Seat At The Table. THIS IS IMPORTANT. This is important to me, to us, to young black girls and boys, to grown black men and women. This one line in the song alone is powerful. There are just some people who don't get it. Some people who truly don't understand the importance of hair in the black community.

Sometimes (All the time), it's nice to not be told you're hair is "fluffy". It's nice to not be told your hair is "nappy" or "You need to comb your hair." It's nice to not hear "Oh my god. How do you get your hair like that?". This song teaches black youth that you don't have to live up to the western standards for appearance. You can be comfortable in your skin, just like Solange. It's not to say "Hey, you need to go natural and you need to look like me!". This song simply explains the comfort of the black woman and wanting respect for her hair, as well as her culture and comfort in it. I support this entire album wholeheartedly, but this song really speaks to me.

Telana's New Age Soul

Sometimes I wonder, "Why is no one talking about Telana?" Then, sometimes, I think, "Maybe the world just can't handle her."

Telana is young singer-songwriter ready to take the world by storm. With a soft, soulful voice and keen lyrics, she is the next big thing in alternative R&B. At only 17 years old, she released her debut 3 song EP, 'AETHER'. It claimed fame on the internet with the track titled 'Gemini' gaining a nice 1.46 Million plays on Soundcloud. What was I doing at 17? Sitting at home writing a blog.

A year later, she released 'new age soul'. This EP is more lighthearted and bouncy compared to the gloomy, brooding mood of AETHER. My personal favorite track on new age soul is 'Lose My Cool'. It's had a silky, sultry jazz/blues vibe that I adore. I've been listening to Telana's music for a couple of years and I can't wait for her to release a full album so that the whole world can take notice and applaud her for her excellence.

Welcome To The Anniversary

When I was... A young boy....


My Chemical Romance completely shattered my dreams.

I'm sure all of us former emo kids nearly died of excitement when we first heard the news. In fact, I'm sure we all knew where we were when we found out MCR was getting back together. I was sitting at home when my best friend tagged me in a video on Facebook which shows a flag, with a black cross on it, blowing in the wind. All I hear is the notes at the beginning of "Welcome To The Black Parade". Then... "9/23/16". I couldn't believe it. It was probably the greatest feeling I've had in a long time.

They deleted the break up tweet and the rest was history... Or so we thought. Us fans were hit with the worst possible news... THE BAND IS NOT GETTING BACK TOGETHER. They made a statement on Facebook to explain that there will be no reunion and no tour. There will, however, be a release for the anniversary of The Black Parade. I don't know whether to be hurt or happy for them. I guess I'll try to put the pieces of my heart back together in due time.

BTW, wasn't TBP released October 23, 2006? I'm confused, but the sooner the better, right?