Black Star - So Be It

 

So Be It.

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Yasiin Bey speaks his mind on Spotify and the pressure to release Blackstar 2, Peoples Party clip

 

23 years after the iconic Blackstar album release from Talib Kweli and Mos Def (Yasiin Bey), fans are still hungrily awaiting their follow up. More than teased at, to mouth watering eager fans, and now lauded over by greedy streaming services set to add to their hoard, the usually quiet Yasiin Bey dials in with Jasmin Leigh and The Peoples Party with Talib Kweli, on Spotify; the nay sayers, and the impatient fans.

Talib Kweli - Traveling Light ft. Anderson Paak

Four Women (Nina Simone) by Kelly Price Marsha Ambrosius, Jill Scott, Ledisi

Jill Scott, Ledisi, Marsha Ambrosius and Kelly Price brought the house down as they musically embodied “Aunt Sarah,” “Safronia,” “Sweet Thing” and “Peaches.”

“Four Women” first appeared on Nina Simone’s 1966 album, “Wild Is the Wind” and addresses stereotypes of African-American women.  Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek recorded a song inspired by this called “Four Women” on their debut album Train Of Thought.

I usually end up impressed and disappointed all at once to see a tribute/cover at an awards show. Worse with how Divas of no relation tend to be miss matched with each other and the song. Need I go further and say award shows nowadays aren't what they used to be. Well I was done having a Jill Scott night already (she could put me to bed anytime, ehem), Sunday dinner had me slipping into a food induced coma so I was nice, and then out of nowhere...Four women just got owned. 

Don't get it twisted though, were talking Nina Simone here, this is how its done, grab a blanket...