Solange is not one to bite her tongue, and early Thursday morning on Twitter, the singer unleashed a brief rant on the perils of the music industry and “indie white guys” who think they know, but really they have no idea.
The singer remembered a time when she was laughed at for bringing up Brandy’s music.
Last two days has brought up so much emotion, recalling when it was made a joke by “indie white guys” that I brought up Brandy album cuts
— solange knowles (@solangeknowles) February 4, 2016
Quickly reminding folks of the treasure that is B-R-A-N-D-Y.
When to be honest, don’t you ever dare speak that 6 letter name, without understanding the value. The blasphemy.
— solange knowles (@solangeknowles) February 4, 2016
And then she @’d him to be sure this wasn’t a generic subtweet it was for this indie white guy in particular.
Ps: @JonCaramanica
Don’t you EVER tell a Black woman, not to “Bite the hand that feeds you” while speaking in reference to white people.— solange knowles (@solangeknowles) February 4, 2016
My father “fed me” when he was hosed down and forced to walk on hot pavement barefoot in civil rights marches in Alabama @joncaramanica
— solange knowles (@solangeknowles) February 4, 2016
With all due respect, the people who you named were responsible for my “success” wish they could feed me half of what growing up in 3rd Ward
— solange knowles (@solangeknowles) February 4, 2016
Houston Texas, fed me.
— solange knowles (@solangeknowles) February 4, 2016
We’re not sure of the actual turn of events that resulted in this brief gathering, but it’s safe to say that someone had the audacity to doubt black music and artists in some capacity. It’s that chronic psychoses (aka racism), which those looking from the mainstream perspective only offer critical analysis to white art but a superficial, sociological approach to black art…but then turn around and steal it. Solange pumped the brakes on that train of thought with a history lesson though.
The music business was built brick by brick off the backs, shoulders, heart ache and pain, of black people, and everyone is just exhausted.
— solange knowles (@solangeknowles) February 4, 2016
And then she had to let us all know that there were more important things at hand.
And I thought we were all pretty clear that I don’t give a fuck, like a year ago. 💅🏾
So please carry on.
It’s Mardi Gras where I’m at, lol.— solange knowles (@solangeknowles) February 4, 2016
