12/a tribe called quest/"we got it from here... thank you 4 your service"
Time and time again in this Black American's life, I've been told
or heard way too many times to count that all I have to do in this here life is "eat,
sleep, stay black, and die." Sustenance, rest, self-care, PRIDE. Pride
that'll help me stand tall. PRIDE that will keep me grounded. PRIDE
present in you, me, and everyone we know with the melanin. But it's
hard. Cause when you're Black in America the struggle is often indeed
real, and you'll also often find that the task of staying Black can be,
for some reason, much harder than it should or needs to be. Masters, it
seems, ain't listening to the streets, and keep doubting our smarts. The
Media appears untrustworthy and the President elect is installing fear
in the heart of many (of us colored folk). It's all enough to make you
shout THIS IS ENOUGH(!), WE THE PEOPLE want more, NEED more. Sure,
"everybody running when they see the storm coming, but whatever will be
will be". We all we got, THIS RIGHT HERE is all we got. "There ain't a
space program for niggas", so we gotta buck up, get together, make moves
and make something happen, TOGETHER, in this space; in America. Be informed, get involved, and keep it together. But how do we do it, and what can we do to keep it together? Who do we turn to or look towards for guidance and hope
outside of ourselves in this here game we call Black Life?
HERE.
With them. With the tribe. They got you.The midnight marauders still on
a mission to uplift and inspire; acknowledge that the struggle is real,
but not let that keep them or us from standing tall, being prideful,
and most importantly, staying black. It is not a place where fuckboys
reside, touching mics with flows uncertain. It is not a place where
forward momentum is stifled, but is, instead, highly encouraged,
reminding you to "Don't be no backwards ass nigga." "We Got it From
Here... Thank You 4 Your Service" is not only Hip-Hop personified, but
musical creativity and ingenuity personified, too. It's a welcomed
soapbox in a sea of believers, doubters, the mothers, the fathers, the
sistahs, and the brothas looking for reassurance, a place of belonging,
and a reminder to stay strong, and stay BLACK, no matter the strength
of your struggle's hand. "We Got it From Here... Thank You 4 Your
Service" is the Tribe we have always known, and the Tribe the people need:
Sharp and correct, as if they never left, making something happen. Much
obliged, A Tribe Called Quest. Many thanks.
13/nxworries/yes lawd!
14/nice as fuck/nice as fuck
15/childish gambino/"awaken, my love!"
16/rihanna/anti
17/parquet courts/human performance
18/kaytranada/99.9%
19/devendra banhart/ape in pink marble
20/david bowie/blackstar
21/the julie ruin/hit reset
22/jessy lanza/oh no
23/junior boys/big black coat
24/majid jordan/majid jordan
25/badbadnotgood/iv
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