late ’97 into early ’98.
3 pop divas,
all different,
created musical magic based on their various experiences.

One was dealing with the freedom that came from leaving her ex-husband.
One was dealing with depression from an unfaithful husband.
One was dealing with continuing her relevancy within a changing culture.

butterfly (september ’97).
the velvet rope (october ’97).
ray of light (february ’98).
this is how the holy trinity was formed.

sidebar: i personally listen to the velvet rope first,
butterfly,
and end it with ray of light.

each album was raw,
transparent,
and honest.
by the end of the albums,
you felt a shift.
it is said these albums are their magnum opus.
many gay males found solace and strength within their lyrics.
each of their albums has helped me overcome in some way.
the ig foxhole has been poppin’ about this since i posted it first there.
i wanted to circle back to 2016 tho…

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damn i remember when she was pregnant with him in that “solider” video.
solange’s son,
daniel “julez” smith jr,
is growing up.
of course,
the internet is being interesting once again.
i didn’t know he had gay rumors circulating around him,
but it caught him off guard on a recent ig live…

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so solange is COMING.
that’s the tweet i saw with these two pictures underneath:

i was like….
WHAT?!
oh ok then solange!
she had me under her spell with her last album,
“seat at the table”.
i guess since she found a seat,
she is about to shake it.
she even brought back a blast from the past…
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solange is really turnin’ folks out one by one with this new album.
everyone is talking about it.
when it’s your time…
well solange released videos for two of my favorite tracks from “a seat at the table”:

“don’t touch my hair”

and

“cranes in the sky”

a vix-bi alerted me to the new releases and well…
Continue reading “A Seat At The Table With Visuals (“Don’t Touch My Hair” and “Cranes In The Sky”)” →

i think we have all learned one thing about solange.

“she don’t play dat”

…um,
do i need to pull up her resume?
okay then.
well when someone on instagram made a comment about her cub:

“so cute but at the same time he ugly”

you know she had to respond.
this is what she said…
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i tried not to bust out laughing.
failed miserably.
sigh.
you are my people.