Before there was Young M.A., we had Temper. I remember the first time I saw her, “Buss Me Down” music video. My baby femme heart saw my future, and it was bright.
She really deserves her flowers.
This reminded me just how much of Black lesbian history in the late 2000s into the mid 2010s is preserved on YouTube. And also, generally, how big of a role YouTube played in connecting Black lesbians during that timeframe.
People make fun of him a lot, but he had a really solid career for a very long time and can still eat off of what he made as a child. A lot of people can’t say that. Also, his birth control is immaculate.