i’m having the most peaceful crashout of my life rn.. like i’m going insane, but also just chilling and vibing. i’m stressed about a bunch of stuff, but at the same time i’m not. i don't know how to explain it..
Just spent 30 minutes talking to the manager of this Mexican restaurant I often go to, he’s asking what I do, what do I like to do for fun, said he likes my bracelets, showing me pics of his recent trip to Cancun and then says my wife…
I do not handle hurt well at all and I do not like who I become when I am hurting. That's why I really don't like being mistreated or played with. If you aren't genuine, don't even bother me, Just move around.
No I don’t want to get back on the dating apps. I want to walk into a room and lock eyes with a beautiful man and we just know immediately that our souls have been searching for each other in this lifetime
I dated a guy who had a female best friend, and I genuinely tried to be mature about it. I didn’t mind at first because I’m not the jealous type, but then I started noticing she was always there, if I called him, she was around, if we went on dates she was blowing up his phone and anytime he posted me she’d leave those weird little comments like “lol okay” as if my relationship was a joke.
Eventually I asked him straight up, “Why does she hate me?” and he hit me with, “She doesn’t hate you, she’s just protective.” Protective of what exactly? A man she’s not even dating? Then one day he casually tells me, “She said you’re controlling,” and that’s when it clicked for me, so she’s not only watching us, she’s discussing me with him like I’m the enemy.
He tried to downplay it with “It’s not like that,” but I didn’t argue, I didn’t beg, I didn’t compete. I just smiled and said, “Okay… date her then.” Two months later he posted them on vacation together, and honestly I didn’t even feel heartbreak, I just felt proud that I listened to my instincts before they embarrassed me.
Maybe that girl doesn’t have a musicologist in her team!
Because, yes. She should have credited all her interpolations and samples and shared money with them.
#funfact
Beyoncé learned about the injustice faced by Solomon Linda, the South African singer who wrote ‘Mbube’ (later turned into The Lion Sleeps Tonight) but died poor and uncredited. It angered her so much that she created Black Is King to credit and honour him.
Despite its widespread international success as "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" in Disney's The Lion King (1994) and the 2019 remake, Linda and his family received little financial compensation or credit for the song.
Solomon Linda died a pauper in 1962, and his family struggled for decades to receive recognition and royalties.
Beyoncé’s Black is King features the original "Mbube" as an homage to Solomon Linda, ensuring he is acknowledged for his work.
She didn’t have to, but she did.
Because Beyoncé always gives credit, especially when history didn’t.
@notcapnamerica But all that shit they're doing now will change if any one of us shows up. The narrative will quickly change & those rubber bullets will be changed to lead bullets. We're not going out there to peacefully do a damn thing when all they're gonna do is kill our black asses first.