the past week or so has been a strange one. my name has been circulating in conversations i would not have chosen to be part of & while i understand that all attention eventually finds its way to awareness, i want to be very intentional here. what my team & i are building is meant to stand the test of time, & that shapes how careful i have to be about what i say, what i do, & what my name becomes associated with. so let me address two things directly.
to Johnny, & those who see things in his light.
i don't believe we've ever met or engaged meaningfully on here, but i do recall you sharing my music at some point & i appreciate that.
that said, i want to address what was said about the listening party/concert.
my music exists to reach people, not to sit in a drawer, & because of that i am fully open to criticism. criticism is part of the contract. when a community engages with what you've created and says "this could be better" or "here's what i think you missed," that is valuable & i welcome it. what i don't receive well is condescension dressed up as critique, when someone frames their point in a way that doesn't just challenge a decision but attempts to dismiss the work, the thought, & the effort behind it entirely. there is always a way to present a concern without tearing someone down, & i think you're capable of more than that.
words are our only tool on this platform. there's no tone of voice, no facial expression, no body language to soften or clarify intent. that makes it even more important that we choose them carefully, and that when we raise a problem, we come with something close to a solution.
Tilla, & same.
i'll be honest. i'd be lying if i said i don't understand where that tweet came from. i think i know what was in your mind & i get it. personally, i will not talk to someone like that. & i sabi flirt fine, no play! but that’s just me. we're not strangers. you na ma G, we've worked together, & that history is why i'm choosing to say this directly rather than leave it unaddressed. we’re dealing here with thought, & execution in expression.
there was a time, & i'll own this, when i would have laughed right along with you. i've been on this platform for a minute, & i'm not coming here to act like i've always gotten it right. i once put something out that was out of pocket & someone called it out privately. i took it down immediately, no drama, just accountability. the difference was that it stayed between us, which gave me the space to correct it without it becoming something it didn't need to be. what you said was yours to say, but i want us to sit with two things.
first, know your audience. the way we speak to different people in different spaces is intentional. that awareness matters, especially between people who actually know each other.
second, the timing. i am one week out from my concert on the 19th. everything i have, everything my team & i have been quietly & deliberately building for the past months, is pointed at this moment. when something like this surfaces it doesn't just distract. it pulls the energy, & i need that energy whole. i'm not upset. my focus is somewhere else. i didn't see it coming. do you, how ever you want. but i need every conversation right now to be about the music, and i think you, as a fellow creative, understand what that means.
to everyone else.
i don't have grudges. that's not who i am. to those who have stood up for me & kept the conversation where it belongs, thank you. i see you & i'm grateful.
Johnny, Tilla, if you're around on the 19th, come through to the concert, let’s have a good time. it’s all love on my end.
i've worked too long & too hard for this moment. my name deserves better than the noise of the past week, & so does this music. what we are bringing on the 19th will speak for itself. that's where the conversation belongs.
thank you.
the things we see online these days are deeply disturbing. every day there is another story of a child violated, another family shattered, another parent drowning in unbearable grief. as parents, we are left questioning how safe our children truly are in this society.
the moral deterioration is alarming. social media has become a constant reminder of the cruelty and depravity growing around us, while meaningful action remains absent. what breaks my heart most is the pain of the parents. no soul should ever have to endure such anguish.
justice for these children.
no child should ever experience such horror. not one.
may the wrath of God descend heavily upon those responsible.
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@SangoEdi Je t’assure. Aucune famille ne mérite de traverser ce genre d'épreuve. Et tu vas voir des personnes indélicates qui font des commentaires déplacés c'est vraiment choquant!