I'm not white, really, but I grew up so and the average Joe on the street would think so even though it ain't quite so. And what's a white dude to say when black people are being shot and strangled and tased on the daily? When brutality is brought to bear on centuries of wounds and the still scarred souls are rent bloody again, again, again? Not silence, surely, not silence, the joy of fascist desiring, but what words would do justice in a country so indifferently committed to injustice?
No words. I cannot speak for them, and will not. Rather let them speak through me. Become a cipher and let my silence be the space for them to speak. For we have spoken enough. It is past time to listen.
Today, Zé Taylor. Atlanta born rapper who decided to become a musician after auditioning for American Idol when he was 14. At 16, he took encouragement from friends who said his rapping was good, so he picked up that line and hasn't looked back. His albums dive head first into the intersection of race, religion, and sexuality. "The Gay Agenda" spotlights religious hypocrisy, while his more recent EP, "Fruit," takes a positive perspective. Referencing Galatians 5:22-23, the album draws inspiration from the naming of the fruits of the Holy Spirit. In an interview with Mefeater, Zé Taylor lists "Good Guy" as his favorite track in "Fruit," so here it is.
Sorry for just a link, Blogger won't let me embed the video probably because of copyright issues. Here's his Soundcloud if you dig it.
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