Black Queer Music History, Pt. 4 (1990s-Present)

Ari —
Feb 24, 2017
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Today, more than ever before, Black queer musicians are a huge part of mainstream music and culture. From Le1f to Syd tha Kid to Brittany Howard (of Alabama Shakes), these musicians are collaborating with artists like Beyoncé and are winning awards on their own. Not to say that we’re taking over, but we’re taking over y’all. Our style is varied – from hip-hop to dance to Americana – we are dipping our toes into every genre and we’re blowing people away. These artists are proudly queer, and wildly varied. They’ve had careers as Disney stars, been innovators in entire genres of music, and are almost always politically outspoken about issues involving QTPOC. They are our strongest advocates, and they’re leading the revolution with singing and dancing.

“Hold On”, Alabama Shakes

“Real Real”, Meshell Ndegeocello

“Rage”, Le1f

“Lift Dat Leg Up”, Big Freedia

“That’s So Raven”, Raven-Symone

“I’m Gon Win”, Dej Loaf

“Deliver Me”, Rahsaan Patterson

“Highschool Never Ends”, Mykki Blanco

“Pyramids”, Frank Ocean

“YOU’RE THE ONE”, KAYTRANADA, ft. Syd

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“Twerk”, Basement Jaxx

“Matters of The Heart” Shaun J. Wright

“Battle Cry,” Angel Haze

“Snakes”, Shannon Funchess

“Respect”, Frenchie Davis

“New Phone (Who Dis)”, Cakes da Killa

“Ima Read”, Zebra Katz

“I Am Her”, Shea Diamond

“Three Minutes”, Brittani Nichols

“HennyNHoes”, Young M.a.

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https://open.spotify.com/user/1229950546/playlist/0FI6gRpo0SuM2wP13aiVkd

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