Hell You Talmbout by Janelle Monae
“Because NBC didn't have the guts to finish the song, it's my Jam this week. "Hey NBC - if you really don't want to challenge some of your white viewership to think, don't air Jonelle Monae. Stick to reruns of SMASH."”
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Because NBC didn't have the guts to finish the song, it's my Jam this week. "Hey NBC - if you really don't want to challenge some of your white viewership to think, don't air Jonelle Monae. Stick to reruns of SMASH."
"Silence is our enemy. Sound is our weapon. They say a question lives forever until it gets the answer it deserves… Won’t you say their names?”
Some backstory on this here:
http://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2015/08/18/385202798/janelle-mon-e-releases-visceral-protest-song-hell-you-talmbout
Completely out of left field for Janelle Monae, and maybe all the more powerful because it's so unexpected.
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