ALL THE NONBLACKS TO THE BACK!!

 Again, so much for consistency hehe. Bite-sized post since this song has been on my mind ever since it came out! 

I won't lie, I'm a bit late to the Monaleo train, but her pinked out wedding just kinda-sorta put her on my radar. 

Sexy Soulaan meshes themes of unity within the black community that I fear we've been needing. It has always, and unfortunately will be a controversial standpoint to simply be proud to be black. Which is only something you can be bothered by if you let it. I'd say that within the black community (mostly Black Americans) the sort of things that get us active are just downright idiotic discussions that a song about proudly proclaiming blackness alone just feels refreshing.

Not only is it proudly proclaiming blackness but it's not starting a pointless diaspora war, which are too few and far between. As a people there's sometimes way too much time spent attempting to spoonfeed ignorant nonblacks about the culture. Which is like, NOOOOO!!! A lot of times there's really no point, especially in this day in age where people will just continue to be willingly ignorant, to attempt to explain why some things are just the way that they are. You don't have to be pliant, educating, or assimilating. There's more to be explored within your own culture instead of babying the people stepping on our toes. They have a lot of their own time to look stupid, and that's just that. In these trying times where literally everything seems expensive, the most freeing thing is experiencing a life through community and culture. 

Just some bite-sized thoughts that turned into a spiral because of this song. Thanks for reading, I'll be back soon..maaaybe? 

introduction posttttt?

 

Hi and welcome! If you're seeing this post then you've either found one of my posters or have located this blog by other nefarious means. No matter how you got here, I wish to extend a warm welcome to this little place that will be my writing home for however long!

 

Okay. Well. This place has picked up dust as you can see from the last post dates. A bit awkward, nonetheless. But while I am working on finding a new home for this blog (GOD WHY DOES HTML TAKE 5 F!@&*! DAYS TO LOAD!!!) I'd like to give a brief introduction, which seems fair. 

I'm Samir!! WOO WOO! I'm an 18 year old biology major who really just loves to ramble about music and many other primary things of interest. I'm not so interested in speaking about myself, and I prefer to let the music, pictures, or many other forms of art to do the talking. Intrinsically, this blog is not on schedule, so keep in mind that posts may be sparse or spontaneous. Depends. Also, I am heavily visually impaired so all posts will either be wide or bold for visibility~~

Uh, I write. Clearly. And I draw. If you wanna check out one-of-my-many tumblr sideblogs, here's a good place to start. Down the line I try to keep things accessible by linking music. If you don't like listening to music on youtube, then a different playlist can be madeee.. 

Rundown of the blog

This blog is not focused on rating music. For many, many reasons! The main reason being that music taste is objective, my 5star album isn't your prized album, and vice versa. I love engaging in discussion and recommendation, and I feel that the element of ever so definitively calling something trash outright is unfair and takes from the experience itself. I wouldn't tell you if my house had rats because you'd probably never want to eat in my kitchen. :P

Full album reviews depend on interest as a whole. Even if not interested, Samir still tries to find the positives within! Which are usually many because there's always something nice to be found in even the worst piles of rubbish. Hope we can find a common ground of taste, and exposure remains endless.

UM, THIS PLACE ALSO PROBABLY LOOKS HORRIBLE ON MOBILE! 

Why Blog?

I wanted to have an outlet that feels more productive than keeping my ramblings to myself. If I could find this much within music, then why not put myself out there? Blah, blah, blah. I'm heavily introverted and cannot bear rambling face to face. This solves that absolute burning feeling. 

Primary interests

Things that will be referenced heavily throughout this blog A.K.A dear Samir's interests, musically and not.

• Fiona Apple
• Erykah Badu
• Frank Ocean
• Groove Theory
• Interview With The Vampire
• James Cameron's Avatar
• Outkast
• Memphis Rap (Project Pat, HCP, etc etc. This list would be a novel if I recorded all of that.)

This concludes the introduction. This is for housekeeping and whatnot. In the meantime while waiting for a new post you could possibly view my older blurbs. I apologize in advance for old writing.

you are also very welcome to contact me on instagram, @herinnersanctity or fill out my review interest form.