i got accused of trying to "gatekeep creativity" (lol) because i said one of my many issues with generative AI is that people are skipping over the process of creating and PROCESS IS WHAT MAKES YOU AN ARTIST, not just the finished product.
Mel Smith
@iammelsmith.bsky.social
A man of many talents, jobs, and takes. Grammy-nominated, Billboard chart-topping, BMI award-winning Songwriter. Producer. Journalist. SOUL MAN. #Blacksky
Yup. Also, an extreme allergic reaction to the nuances of life and love. Most can’t bear the embarrassment of their own ego death, so they project instead of empathize… which is the total opposite of what you’re suppose to do with human-created art.
Tawni@immaculateice.bsky.social · 8mo agoReflection of illiteracy rates imo. No critical thought process, just vibes.
They do this with a lot of “messy” art and it’s annoying. So telling of the critical and cultural zeitgeist
Tawni@immaculateice.bsky.social · 8mo agoY'alls analysis of Love and Basketball is so skewed I started looking for interviews of Gina Bythewood Prince. Clearly yall are watching different films and projecting lmaoooo
The kids on this album actually knew a lot about love… I’m sitting here like “Hell yeah” A miraculous album
I love this. Yolanda Adams is a beautiful person inside and out. She just gets it. She gets Christ. I really enjoyed working on this album with her.
Rae of Sonlight ☀️@raerahji.blacksky.app · 8mo agoCurrently 🎧 Because she’s QUEEN, especially after affirming the LGBTQ+ community 🙂↕️💪🏾
This song is the greatest cover I’ve ever heard… unreal. I turn into Unc when this comes on. And yes, Aretha is the greatest (female) vocalist of all time.
Louis M. Cypher@lou-m-cypher.bsky.social · 8mo agoA few things... 1. How have I never heard this before? 2. Aretha is the greatest female vocalist of any genre of all time. I'm not arguing. 3. The harmonies and stacks 🤯🤯🤯 4. How honest we prepared to be rn...
OutKast is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: “We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
Just thought I’d pop back in to let yall know of my news: I’M OFFICIALLY A GRAMMY NOMINATED SONGWRITER/ENGINEER!!!!! #YolandaAdams #SunnyDays
Best I've read on D'Angelo so far, thanks to Ashon Crawley....
Opinion | D'Angelo's Pentecostal sound
One of the innovators of what was called neo-soul, D’Angelo’s influence was far greater than you might expect from someone who only released three studio albums.
msnbc.com
Paul Thomas freakin Anderson. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a film like this.
Clarity/reduction of messaging. The threat became realer to a lot of ignorant folks by naming “Tylenol”
Shana V. White (she/her)@shanavwhite.blacksky.app · 11mo agoDoes RFK Jr. know the name of the actual drug in Tylenol? Serious question.
Aye man… shout out to Black women. They’re so soft and cuddly and smell so good.
The thing I don't like about modern period dramas set in the 70s through the early 80s is that nobody is sweaty or hairy enough and everything is too clean and well maintained. Takes me out of the whole experience. Pure revisionism. Do better.
Man’s not lying. I’m single right now and I hate not being able to get noodz randomly
Ms. Hunny 🐰@chelleeeee.blacksky.app · 11mo agoJust swing it around like a helicopter babe 😔
If I don’t have it right now, I’m not supposed to have it YET. And that’s ok. I’m still working on it just to show God that any day now, I’m ready for it.
A fine and funny chocolate sweetie pie. I’ll do anything for a sweet woman. And I can definitely be laughed out my drawls
Bre aka Big Mama aka BreYonnaBeats@itsonlybre.bsky.social · 12mo agoWhat’s your type?
What a night. I’m honored to have been a part of the Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis’s 40th year celebration as production manager, background vocalist, video content creator & I even got to co-write a couple of the songs performed. I feel like HIM. Grateful to be a part of such a huge musical legacy. 🙏🏾
I pray our dreams see how diligently we’re working for them. Some of us are taking some big swings out here. I know I am.
“Cracker Barrel went woke” is the funniest thing I’ve read in weeks.
Contrary to popular belief, there is not enough room for everybody. Resources are finite and our consciousness has a limit.