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For the new issue of Tidal Mag, it’s
@ziwe
, an American woman.
Words by
@hernameisjae
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Rappers spend so much time trying to impress other men when having a female fanbase is the meal ticket.
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Can confirm.
@rihanna
also compliments the girls (like me) down! I’m still dying. 😩
Rihanna is truly the people’s princess. Love seeing how she interacts with press. She just makes the girls feel seen.
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As soon as a job interferes with your mental health, it’s a sign to go.
I had a job where I was micromanaged so badly I heard Slack notifications in my sleep.
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Stop checking in with your bros 24/7 and ask women for critiques. We’re tastemakers, period.
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It’s so disappointing that viewers are shocked/disgusted at Celie and Shug sharing a kiss. They’ve been queer characters since the original
#TheColorPurple
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As Black women in a pop lane, Destiny’s Child faced industry microaggressions and were forced to take a backseat to white bubblegum acts in the Y2K era.
For
@stereogum
, I wrote about the extensive history of the group and their resilient third album ‘Survivor’.
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Tupac and the Winter Soldier
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The Verzuz battle between Pharrell and Timbaland already happened on Justin Timberlake’s first album.
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Hearing Michael B. Jordan say he applied for fast food jobs during a downturn in his early career lets me know that every struggle is temporary.
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Gathering my thoughts, but I’ve been laid off from
@okayplayer
. I’m accepting this news and appreciating the work our team did.
That said, I’m relocating to LA in Oct. I’m open to editorial positions and commissions on music, film, literature, art, etc.
Beginning this month, I’ll be joining
@okayplayer
as part-time news writer!
I’ve written freelance for them since 2019, so becoming a part of the team two years later feels surreal.
Send tips and good vibes to jaelani
@okayplayer
.com 💌
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The path to acceptance led
@isaiahrashad
back home, even if that meant he had to burn it down in order to rebuild.
For
@RecordingAcad
, I spoke with the
@TopDawgEnt
rapper about his new album, comic book fandom and how sobriety improved his focus.
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I made a promise to myself three years ago to interview
@VictoriaMonet
and it happened. 🤎
For
@teenvogue
, we discussed her radiant new album ‘Jaguar II,’ manifestation, UK girl group
@flolikethis
, motherhood, and more.
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In the spirit of
#TheyClonedTyrone
coming to
@netflix
tomorrow, here’s part of my interview with
@JohnBoyega
at the film’s premiere last month.
Also my first time on the red carpet, so I’m proud of this one. Be sure to stream the movie this weekend! 🍿
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And, if anything, Shug was just showing Celie what it was like to be loved.
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Just when I thought I couldn’t stan
@rihanna
any harder,
@fentybeauty
invites me to the Soft’Lit launch.
A time was had! 🤍✨
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Shared a moment with
@sc
during
#TheBookOfClarence
premiere for
@Complex
last night.
Smelling the roses as we speak! 🌹
Jay-Z says it’s “refreshing” to work alongside director Jeymes Samuel at the ‘THE BOOK OF CLARENCE’ premiere.
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Beginning this month, I’ll be joining
@okayplayer
as part-time news writer!
I’ve written freelance for them since 2019, so becoming a part of the team two years later feels surreal.
Send tips and good vibes to jaelani
@okayplayer
.com 💌
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Making it a goal to stay in touch with people. I’ve been reflecting a lot on real friendships that have fallen off over the years — that was never the intention.
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Thinking about the art direction behind one of my favorite albums today.
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Had a real and
#RAW
conversation with
@ThegirlJT
and
@YungMiami305
of
@citygirls
for
@ELLEmagazine
about their new album, paving respective lanes in fashion and media, and getting the respect they deserve.
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Men have spent years falling over themselves for Rihanna because there’s nothing they can do for her that she hasn’t already done for herself.
She doesn’t need them and they know that.
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I was just thinking about when they would announce winners for Ohio’s Best Journalism.
I just got the news that I won three awards. 😭
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@theStoryofArose
@kaitlin_thayer
@DonHeebenhof
@ieatcha
She literally went to court with a gang of text messages from him threatening her. Please don't be foolish. He's an abuser, period.
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Personally speaking, we have to encourage Black children to seek more than living in the United States for the rest of their lives.
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Just signed my first writing contract for four figures. A full-circle from writing for free nearly five years ago with the empty promise of “clout”.
Creatives, know your worth.
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I love seeing Black women get engaged, married and loved on the way they should. Especially my homegirls. More please.
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So I’m working with
@rihanna
again? 🥺
When you’re pleasant to work with, people tend to want to work with you again. Hope that helps.
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I want Toro y Moi, Childish Gambino and Thundercat to sit in a room and try to out-falsetto each other.
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Wowowowow the first magazine I’ve edited is here. Proud mama moment. 🥹
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What I want.
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Or you ain’t black.
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Talked beauty and hair in the golden hour with
@rihanna
for
@ComplexStyle
during the launch of her
@fentybeauty
Soft’Lit Foundation. 💛
An entire dream come true.
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I’ve joined biannual indie publication Tidal Magazine as Executive Editor!
Starting with issue 17, I’ll officially be a part of their talented collective who specialize across entertainment, lifestyle and fashion.
Send tips and positive energy to jaelani
@tidal
-mag.com. 👩🏽💻
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When you realize Chris Martin wrote this for Gwyneth Paltrow when her father passed.
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Had the honor of interviewing
@LupeFiasco
, one of the greatest lyricists and storytellers in rap, for
@okayplayer
.
Lupe Fiasco (
@LupeFiasco
) is moving on his own terms and is still leaving his mark on the world of Hip-Hop.
We spoke with the titan about his new ‘Drill Music In Zion’ album, his upcoming MIT course, Virgil Abloh and more.
✍🏾:
@hernameisjae
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“Rather than being designated to “stud” and “femme” archetypes, the narrative has shifted, allowing Black female characters to delineate sexuality for themselves.”
For
@BitchMedia
I wrote about television’s expansion of Black female queerness.
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‘Trapsoul’ silently shifted a lot of artists’ sound from 2015 onward.
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My first article for
@TeenVogue
is here!
It’s
#BlackMusicMonth
, so I wrote about essential reads from
@danamo
,
@clovito
,
@JustinTinsley
,
@PsalmOne
and more on Black music's existence and its contributions to global pop culture.
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Publishing my first magazine as executive editor. Print is coming back and it felt good to be a part of that renaissance.
BRAG ABOUT SOMETHING YOU’RE PROUD OF ACCOMPLISHING IN 2023 ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨
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Joe: "One of my biggest fears.."
Ak: "..is when you die and niggas only play 'Pump it Up?" LMAO.
@EverydayStrugg
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The season of Queen Bey is upon us. 🐝
For
@billboard
, I wrote about
@Beyonce
’s return to a traditional album rollout with her upcoming album
#RENAISSANCE
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He’s given us more than enough.
André 3000 says a new album isn’t coming, explains how fame has killed his creative drive.
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It may look glamorous but working in entertainment is not for the weak.
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Native son, speaking in the native tongue. As tomorrow marks the 20th anniversary of Mos Def’s ’Black on Both Sides’, I wrote about its Brooklyn-centric legacy and spoke to a few key producers on the album for
@VICE
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Surprise! My first major in-print feature with
@BitchMedia
will be published in September. I’ve been waiting on this one. ✨
Welcome to the Power issue—being released in September. Every issue is a labor of love. This one is too, with work from
@hernameisjae
,
@GrimKim
,
@imransiddiquee
,
@marissaaevans
,
@Chicks_Balances
,
@JoshundaSanders
,
@battymamzelle
, and so many others. May we reclaim our power.
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For everyone asking for the fit!
Just when I thought I couldn’t stan
@rihanna
any harder,
@fentybeauty
invites me to the Soft’Lit launch.
A time was had! 🤍✨
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We’re celebrating the 25th anniversary of
@JanetJackson
’s sixth album ‘The Velvet Rope’ early over at
@BETMusic
.
I spoke with journalists
@clovito
,
@craigspoplife
,
@brooklynrwhite
and
@iamMelsmith
about the album encapsulating Janet’s transitional era.
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Earlier this year, I planned to throw a celebration for the 15th anniversary of
@MFDOOM
’s ‘MM.. FOOD’.
I did the next best thing and wrote about the making of the album for
@PigsAndPlans
.
Impending DOOM: 'MM...FOOD' Warned You 15 Years Ago
Revisiting MF DOOM's 2004 underground classic, which stands as a marker of an artist in his prime.
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Honored for my
@nylonmag
debut to be in tandem with their rebrand! For the digital April issue, I covered how women in rap have emerged as the ‘queens of quarantine’ by keeping us engaged through social media.
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@Hannah_mae12
@aridanielle__
People criticized him for taking on all these roles, but there was intention behind it.
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Kelela’s contribution to the “Black girl pop” universe is one that explores the practices of escapism and introspection.
With additional thoughts from
@jasonkingsays
of
@nyuniversity
, I interviewed
@kelelam
on her new album, ‘Raven,’ for
@teenvogue
.
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I wanted to see
@spacejammovie
with a date when the movie was announced.
I manifested a first date to see it with my now-boyfriend the weekend it premiered in July.
This morning, my boyfriend surprised me with Space Jam AF1s for my birthday. I’m tickled and very in love. 🥺🎈🏀
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I attended the
#Renaissancepremiere
with
@Beyonce
last night and wrote about the delicious and breathtaking
#RenaissanceFilm
for
@RollingStone
.
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the writing / the writer
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Some shots from the unforgettable evening.
Talked beauty and hair in the golden hour with
@rihanna
for
@ComplexStyle
during the launch of her
@fentybeauty
Soft’Lit Foundation. 💛
An entire dream come true.
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I think many of us idealize how our future kids will be, of how they may become when they are out of reach..
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.
@cordjefferson
did a phenomenal job for
#AmericanFiction
to be his theatrical debut.
He spoke to me last week about what he wants to see in Black films rather than recycled storylines.
Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction (2023) is an astonishing film and an unbelievable directorial debut.
Heartbreaking moments punctuated with bust out loud jokes and dangerous stereotypes that blossom into profound humanity.
I left thinking how the fuck did someone make this?
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Attended night one of
@sza
’s
#sostour
at the
@ohiostate
Schottenstein Center on Tuesday.
Left with an
@0nlineceramics
tote bag and a concert review for
@rollingstone
.
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The gag is no one should’ve been going in the first place.
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It’s troubling when someone who never congratulates or supports you is quick to ask for a connect. Let’s be genuine first.
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On Sukihana: A woman being sexually liberated isn’t a pass for you to violate her.
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As a writer who envisions publishing a music book, I had to interview women who push the boundaries of hip-hop lore.
For
@ELLEmagazine
, I spoke to
@clovito
,
@angiecthomas
,
@KianaFitz
and more on their powerful reads and redefining the culture.
#hiphop50
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It was great to witness Usher’s ‘Confessions’ era. Had to be THEE last earth-shattering male R&B album.
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“From once being a child musical prodigy to having a signature chrome-painted Fender Stratocaster electric guitar in adulthood, H.E.R. further proves that Black women can shred too.”
Wrote about
@HERMusicx
’s guitar before:
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‘21’ not only broke multiple Guinness World Records, but it redefined the last decade of existential soul music.
For
@stereogum
, I wrote about
@adele
’s breakthrough era and the pangs of falling out of love.
'21,' the blockbuster album that turned Adele into one of music's biggest stars, turns 10 years old this weekend. A look back:
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