#Singer and Musician

[machetelanding]

[tibli]

i have been trying to figure out why the whole 'fae god' and katniss everdeen things with kendrick lamar on here were bothering me, and i think i finally put it into words.

most posts like that are probably coming from well-meaning white people (i am also partially a White People, to be clear), who otherwise dont really listen to rap. they cannot find a way to 'relate' to this black man who sings largely about issues that affect the black community– and rather than try and meet him where he is, they have to fit him into these little tumblr cultural boxes before he can be 'palatable' to them.

they have to shave off the rougher/more abrasive aspects of his work and activism because it makes them uncomfortable, that way they can pigeonhole him into something that allows them to enjoy his work without the critical analysis that MUST come with it

he is not your fae god, he is not a YA protagonist, he is not a little gremlin or a cinnamon roll or a blorbo. He is a human being with opinions and beliefs that deeply permeate his work, and to ignore that truth is to ignore the entire point. PLEASE try to engage with artists' work outside of the lens of tumblr fandom, and i mean that as nicely as possible. you are doing YOURSELF a disservice

[eroticlamb]

Cher photographed for "Dark Lady", 1974 Stevie Nicks photographed for "Bella donna", 1981 Photographed by Richard Avedon and Herbert Worthington

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[dovebuffy92]

Credit: aveirarts on Instagram

[forever70s]

Aretha Franklin in 1971

photo by Jack Corn (via Black Archives)

[whimsigothwitch]

Stevie nicks 1982

[faithfullarchives]

Marianne Faithfull and her dog, Sara Bingley, at home in Reading, England. October 15, 1964.

Photographed by John Pratt.

[arimoonlight1]

𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐀𝐓 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐁𝐎𝐘!

𝐈’𝐦 𝐬𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐲.

❤️😌🥹

[tyger-land]

𝗪𝗮𝘁𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘅 Documentary/1973. Wattstax was a benefit concert organized by Stax Records to commemorate the anniversary of the 1965 riots in the Watts community of South Los Angeles. The event took place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, August 20, 1972.

[eroticlamb]

Jeff Buckley performing at the 'Greetings from Tim Buckley' concert at St. Ann's Church, Brooklyn, New York, April 26, 1991 ♡ Photographed by Jack Vartoogian

most beautiful man ever

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[saydesole]

Black Disco Musicians

Happy Black History Is Everyday✊🏿

Donna Summer 1948-2012

Sylvester 1947-1988

Gloria Gaynor Living

Slave band 1975-1996(Band and Disband)

Loleatta Holloway 1946-2011

Hamilton Bohannon 1942-2020

Chic group 1972

Ashford and Ashely (Nick Ashford 1974-2011) Val is still living

[forever70s]

Roberta Flack in 1971 🌹

[whimsigothwitch]

Stevie Nicks by Paul Cox, 1994

[faithfullarchives]

Marianne Faithfull photographed by Robert Mapplethorpe, 1976.