PrettyOddBird

I'm out here on a mission and I'm all alone.  I'm far from where I'm goin but I'm far from home.  Least I know I'm movin in the right direction. Mama always told me I was gon be special.  -Nipsey Hussle, "Love"

We have been lucky enough to witness a reemergence of phenomenal female rappers lately. We've got range from Cardi & Meg, to Noname & Rhapsody, to Renni Rucci & LightskinKeisha, just to name a few. But the girls are most certainly out here and we LOVE to see it. I would like to take a moment to appreciate Sasha Go Hard. This Detroit-based gem is a real one, as explained on her 2018 "No Problems" album . I want her to be great. I love her story, her voice (& accent), and her music. Sasha Go Hard tells the all-too-familiar plight of a young Black woman with a daughter to mold. "Done Being Nice" & "Shake" are two of her most popular singles and my personal favorites. These tracks are found on her second album of 2018, "Make America Ratchet Again", which is obviously an amazing title, and the anthem this nation actually deserves.  "The Porch" on MARA is a perfect song, descriptive of hood life and nostalgia. Th

That's it. That's the tweet. Jidenna is special. I am still listening to his debut album, "The Chief", which came out in 2017. And it is still fantastic. Fortunately for all of us, Jidenna has graced us yet again with his latest project, "85 to Africa", which dropped late last year. "The Chief" was hardened. It is an ode to his late father and travels to Nigeria where he was lain to rest. Straight away, "A Bull's Tale" sets the tone for the album with a warning: "I made a promise When I was six and guerillas ran up on us Taking my sis, beating the shit out of my mama Shot me in the foot put a bullet through my armor I'mma kill 'em when I see 'em again" After the grammy-winning single "Classic Man", Jidenna needed to set himself apart and make his presence known. "The Chief" certainly established him as a sophisticated lyricist who was nowhere near afraid to speak on contentious issu