It
was a gloomy day outside when I sat in my car having endured a long car ride. I
switch on the radio and I suddenly hear my song, “Black or White”. I remember
that exact moment when I heard my song “Black or White” play on the radio in
1991. What a time to be alive! As I sat in my car, enduring a very long journey
ahead, I looked back to that song, and remember of living in the moment of
1991. Being a successful artist to me is
trying to express an important issue the community. Music is nothing without an
intention behind it, or a concept. Which is why many of my songs have been very
successful in my opinion. I looked outside my tinted car window and watched as
the buildings go by. Wow, “black or white” I remember that significance.
Equality of the 1990’s and the many years to come after. Let me tell you about it.
I
was and am still part of this racial community.
My audience as I expected are of both ethnicities of White or
Coloured. This is where I feel that many
common problems reside in because of their ethnicities in racism. It always has
been in my lyrics to express my opinion on these matters. On the radio I sing
“They printed my message in the Saturday sun, I had to tell I ain’t second to
none” At this time, I was undergoing a traumatic change in my life. I stated
that I am not nobody, that I have equalities just like everybody else. But then
what is equality. I questioned. The public of even in 2015 in this day an age
all individually define equality differently. “I told about Equality, and it’s
true, either you’re wrong or you’re right”
So many people judge against one another in this racial tension.
This
was where I felt that chorus is what defines the song, “If you wanna be my baby
it don’t matter if you’re Black or White” I stand true to my word, even of now,
I really don’t matter to me if you’re black of white. “If you wanna be my
brother it don’t matter if you’re black of white” is the other line in the
chorus, I both wrote “Baby, and brother” because both refer to somebody I love
and respect as family, so I strongly feel that I’ll except anybody no matter
what racial ethicity you are from. Its 2015,
we should not be judging people by the colour of our skin. Someone once told me
that culture defines one’s behavoir. Its embedded into us so we can either
learn to form equality or deny it. I think that in the 90’s and from then on,
this video was very monumental to me. I tried to express that people should not
be scared of discriminating people in this world which is why I made this
upcoming part I was about to sing on the radio.
“I
am tired of this devil, I am tired of this stuff, I am tired of this buisiness,
So when the going gets rough, I ain’t scared of your brother, I ain’t scared of
no sheets, I ain’t scared of nobody, Girl when the goin’ gets mean.” I refered
to rasicm as the devil. I’m tired of rasicm. I think remembering back to this
time, this was when everything started to go downhill for me. But I’m proud of
what I said. I’m still not scared when things get bad. This lyric refers to how
I will fight if anybody discriminates against another race and will not let it
affect me. In my song I mention how gangs and clubs are actually protective of
these beliefs. It’s a war of their “turf”.
I
remember that this was the period that the public was against me. I actually
have a skin disorder that destroy’s the pigments of my skin. I underwent surgery
where I became shades lighter of my original skin. This is why the song was
made to. I remember going on Opera’s show and talking about this. This
pigmentation that destroys my skin is something that I cannot help, when people
make up stories about how I don’t like who I am, it hurts me” Through this song
I opened up many gates and I want people to know that rasicm is only but a
choice people make, as everyone is equal to me.
