He states “MIKE has been painted as a protégé of more or less for the past few years. It wasn’t simply the 4 out of 10 that was controversial in his review, it was the plain inaccuracies in his statements and his misinterpretation of his art that made it such a painfully embarrassing review. This was in reference to a recent review he did of the new MIKE project, Weight Of The World (you can watch it here). Is it reductive when you fail to do research on black artists and slate black music publicly for your own personal gain? ??- ????. I responded to his reductive tweet with something slightly provocative, but I made my point clear: This is something everyone needs to acknowledge, without fail.Īnyways, back to Fantano. And a lot of black art is rooted in struggle, pain, racism and discrimination of all kinds. The black experience in the UK, in the US and in Europe is vastly different than the experience of white people, this has been proven and quick research on this topic will allow you to see how. Representation is incredibly important to not only give a diverse point of view, but in many instances provide an accurate representation of someone’s/a group’s experiences. Journalism of any kind is an essential field. 0.2! This is simply unacceptable and there NEEDS to be more representation in the media. A 2015 study by Reuters showed that only 0.2 percent of journalists in the UK are black. He takes an NME review for the Giggs album Landlord, in which it initially gave a rape insinuation, something that has been proven as false, completely altering the message and context of Giggs’ art. A Complex article by the great Joseph JP Patterson highlighted his issues with white music reviewers and the misinterpretation of black art and the black experience here. White media companies, publications and paid music critics have been dominating this space for the longest time. I have started to see this as a major problem within music journalism. Jay was alluding to the fact that a pro-black album such as Solange’s excellent When I Get Home, which is deeply rooted in personal experiences of being black and a woman in America, shouldn’t be critiqued by a white dude who clearly cannot relate to or fully understand these experiences. ✌?- Left Is Best July 18, 2020įirst thing to note from this response alone is that his immediate reply is to fire back, other than being open to a discussion on what Jay was saying. Armand Hammer & The Alchemist - HARAM (49), Every Time I Die - Radical (48), Tirzah - Colourgrade (48), Bicep - Isles (47), Sons of Kemet - Black To The Future (46), Brandi Carlile - In These Silent Days (45), Lingua Ignota - SINNER GET READY (45), Indigo De Souza - Any Shape You Take (44), Grouper - Shade (43), Isaiah Rashad - The House Is Burning (42), CHVRCHES - Screen Violence (42), Yola - Stand for Myself (42), Allison Russell - Outside Child (40), Courtney Barnett - Things Take Time, Take Time (40), Gojira - Fortitude (39), Taylor Swift - Red (Taylor's Version) (39), Arooj Aftab - Vulture Prince (39), John Glacier - SHILOH: Lost for Words (38), Kanye West - Donda (38), Porter Robinson - Nurture (37), Hiatus Kaiyote - Mood Valiant (37), serpentwithfeet - DEACON (37), Arab Strap - As Days Get Dark (37), Mustafa - When Smoke Rises (36), Ghetts - Conflict Of Interest (36), Nala Sinephro - Space 1.I mean, kind of reductive and not really an accurate representation of my review, but do you.