""unbeknownst to my fans, I have experienced severe persecution and seen institutional racism, denial, and inequity wage its aggression, both covertly and overtly at me, simply for trying to be an authentic expression of Truth and Love to the best of my ability!"

Is that a roundabout way to say her album got shelved back in the day? Like maybe she really did turn in studio versions of her more righteous songs and Columbia didn't bite. They pushed "Lose Myself" for a soundtrack, but that was one of the few songs her label bit at.

It's like they want a billboard hit and she wants to make Reggae Rap Rock, and she hasn't turned in a catchy enough compromise song.