17072, let's acknowledge her evolution though....
Posted by nappiness, Wed Mar-14-01 04:53 AM
i was one of the folks all over erykah when i found out her locs were fake. i wasn't coming at it from a religious point of view but as a the image making point of view. the locs were used as a marketing ploy that played into her image.
but i too can acknowledge how she has evolved. on mama's gun she beared her soul and she showed her vulnerability. she has also went bald. unlike the locs, i think she went bald for herself as part of her evolution. but then again i might be reading too much into her going bald too.
but just like the rest of the world she is not perfect and she has insecurities. hair among big women is a big thing and for some poeple they don't care what the style as long as it is long and a lot of it. when she said that she is fine with herself, i now think that she is fine with herself, baldy badu and all. which i think that she is rocking the bald head very nicely.
the first album was all about the image, it was all about five percenter knowledge and other metaphysical teachings she had learned. but this second album and the shedding of the lox, is about her. it's about her looking herself in the mirror and doing her thing. unlike the first album it's not about selling records b/c this album didn't catch on like the first album and people ain't feeling erykah on mama's gun. folks expected a tyrone type album but she came correct with herself, and musically it is tighter than baduizm could ever have been.
but just like with martin luther king jr. i can seperate the man from the mission. i can also seperate the woman from her music.
that's just my two cent......
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