![]() And that was something for me to get past. And I felt that I was condescended to, especially by male critics. Like, I don’t even know what you’re talking about. There was a time when I was new to the game and somebody would be talking to me about Bob Dylan or, oh my God, Jimmy Hendrix, playing the national anthem. Because the thing is, I don’t look down on people that don’t know that. People didn’t even know that Natalie Cole was Nat King Cole’s daughter.īut maybe that’s why I’m here. And that is why Black Girl Songbook is here. Nobody asks Black women creatives anything about their true lives and creativity. And my thought was, “And you want to get on the phone with me? Because if I was you, I just feel like I would be in bed sad,” right? And she was very like, “No, I’m fine.” When she said, “I know all the words to ‘Happy Birthday’ and I sing it to my grandchildren and I’m happy.” And this is when I say nobody tells Black women stories. ![]() I had her on the phone and she said she could not remember her songs that she herself wrote. But Angela Bofill is very much amongst the living and suffered from two strokes. Obviously, I couldn’t speak to Natalie Cole. That, to me, when I’m talking about and doing work around people that I’m passionate about the most, I feel like those are shows that people really respond to. Then in season two when we did Angela Bofill, that was a great episode. She grew me up and the response to that was huge. You’ve said that so many times, that you love Natalie Cole. And it’s always the ones that just surprise you. I’ll say the ones that are near to my heart so much because of the audience response. ![]() What has been your favorite episode of Black Girl Songbook thus far? And so to make it and to make it to number one and it an illustration of our show, please, it is so exciting. And that moment in Entertainment Weekly -I used to work for Time Inc. Because Black women need to receive the credit that they are due. But just like Brandy said on a recent episode, she said, “It’s wonderful to get the accolades, but it’s also wonderful to not need them.” I’m definitely at a place in my life where I don’t need them, but it’s still nice though. We know that we work hard and we’re doing good work. Do you know how that makes us feel? We know that we’re doing a good thing. I would’ve gone outside and just done like 10 cartwheels in a row. If I was able to do a real cartwheel, it would’ve been done. Can I just tell you something? Screaming, seriously. When the podcast was ranked number one by Entertainment Weekly, what was your first reaction? So I had to learn and learn and learn and learn. It was very difficult to picture all of mainstream media hating on Hip-Hop and acting like Hip-Hop was terrible. Like whenever there was an assignment and you could choose a topic-For me, it was always about music. In high school, I was writing reports about all that. I had a deep curiosity about the clothes people were wearing and the way people act in crowds. I always had a very deep curiosity about music, about records, and radio. I think my first show was eight years old. I went to concerts at the earliest of ages. So where would you say your musical history comes from?ĭanyel Smith : I feel like I’m a lifelong music fan. VIBE: On the “Blue-Eyed Soul” episode of Black Girl Songbook, you mentioned that you consider yourself a sometimes rap expert. Beyoncé, Quinta Brunson, And Angela Bassett Among 2023 NAACP Image Awards Nominees
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