- 2021-01-27
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MUSIC
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FKA Twigs Teams Up With Headie One & Fred Again for New Song “Don't Judge Me”
British singer-songwriter FKA Twigs teamed up with British rapper Headie One and British record producer Fred Again to release a new song “Don't Judge Me”.
She announced the song on January 25 on Instagram.
The accompanying music video was directed by Emmanuel Adjei and FKA Twigs, featuring Black English activists and cultural figures, including poets Solomon O.B. and Benjamin Zephaniah, writer Reni Eddo-Lodge, models Kukua Williams, Munroe Bergdorf, and Danto Earth, performer Lisa Elde, entrepreneur Nicole Crentsil, fitness trainer Efua Baker, soccer player Mahlon Romeo, and radio host Clara Amfo.
The track was written by Fred Again, Headie One & FKA FKA Twigs.
Last April, FKA Twigs joined in Headie One and Fred Again's collaborative project, GANG and released “Judge Me”. The new song is the complete version of “Judge Me”.
FKA Twigs shared on social media, “so proud to release don't judge me into the world. this project is very personal and special to me.it was an honour to shoot with kara walkers fountain exploring the interconnection of black history between africa, america and europe.”- Emmanuel Adjei said of the video, “From someone's appearance, we are unable to judge whether a person discriminates over color, sex, religion, or gender. The oppressors within the people surrounding us, most often remain invisible until their abuse against others is revealed. This is one of the reasons why, for generations, discrimination is so hard to fight. Who must the victim fight against if it can't identify the perpetrator?”
He continued, “In this audio-visual document we get to witness artists FKA twigs and Headie One, amongst other Black British influentials, fighting against invisible forces of judgement and oppression. Having the enormous Victorian-inspired fountain Fons Americanus by visual artist Kara Walker—depicting the historical, sorrowful story of slavery and colonization—as our setting, and particularly as the spirit of the film, this important monument creates another layer of depth and meaning to an invisible yet shared history.” - source : Rolling Stone
