Solange Knowles is known for her no nonsense attitude and New York Times music critic Jon Caramanica experienced first-hand how vicious she can be.
On Thursday [February 4], Solange took to Twitter to express how elated she was Brandy was interviewed for her site Saint Heron. The happiness didn’t last too long, because Solange quickly had a throwback moment and revisited a 2013 podcast conversation with Caramanica—who she refers to as the “indie white guy”—regarding Solange’s rant about Brandy’s new album Two Eleven and her contribution to music via “deep cuts.”
So @SaintHeron spoke with R&B royalty @4everBrandy & got deep about the making of Full Moon, & so now I'm in heaven: https://t.co/GOHt1jD9XN
— solange knowles (@solangeknowles) February 3, 2016
Last two days has brought up so much emotion, recalling when it was made a joke by "indie white guys" that I brought up Brandy album cuts
— solange knowles (@solangeknowles) February 4, 2016
Upset over the review, Knowles then suggested predominantly white male music blogs should hire people who “know about deep Brandy album cuts before giving a ‘grade’ or a ‘score’ to any R&B artist.” Which she reiterated, expressing that contributions of Black people are what built the music industry as a whole.
The music business was built brick by brick off the backs, shoulders, heart ache and pain, of black people, and everyone is just exhausted.
— solange knowles (@solangeknowles) February 4, 2016
When to be honest, don't you ever dare speak that 6 letter name, without understanding the value. The blasphemy.
— solange knowles (@solangeknowles) February 4, 2016
Now in 2016, Solange decided to show how it’s done with her own full feature, but not before letting Caramanica know his quips were not forgotten: including Caramanica’s comment on the podcast telling Knowles to “never bite the hand that feeds you,” which she found both demeaning and ill-informed.
Ps: @JonCaramanica
Don't you EVER tell a Black woman, not to "Bite the hand that feeds you" while speaking in reference to white people.— solange knowles (@solangeknowles) February 4, 2016
My father "fed me" when he was hosed down and forced to walk on hot pavement barefoot in civil rights marches in Alabama @joncaramanica
— solange knowles (@solangeknowles) February 4, 2016
With all due respect, the people who you named were responsible for my "success" wish they could feed me half of what growing up in 3rd Ward
— solange knowles (@solangeknowles) February 4, 2016
Houston Texas, fed me.
— solange knowles (@solangeknowles) February 4, 2016
Solange then went on to let critics know at the end of the day, she’s still not bothered by the critiques of musicians by those who wished they were in the musician’s place.
Corny ass, wish they could say niggas around niggas, ass, non niggas. lol.
Thought I know they be saying niggas, ass looking non niggas. ?— solange knowles (@solangeknowles) February 4, 2016
And I thought we were all pretty clear that I don't give a fuck, like a year ago. ??
So please carry on.
It's Mardi Gras where I'm at, lol.— solange knowles (@solangeknowles) February 4, 2016
In case you forgot, Solange is not playing.
