Discovering My Blackness Through Nirvana

[Northern Son]

Well, when Courtney Love did that 24 hour thing on Mtv2, she said the n-word. So there's that.

Your PMs aren't working btw

Didn't know about this, what was she talking about?

 

[ManBearPig]

Legendary

 

[Terrance Curtis Beasley]

Dat bytch nikka is overrated

 

[Quarterback]

Didn't know about this, what was she talking about?

Eve was gonna be her guest, and that led to her talking about blacks and black music in the typical indirect condescending way cacs always do. She was all "Black music's the bawmb, yo! Yo yo yo!!" in a clear mocking way that only we can discern but cacs are oblivious to. Then one of her entourage said something and she responded "Wassup, my nikka!" keeping with the "I'm down with blacks" vibe she was on.

 

[Northern Son]

Eve was gonna be her guest, and that led to her talking about blacks and black music in the typical indirect condescending way cacs always do. She was all "Black music's the bawmb, yo! Yo yo yo!!" in a clear mocking way that only we can discern but cacs are oblivious to. Then one of her entourage said something and she responded "Wassup, my nikka!" keeping with the "I'm down with blacks" vibe she was on.

Eve later cancelled.

Edit- *sorry for the awful comment*

Eve is in this video, she didn't cancel.

 

[Guess Who]

Honestly it's a goddamn shame that someone has to find their blackness through a cac or someone nonblack. shyt is fukking disgusting and i don't see how anyone could cosign it. This is on some disgusting white savior type of shyt

The author's point was that he didn't fit into the narrow box of blackness created and propagated by Western ideals, and he often was made to feel like shyt because of it. He was a misfit in his own family and his own community, very much like Kurt Cobain. The author was able to connect to Nirvana's music, which represents accepting oneself for who one is, even if it bucks the norm of what is expected. This allowed the article's author to find peace within himself, and overcome his angst created by the people who kept telling him he didn't act black enough.

 

[ralph lauren]

Cobain was the realest nikka out in the early 90s

 

[Mortal1]

Which albums should I check out first from them ?

 

[Citi Trends]

i hate nikkas who listen to nirvana or some other entry level band that isn't rap and need to tell the world how much of a different black they are

 

[BuddahMAC]

Which albums should I check out first from them ?

The entire discography is pretty damn strong & worth checking. I'd say Nevermind is the most accessible though, as it's kind of the best marriage of their blending of noise & melody . Next is In Utero which is my personal favorite, but it's a little more abrasive than Nevermind. Then check Unplugged which is the best live album ever.

If you like the first 3, you'll definitely enjoy the rest, but their first album, Bleach, shows its age of a young indie band's first album so not the best to start with (plus it's before Grohl joins as drummer), Incesticide shows how quality their b-sides & covers are but kind of goes everywhere (as a b-sides album should) and With The Lights Out has some amazing songs but also so many variations on tracks already released on albums, it can drag a bit. Still, for their small output, Nirvana remains one of the highest quality catalogues out there with the weakest stuff being more weird/experimental than bad.

 

[newworldafro]

I've said it before that whole 90s Grunge period was crazy . You just cut the radio on and hear all this flood of great music, even the poppy rock was good.
Throw in Smashing Pumpkins, Garbage, The Cranberries, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Oasis, etc

 

[godkiller]

I read his article and don't see how Nirvana helped the author "discover" his blackness. The only influence the author lists Nirvana as having on him is as a "place to hide" from other black people. The author waxes about how Nirvana was a refuge for him, but doesn't elaborate on how that refuge allowed him to "discover" his blackness at all. The closest thing to "discovery" the author alleges he found in Nirvana was comfort-- but a racist can find comfort in a white hood and a fool can find peace in crushing insects. I don't see any special sense of discovery here beyond a cornball running away from angry black people. RG3 finds his peace in white women. What's the difference?

 

[Solo ✧✦✧]

This is a nice read I haven't felt as close to an artist in the same way, but it's cool to hear about music having a positive impact on someone's life.

 

[Mowgli]

http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2015/06/discovering-my-blackness-through-nirvana/

@BuddyOmar @chukwuemeka @JudgeJoeGorilla

Discover your blackness through a mirror you bytch ass nikka

 

[feelosofer]

The author's point was that he didn't fit into the narrow box of blackness created and propagated by Western ideals, and he often was made to feel like shyt because of it. He was a misfit in his own family and his own community, very much like Kurt Cobain. The author was able to connect to Nirvana's music, which represents accepting oneself for who one is, even if it bucks the norm of what is expected. This allowed the article's author to find peace within himself, and overcome his angst created by the people who kept telling him he didn't act black enough.

This.

Sometimes we find different avenues to navigate the way we feel. This kid was touched by Nirvana and it made him more comfortable in his own skin.