Ya Momma So Black

February 28, 2016 7:42 AM

Ya Momma So Black...

"Ya momma so..." If you're African-American — or grew up in or near an African-American community — that phrase is probably familiar to you. It's part of playing "the dozens" or "snapping," a black tradition of trading insults with someone where anything goes." “Ya Momma So Black” takes the childhood dozens joke and and erases the humor. Instead, Justice puts Blackness on its pedestal, and traces heritage back to the fertile crescent. He also looks respectfully at maternity, femininity, and race in this indictment of an age-old schoolyard joke."

posted by cashman (11 comments total)

👍🏿
posted by leotrotsky at 7:58 AM on February 28, 2016 [2 favorites]

I'm not black, male, and I dont like rap, and I didn't click on this with a whole lot of high expectation.

This may not be mine, but it's beautiful and I love it.
posted by SLC Mom at 8:24 AM on February 28, 2016

Nice find.
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 8:46 AM on February 28, 2016

Listened, liked a lot, bought the track - thanks!
posted by dylanjames at 9:59 AM on February 28, 2016

Listened, liked a lot, bought the track - thanks!

Agreed, that went down like smooth drink on a chaotic day, cutting through all the bullshit with refreshing razor.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 11:17 AM on February 28, 2016

cutting through all the bullshit with refreshing razor.

a ... fun razor?
posted by lkc at 1:20 PM on February 28, 2016 [1 favorite]

incredible. thanks.
posted by So You're Saying These Are Pants? at 5:13 PM on February 28, 2016

J-Live is great. He was an elementary school teacher at least through his first album and definitely has a good perspective. Does his own beats and scratching as well.

A couple other tracks you might like:
Them That's Not
Wax Paper
Longevity

Dude has been around a while.
posted by lkc at 5:35 PM on February 28, 2016 [1 favorite]

J-Live! How did I forget about him? He's my idea of real hip-hop. Glad to see he's still doing his thing. This is a great track.
posted by escape from the potato planet at 6:22 PM on February 28, 2016 [1 favorite]

Seeing leotrotsky's comment at the top, I only now realized that the darker version of the thumb up emoji looks more like a leather glove than a human hand, thanks to pigment on the partially visible palm area, at least on OS X and iOS.

"Yo designers so white..."
posted by jklaiho at 11:05 PM on February 28, 2016 [1 favorite]

He's on Spotify! I love finding new music through the blue, thanks all!
posted by numaner at 8:20 AM on February 29, 2016