While everybody had their eyes feasted on Queen Bey during the 59th annual Grammy Awards on February 12, the biggest winner comes in the form of her baby sister, Solange, who just won her first Grammy ever. The R&B singer took home the award for Best R&B Performance for her song “Cranes in the Sky,” which comes from her breakout album A Seat at the Table. Not only did this project hit number one on the Billboard 200 back in October of last year, but it was praised by some of today’s music’s greats and named HipHopDX’s top R&B project of 2016.
Tucked away in the media center at Staples Center, HipHopDX had the pleasure of hearing Solange’s exclusive post-Grammy speech, almost immediately after Solange went on stage to retrieve her trophy. This Grammy nomination had her up against steep competition, such as Rihanna, BJ The Chicago Kid, and Musiq Soulchild.
After expressing her love and gratitude for the “wonderful, wonderful night,” Solange speaks on her mother’s support with her and Beyonce.
“I think that just her love and support for both of us has just been a completely a beautiful love story. We continue to honor her and all that she has shown us by example. It just feels like such a joy to have her be part of the album, and to kind of pay that forward.”
Solange Tops The Best Of R&B 2016
She also spoke how fashion plays a role in career, always bringing it back to her identity as a black woman.
“I think that visual art in all aspects are super important to me, whether it be a creation of my videos or my album artwork. Creating strong visual representation, not only of myself but again, black women and getting to see us as avant-garde beings, in a world that sometimes puts us in the boxes, is really important to me.”
Before she got off the makeshift stage, Solange took a moment to praise an artist she personally looks up to this day.
“I look at Nina Simone and Marvin Gaye and the artists of our times that have really pushed political messages through their music and their artistry. I think that all that we can do as artists, and especially as songwriters, is write about what’s true to us. And I think that the music that is out right now, and really connecting and thriving, reflects that. I’m really grateful to those artists who are paying it through because it’s not easy. It’s scary, we’re putting ourselves out on the line.
Besides being a jazz singer, pianist, and songwriter, the legendary Nina Simone was also a civil rights activist.
“I just honor the greats. I look to Nina Simone, who did that during a time where . . . it’s interesting trajectory of her career now, she’s being so celebrated. She was really shut up during that time. She was really told to just sing. Those were the artists who paved the way for us to do what we’re doing now. We’re not doing nothing new.”
Congrats to Solange for “Cranes in the Sky,” And let’s not forget the remix with Common.
How did this rascist piece of trash ever win a Grammy let alone be nominated? If not for her slightly less rascist sister I would have never known her name
First off go to school and learn how to spell cos you’re embarrassing your whole Caucasian race u stupid dumb fuck then a again maybe you’re a chromosome or two too short to actually be in school…if u even know what a chromosome is lol nobody cares about u and your redneck ways so crawl back into your mothers vagina all the way up her cervix and cook a little longer then come out and rejoin the intelligent society YA BITCH
Heads up, Sling Blade, you’re grammar is worse than Ebola. You are definitely in no position to criticize anybody’s spelling. Stop ruining the English language, you internet gang-banger.
Thats what i’m saying!! How can these trash artists get nominated and win, when they don’t even acknowledge Moon Man. Shouts to Moon Man, they aren’t gonna sweep you under the rug with their reverse racism.
They don’t acknowledge Moon Man because they don’t know who the fuck he is. Neither does anyone on HHDX. So fuck off.
That’s what i’m talking about. Check out Moon Man on youtube. He is the next Eminem, but the mainstream liberal media, including hiphopdx don’t want to promote white rappers anymore because of reverse racism. Shouts to Moon Man, your day in the sun is coming 😉
Not cool. This whole race thing is getting really old….just because she’s pro black doesn’t mean she’s anti- white or any other color. Grow up, educate yourself & be better. Those that are not black seem to bring up race more often than the black people…
black women are the most empowered people on the planet, can we stop acting like they need any more praise and attention just for being themselves? anyone who has dated or spent any time around them knows they don’t lack for any confidence or sense of entitlement.
I seen an empowered black woman suck 12 cocks for a hit of rock
see, you’d have to find an asian chick beaten by both her gay dads for them to put up those numbers.
‘A Seat at the Table’ is not her debut album; it’s her third.
the grammys and hiphopdx are promoting reverse racism. to snub Moon Man’s critically acclaimed album “Notorious”. not only did he drop this classic, he dropped two other projects this year which were not even acknowledged by the liberal media. Shouts to Moon Man spreading the truth over the year’s best album.
#TrollHarder
Stop trolling my posts. I’m trying to promote a white rapper who is currently being swept under the rug by mainstream liberal media, when he is the best talent out right now. Check out Moon Man, he shoulda won a lot of awards this year but he is being snubbed because of reverse racism.
Sorry I was born caucasian, everything by default in the world is automatically my fault!
It’s funny how she still looks like a crackhead even when she gets “done up” for awards shows.
Shoutout goes to Don Imus, you nailed it brother!
It’s funny how no minority goes on websites for white artists and taint them. They hate us but love our culture. Get a life and let us thrive as we always will no matter how much oppression or the type of mind control. There is nothing wrong with promoting Black is Beautiful. And no one is making critics look or listen, so move around.