Young M.A at Irving Plaza.
I am a music fan. Music is an escape for me, either I get lost in the lyrics of an artist, feeding off their energy from their flow to the beat or I actually get up and dance around and allow myself to release with the movement.
A lot of my favorite artists, I admire not only for their music but the moves they make behind the scenes, the things they stand for and stand on. Young M.A I have so much respect for as a female rapper. Shes true to herself and has been true to herself her entire come up.
TBH when I first heard OOUU I thought it was a dude, but when I seen M.A it made me pay attention. The song that really connected me to her was EAT. This is my favorite freestyle, the entire 5 minutes she keeps your attention to where you want to restart the song cuz the bar was to fire and you need to hear the delivery again.
Its the song I play when I need to remind myself who I am, cuz I can only allow myself to be emotional for so long before I gotta get back to it…it being life. Herstory JOOTD is another one when I am in my bag that I put on to remind me its okay to be down. Bonnie is my anthem to my man in my head lol. Yak Thoughts stirs emotions in me that only a few artist have tapped into. I lost my brother in 2020 and I really haven’t been the same since and this song lets me know thats okay and I am not alone in all the emotions and overthinking that comes with grief. “And bro I know that you gone but I still need you to live for me”.
I got to see her live in person, and the energy was worth it. Even more delivery then the energy in her music and thats rare when artist perform. She iconic in my mind, and def can go toe to toe with other female legends off bars alone, BUT what else I admire is her business and brand mindset.
Shes partnered with a black owned cognac liquor company, NYAK, which is so smart being that Henny is a favorite in the hood. She should have only had that liquor available at her show but thats just my opinion. She got her directing skills on her resume for an all female production porno. Like sis is really putting on for the ladies and its dope to watch because thats the type of time I am trying to be on myself. Empowered women empower women and shes definitely leading by example. The show was a vibe, Young MA is a dope artist for real 💯💯.
