New SISTER SMOKE album out now!!!

[dUSt]

I worked a lot on this album. It's very Catholic. Hard to describe the genre. Down south country gospel rap tunes.

Out now on all the streaming platforms! 

SisterSmokeMusic.com

[Tha Mission Podcast]

Congratulations on the New Sister Smoke Album! Loved it all. My favorite track for now: Fire and Water. I cant forget that Sonus Gratiae, Love the Blessed EDM vibes, "Down in Adoration" is a bonefide Single and " No Life In You!!!  Tha Mission Podcast will shouting these new releases out no doubt!!

[dUSt]

Has anybody listened yet? Any feedback?

[Hna.Caridad]

Mmmmmm...I'm really not a fan of AI.  If folks like the sound of Black women singing and performing music, then Black women should be the ones getting paid to sing and perform music. 

Here are some of my favorite Black women singers and music-makers--please check them out and let me know what you think:  Amythyst Kiah; Allison Russell; Shamekia Copeland; Brittney Spencer; Erykah Badu; Valerie June; Lauryn Hill; Joy Oladokun; Jamila Woods; and Rhiannon Giddens.  They're out there trying to make a living by producing and performing good music and they deserve to get paid for their labor and for building up their genre's popularity.

On another note (no pun intended):  I LOVE that the spammers are off from the phorum.  Thank you so much for fixing the settings and much appreciation to the mediators who'd been working overtime trying to keep the place clean.

[dUSt]

13 hours ago, Hna.Caridad said:

Mmmmmm...I'm really not a fan of AI.  If folks like the sound of Black women singing and performing music, then Black women should be the ones getting paid to sing and perform music. 

Here are some of my favorite Black women singers and music-makers--please check them out and let me know what you think:  Amythyst Kiah; Allison Russell; Shamekia Copeland; Brittney Spencer; Erykah Badu; Valerie June; Lauryn Hill; Joy Oladokun; Jamila Woods; and Rhiannon Giddens.  They're out there trying to make a living by producing and performing good music and they deserve to get paid for their labor and for building up their genre's popularity.

On another note (no pun intended):  I LOVE that the spammers are off from the phorum.  Thank you so much for fixing the settings and much appreciation to the mediators who'd been working overtime trying to keep the place clean.

None of these black women would sing Catholic songs.

[Luigi]

2 hours ago, dUSt said:

None of these black women would sing Catholic songs.

Excellent point. In fact, many of their songs would be considered contrary to Catholic teachings. 

[dUSt]

I also addressed this question in an article on the site:

Q: Still, some people may ask why Sister Smoke is presented as a Black woman. How did you think through that?

That question mattered a lot to me. Gospel, blues, and hip-hop were created by Black communities, shaped by real suffering, faith, endurance, and hope. Ignoring that would be dishonest.

Making Sister Smoke white would have felt like a slap in the face—not just to the music, but to the people who gave the world those genres. And Christianity has a long history here too. Since the Renaissance, we’ve had a habit of putting white faces on everything—Jesus, the saints, sacred art—whether that made historical sense or not. I didn’t want to be guilty of creating yet another white face to represent Christianity in art, especially in musical traditions that are so clearly rooted in Black history. Acknowledging that lineage felt like the more respectful choice.