Jamila Woods

Ahead of the release of <a href="/profile/jamila-woods" class="text-word" target="_blank" >Jamila Woods</a>&#8217; new album, LEGACY! LEGACY!, she&#8217;s arrived with one last single to hold us over until this Friday. Along with Nico Segal, f.k.a <a href="/profile/donnie-trumpet" class="text-word" target="_blank" >Donnie Trumpet</a>, Woods releases a jazzy, upbeat record titled, &#8220;Baldwin&#8221; which was inspired by the work of James Baldwin. Woods delivers a soulful effort while diving into systemic racism.
&#8220;&#8216;Baldwin&#8217; is a song inspired by the work of James Baldwin, particularly the “Letter To My Nephew” in his book The Fire Next Time,&#8221; she said in a press release. &#8220;He had an incredible ability to speak about whiteness in a way that was hard-hitting and nuanced, and delivered some of the most elegant reads to white America, providing me a lens to think about how I see whiteness at work in my world today.&#8221;
Quotable Lyrics You could change a hood just by showing your face Condo climbing high, now the block is erased (You don&#8217;t get it, get it) You clutch on your purse, now you crossing the street Brother caught your eye, now you callin&#8217; police