Just days before the highly anticipated 2023 Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Dinner, rap icon Snoop Dogg unexpectedly decided to defer his induction for personal reasons. The “Gin and Juice” rapper, Calvin Broadus Jr., expressed his intention to be inducted with the class of 2024 instead, showcasing his commitment to this prestigious honor. […]
Sade’s son, Izaak Adu, took to Instagram to give an update after his gender reassignment surgery, or phalloplasty surgery.
The 23-year-old was away at a recovering facility recuperating for six months and had the support of his mother along the way.
Adu posted a picture of the soul singer nuzzled into his arm as he gazed with an endearing look. “It’s been a long hard road but We did it!! We are coming home!!!!” the captions reads. “Thank you for staying by my side these past 6 months Mumma. Thank you for fighting with me to complete the man I am. Thank you for your encouragement when things are hard, for the love you give me. The purest heart. I love you so much. Queen of queens #mumma #lioness #queen #iloveyou.”
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Adu came out as transgender in 2016 on National Coming Out day and has been documenting his process on Instagram revealing the ups-and-downs.
In the middle of the Summer, he shared a candid photo of him laying in the hospital bed questioning his decision, and then shared that he’s hopeful for the future.
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“This process is trying, tiring, painful, emotionally exhausting, physically exhausting, uncomfortable (like I can’t sleep like a normal human being rn lol) I often ask myself “why the f— do I have to endure this to be who I am,” he wrote.
“I am so, SO DAMN EXCITED, I just have to remind myself to be patient sometimes as I’m sure we all do. Big up to my Mumma, Pappa, family and friends for all the support you give me on the daily, it’ll never be forgotten,” the caption continued.
Abu is Sade’s only child. His father is reggae music producer, Bob Morgan.
But the African-American experience that birthed Hip-Hop started far beyond the borough. In fact, it started beyond the city, the state, the south or the country. It started beyond the belly of slave ships that brought over millions of enslaved Africans from the west coast of The Motherland to this hemisphere. The Black American’s experience started in Africa.
Often times, Black people have been conditioned to mock their ancestral identity. For many a school yard student it is a stain that almost invokes teasing and jeering. Think of the trauma caused during grammar school recess when a dark complected child is called “African Booty Scratcher” or “Tar Baby.” So when rapper Big Sean matter-of-factly stated in an interview with Vibe that he is part Nigerian (fast forward to 1:49), we had to stop, take note and give thanks.
This Motown Emcee could have easily moved through the interview and kept that tidbit to himself. He did not. He through it out there as a fact that he wanted folk to know. So Nigeria salute! Stand up and claim one of your own.
Other celebrities that you may not know have Nigerian roots are as follows:
#mumma #lioness #queen #iloveyou.”
#ftm #trans #transgender #transman #tpoc #tmoc #selfmademan #phalloplasty #thisiswhattranslookslike #yaaaaas
