Jamila Woods on the Doors That Betty Davis Opened

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'She owned her own sexuality and wasn’t afraid to sing about that.' Jamila Woods talks about how Betty Davis helped lay the groundwork for countless artists in hip-hop, R&B, and soul.

She talked about love and sex in a way that felt like you were hearing from an auntie or sister. It felt very intimate and very specific. Her subject matter and her image er ahead of her time. [In the documentary] she would say, “I just talk aggressively and I know what I want, and men don’t like that. They like for women to be submissive.” She wouldn’t compromise on that., I became obsessed with interviews by black artists.

Today we can see and hear the influence of Betty Davis in so many places. One thing I think about is the way that she sat across the intersection of a bunch of genres — funk, soul, rock. That makes me think of a lot of artists these days. She owned her own sexuality and expressed that onstage and wasn’t afraid to sing about that in her music.

 

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