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30 New Musicians ‘Grown Folks’ Will Love
A new generation of Black womxn are making music ‘like they used to do’
If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone over 30 say “they just don’t make good music anymore!” I would finally be able to live out my dream of becoming the Black Tinsley Mortimer. Alas, I fear becoming a rich eccentric is not in my future.
Fortunately, I can guarantee that all the good music is not in my past. There are several new artists making music with mass appeal for Grandmas, aunties, and folx whose knees survived the “Buss It” challenge. That’s why I decided to compile a list of young Black womxn artists for the 30-and-up crowd.
Since I’m the definition of type A, let me give you a couple of disclaimers. Firstly, this list is by no means exhaustive. I chose to focus on Black womxn, but there are also tons of Black artists who identify as male killing the game right now, like Kwaye, Phony Ppl, and Saucy Santana. There are also Black womxn and femme artists who are not on this list. It doesn’t mean I don’t love their music. My focus is on artists who quickly became my faves in recent years — and deserve grown folks’ attention.
