Rapsody

2020 was a big year for Rapsody. She was featured on the Fight the Power remix, Robert Glasper’s The Mighty Tree and Stevie Wonder’s Can’t Put it in the Hands of Fate, as well as putting her own single 12 Problems. I hope these prolific recordings this year signify a new record in the near future. A common theme of Rapsody’s work is her ability to explore social issues, such as Black Lives Matter / police brutality, with expertly crafted verses. One example is her record Eve, where she explores gender and race by focusing each track on a prominent black woman in history. Songs like Cleo, Oprah and Serena tackle issues of blackness, gender and power.