For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her explained

For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her
Type:studio
Artist:McKinley Dixon
Cover:For My Mama and Anyone Who Look like Her.jpg
Released:May 7, 2021
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Label:Spacebomb
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For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her is the third studio album from American hip-hop musician McKinley Dixon. Released on May 7, 2021, it is a jazz rap and conscious hip hop album.[1]

Background and release

The album marked Dixon's first release on Spacebomb. Dixon discusses themes of racism, anxiety, and death across the album, explaining in the album's biography that “these things I talk about on the record have had harmful and brilliant effects on my timeline, and have forced me to be cognizant of the fact that living is complex."[1]

Critical reception

Bandcamp Daily wrote that "the twists and turns in the music, themes, and lyrics serve as a reminder that with all of the loss and grief that comes along with being Black in this ugly, hostile world."[2] Post-Trash said that the album "unabashedly expresses the totality of the artist," succeeding "at combining aggression and cynicism with the message that pure love, sincerity, and vulnerability are some of the most crucial feelings needed to survive and thrive."[3] The album was awarded the first annual Newlin Music Prize in Richmond, VA in March, 2022.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: For My Mama And Anyone Who Look Like Her, by McKinley Dixon. McKinley Dixon.
  2. Web site: McKinley Dixon, "For My Mama And Anyone Who Look Like Her". May 7, 2021. Bandcamp Daily.
  3. Web site: McKinley Dixon - "For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her" Album Review. May 7, 2021. Post-Trash.
  4. https://www.newlinmusicprize.com/press/2022-winner/