Singer KING Saints released her first studio album this Thursday (26th), as well as the title track, both titled If I were a white girlnow available on digital platforms through Universal Music, via Head of Media.
With a theme that explores social issues and delivers incisive criticism in a way that only she can ‘how to speak’, The project involves the production of Marcellus and the trio Los Brasilerosresponsible for work with names like Karol Conká, Carol Biazin, MC Soffia AND Bruno Gadiolas well as having two wins in Grandmotherthe most recent of which featuring Latin icon Karol G.
Holy Kings has directions for Latin Grammy for his compositional work in SWEET 22by Luísa Sonza in 2022, e Aphroditeby IZA.
She is the strength of The B-side of popthat is, the artist who is the author of great successes, prestigious and called to be part of great songs and albums such as Bombastic (in which he also shares vocals with IZA), for example Hell AND You don’t know how to love (From Cleo), among others. With a career of 12 years, it is the basis of musical construction. And why not say, the owner of the voice and the pen.
For his debut project, Holy Kings brings a narrative about diversity, without leaving aside the criticism and acid humor that gets to the root of the problem. Black women are a reference in this journey, but their greatest inspiration is their grandmother Iraticwith whom he has never met, but says he felt the strength of his presence.
“‘Se Eu Fosse Uma Garota Branca’ is not just an album. It is an appeal to the reconstruction of identity in a country marked by diversity, but also by racism. An invitation to reflect on the crossing of racial prejudice in the journey of young artists and in the construction of identities in a world that insists on defining us by the color of our skin”explains KING HolyS.
And he continues: “This album exists because I have been surrounded my entire life by black women who tirelessly strive to provide a better life for themselves and others. Women who are at the bottom of this society, who grew up being told, ‘You’re black , you have to be a thousand times better to not lose your job.’ Women who doubted their own beauty, even their own ability to achieve and deserve the good things in life”, point.
Holy Kings quotes the pop classic Smileby the British singer and songwriter Lily Allenas one of the great references for the title track and for the construction of this audiovisual story, directed by Leone Ferraz. Recorded in a deactivated clinic in São Paulo, it complements the music with a carefully planned aesthetic.
The characterization of the artist, with references to the white woman of the 70sit was a complex process that involved attention to details ranging from hair to skin tone.
“It’s a song I created to have fun and bring to light some important issues. With a sour and relaxed feel, it came about while I was watching a satirical video about white women trying to ‘contain the damage’ after an act of racism. You know that classic apology video, right? They appear with a white blouse, face without makeup, white background and always say the emblematic phrase “who knows me knows…” It’s a childish image, as if they were 12 year old children who they got into fights at school and their parents forced them to apologize, without really learning anything. That inspired me to create this song.”explains the title track.
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The album contains 11 tracksincluding important collaborations with artists such as Karol Conka (In Kanhota), MC Sofia (In Cinderella), Lions (In Dance), MC Danny (In Deadbeats) and more. Each track seems to carry with it a piece of the critical insight and sharp humor they characterize Holy Kings prints on your work.
“‘If I Were a White Girl’ is not a desire to be one, but rather a comfort to black women who felt isolated in this feeling of helplessness. You are not alone, I am not alone! We are not all the same, and this is beautiful. We are an ancestral community”he concludes.
Listen to the album:
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