V V Brown - Twisted (Official Music video)

“Sometimes I feel like I’m a sculpture standing strong but far from you. You look at me and admire everything but still own what I do. You take my soul, my culture, then you wrap it in economy.  You leave me on the side to die then step on my harmony ”  GRAMMY®-Nominated songwriter, artist, mother, activist, journalist and teacher VV Brown who has just returned from a 10 year hiatus, where she attended to her mental health and focused on raising her two young children, follows her recent thought provoking anthem “Black British”, with an equally powerful second single “Twisted”.  “Twisted” was inspired by James Baldwin’s seminal work I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO, and the music of V V’s favourite artist, Erykah Badu.  Though Brown was able to speak truth to power in a number of ways, including writing for the Guardian about racial issues and lecturing young Goldsmiths students about the value of protecting their experimental art, she felt compelled, once again, to create her own sociology-focused music. Like ‘Black British” and the forthcoming album, Twisted draws from the disciplines of essay writing and journalism to reveal its message and its feeling through the artwork, the lyrics and the sound. “Twisted” delves into the implications and the results of cultural appropriation and lays bare the blatant theft of black culture. Drawing from Raekua,  an award-winning cinematographer’s footage, V V reproduces the content in order to bring awareness to the power dynamic between those who can appropriate and those who are appropriated from.  The mission?  To empower in reclaiming back the culture. Artist, mother, activist, journalist and teacher V V Brown, who took a 6 year hiatus from her musical career to attend to her mental health and focus on raising her two young children, makes her very welcome return with the release of her uplifting, thought-provoking anthem “Black British”. “ “Black British” is a bold declaration of this singular artist’s intent as she begins her fearless new journey with an anthem that speaks boldly about identity and the conflicts of this cultural experience. Connect with V V Brown @vvbrownofficial