Thread by @stillnaima

So, I was going to wait until tomorrow to bring the #MusicSermon #30DayMusicChallenge over here but we #minuswell. The full list plus Days 1 & 2 are below to keep continuity...

. @naima got shut down this morning right after I posted one of my favorite #BlackMusicMonthChallenge prompts:

Since we know better, we all try to do better... but tell us the problematic bop you just can't let go of.
(No "When you say teenager, how old?" selections, please)

And there has never been a time before that I felt like I had to say that... but somehow this year my spirit knew...

Tevin was not a stalker!! He was a high school student scoping shortie at the mall and park and stuff!
Can We Talk is COMPLETELY age appropriate.

This is forever and always and eternally my answer for this prompt. It's also low key an answer for song that'll change my mood. It makes me so happy 😂

Daz and Kurupt deserved more.

I rebuke the idea that one of the greatest love songs of my young life is problematic

I realized in Swizz and Tim's #Verzuz that "Owe Me" is on my list, too.

I can't even do Put it in your mouth anymore. Once we get to the belting off key about cunnilingus I tap out.

I miss the days of fire ass soundtracks being a standard part of the Black movie experience. They broke new artists, gave us dope collaborations, and introduced us to classic jams.

For Day 4 of #MusicSermon's #BlackMusicMonthChallenge, name a fave soundtrack song (+ the movie)

Every once in a while, you gotta let folks know who you are. Whether it's to remind them you're not the one (or the two) or to let it be known they can't stop your shine.
For Day 5 of the #MusicSermon #BlackMusicMonthChallenge, name a song dedicated to your haters and naysayers.

Some songs create whole worlds... completely cinematic, but audio. For Day 6 of #MusicSermon's #BlackMusicMonth challenge, tell us your favorite storytelling song.

My guess is that a lot of us built up whole playlists for Day 7's #MusicSermon #BlackMusicMonthChallenge prompt. Catalogue streaming was up over current music last year; folks were grabbing musical blankets.
Name a song that brings you peace &/or comfort.

Before the day is over, I want to acknowledge that June 7th is the official anniversary of #BlackMusicMonth's first celebration, over 40 years ago on the white house lawn. It was initially an initiative to protect the business & culture of Black Music.
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If you grew up in Black household, you know that certain songs mean it's time to clean (it DOES make the cleaning go faster, unless it's gospel). 🧹
For Day 8 of the #MusicSermon #BlackMusicMonthChallenge,
name a must have on your cleaning playlist.

For those that don't know, I love karaoke. Possibly because it perfectly marries my love of music with my love of being extra. 😬
We all got one or two go-to's we know we can take everybody with. For Day 9 of #MusicSermon's #BlackMusicMonthChallenge, what your karaoke song?

Following up on yesterday's karaoke question, Day 10 of #MusicSermon's #BlackMusicMonthChallenge is about those songs that have you doing full in-house, in-car, in-shower performances. What's the song you just KNOW you do your good singing on?

I'm adding a supplemental question to today's #BlackMusicMonthChallenge because @JamAndLewis deserve.

My 10 (and not in order)

And those aren't my Top 10, they're my favorites. My top ten would be a more objective list.

Day 10 of #MusicSermon's #BlackMusicMonth may require multiple answers for some of y'all, because it can be hard to chose just one favorite Hip Hop/R&B collab.

Yesterday we celebrated your favorite hip-hop/R&B collabs. Today let's talk R&B duets. I loooove a good duet, and for a while they seemed like an endangered musical species. For Day 12 of the #MusicSermon #BlackMusicMonthChallenge, share your fave R&B duet.

Some songs are whole lessons on sub-genres and music eras. When you hear them you hear the entire music landscape they come from, whether it's a time period, a super-producer wave or a music trend. For Day 13 of #MusicSermon's #BlackMusicMonthChallenge, name a definitive song.

For a good bit of us, life is slowly trying to seek a new level of normal. We're heading out (cautiously, hopefully) or staying in bc we don't trust it! At any rate, it's a new chapter. For Day 14 of #MusicSermon's #BlackMusicMonthChallenge, share your post-pandemic theme song

Producers and beat makers ain't the same. Great production is timeless. It sounds both effortless and masterful at the same time. And it has a signature, even if the signature shifts. For Day 15 of #MusicSermon's #BlackMusicMonthChallenge, name a song by your fave producer.

We all got at least one joint by our favorite artists that just don't quite curl all the way over. We may not admit it publicly... we just quietly avoid it.
For Day 16 of the #MusicSermon #BlackMusicMonthChallenge, admit it - what's a song by your fave that you DON'T like?

So this is usually when fights start breaking out during the #BlackMusicMonthChallenge, but maybe since I'm on the burner it'll stay civil 😶.
For Day 17, what's a song everybody loves that you haaaaatttte?

I forgot that y'all annoy ME on this day, too 🙄

I scheduled this one for a Friday on purpose, because this prompt can get y'all in trouble. 😏
For Day 18 of #MusicSermon #BlackMusicMonthChallenge, tell us the sexiest song you know.

I'm sorry to be late with a VERY VERY important #Juneteenth #BlackMusicMonthChallenge prompt, but your girl had a day.
But let's get it in, even late: for Day 19, what is the BLACKEST song you can thing of??