Todrick Hall - "Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels REMIX (Feat. Ciara)"

Normally during PRIDE month (June) I do my best to post only or mainly LGBTQIA+ Artists. In light of the civil unrest around the nation and the injustices that have been forced upon the Black Community through years of enslavement, systemic racism, widespread oppression, and a set of generational socioeconomic traps, I thought this year it would be important to spotlight just how many QUEER BLACK ARTISTS changed and shaped the world through music, arts, culture, and activism.

So this June I will spotlight all Queer Black Artists to show you one more way in which we should be grateful for to the Queer Black Community and how without them we would not have the world or nation that we love so much. We should be grateful and proud.

BLACK LIVES MATTER + PRIDE (LGTBQIA+ Allies)

Todrick Hall didn’t win the ninth season of American Idol where he was told by Simon Cowell that his singing career would never go beyond Broadway.

Hall did star in Broadway’s “Kinky Boots” beginning last November, but he wasn’t limited the stage as salty Simon predicted. Prior to the play, the queer multi-talented 32-year-old released a 16-song visual album “Straight Outta Oz” which has garnered over 1.1 million YouTube views and led to a nationwide tour. 

He’s a multi-talented performer who I’ve had the pleasure of seeing perform life a few times. While I can’t say I was a huge fan walking in to his show, and can sure tell you that while I was there I was laughing, stepping, and stomping, and then as I left I was more impressed than I can express.

He’s a star, and he’s been able to elevate the queer black community in a way that hasn’t been done since Mama Ru herself.

So today, with a little more girt in my get, I choose Todrick Hall’s “Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels - REMIX (feat. Ciara)” as my, do you, born to be blue, fight on, song for an, open your heart, lift up the laughter, remember that nothing is worth your peace of mind, Tuesday.