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In late September 2021, Monáe released a 17-minute version of the song entitled "Say Her Name (Hell You Talmbout)". The updated version featured the names of 61 Black women and girls who were murdered at the hands of police brutality.
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Oct 22, 2015 · In August, Monae was cut off during an appearance on the Today Show while dedicating "Hell You Talmbout" to the victims of #BlackLivesMatter, a moment she told CNN she takes the blame for,...
This percussive protest song ties into the Black Lives Matter movement, specifically the #SayHerName and #SayHisName hashtags. The lyrics are chants, with Monáe teaming up with members of her Wondaland Arts Society to call out the names of Black Americans who have been killed by police or as part of hate crimes.
Sep 24, 2021 · Janelle Monáe. “Say Her Name” extends the theme of another song of Monáe’s from 2015: “HELL YOU TALMBOUT” (which itself is a remake of a bonus track off her album The Electric Lady ...
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"Hell You Talmbout" is a protest song by Janelle Monáe, first released as a bonus track from the deluxe version of their album The Electric Lady (2013). It began as a record addressing poverty, police brutality, and gun violence.
Later, she did a remake released on August 13, 2015, which featured the rest of the Wondaland Records roster (Jidenna, Roman GianArthur, Deep Cotton, St. Beauty, and George 2.0), where they chanted names of Black people killed by the hands of American police. On Monáe's Instagram, they stated:
Monáe performed the song at the 2017 Women's March in Washington D.C., on January 21. Billboard reported:
In 2021, Monáe released a remix entitled "Say Her Name (Hell You Talmbout)" in collaboration with the African American Policy Forum's #SayHerName Mothers Network. It is named after the social movement founded by Kimberlé Crenshaw that "called attention to the black women who have died at the hands of US police." Monáe stated, "This work is too important to do alone and can only be sustained through our collective voices. We take up this call to action as daughters ourselves trying to create a world where stories like these are no longer commonplace. This is a rally cry." The song features vocals from Alicia Keys, Zoë Kravitz, Kimberlé Crenshaw, Chlöe x Halle, Tierra Whack, Brittany Packnett Cunningham, Alicia Garza, Beyoncé, Britanny Howard, MJ Rodriguez, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Jovian Zayne, Asiahn, Angela Rye, and Isis V.
In another statement, Monáe said:
Hell You Talmbout
•Walter Scott
•Jerame Reid
•Philip White
•Eric Garner
•Trayvon Martin
Taylor Weatherby of Billboard wrote, "The singer and her labelmates at Wondaland Records teamed up on the powerful chant song to accompany their efforts in leading marches in cities such as Philadelphia and New York City. As snare drums stir in the background of the track, names of victims who died due to race-related incidents — including Michael ...
Aug 18, 2015 · R&B singer Janelle Monáe released a blistering 6 1/2-minute protest song on Friday called "Hell You Talmbout." The song's premise is simple, and that simplicity is the source of its...
Sep 30, 2021 · “Say Her Name (Hell You Talmbout)” is driven by repeated calls to say the names of all the Black women and girls who have been killed by law enforcement in recent years. The accompanying lyric video features an animated protest and the names and faces of those whose lives are being honored.
