What are your thoughts on the lyrics of Monaleo, winner of ‘Outstanding New Artist’ at the 2026 NAACP Image Awards?
She’s a popular American rapper and songwriter with 1.4 million followers on Instagram.
Here’s a few excerpts from just one of her songs, Sexy Soulaan:
*If you ain't Black, stay the fuck out the business
*I need my reparations, bitch, you gotta bring me my shit
*All the non-Blacks to the back (Ugh)
*All the non-Blacks to the back (Hold on, damn)
*All the non-Blacks to the back (Huh, huh)
*All the non-Blacks to the back, n——
*I ain′t shaking white hands
To reiterate, she won Outstanding New Artist at the 2026 NAACP Image Awards — watched live by 2.2 million viewers — and which is designed “to honor outstanding performances of people of color in film, television, theatre, music, and literature.”
Do you think it’s a good thing for artists who use lyrics like these to be celebrated and given awards like this?
Do you think lyrics like these help or harm perceptions of racial division in 2026 America?
Do you personally have issues with lyrics like these or do you see no problem with them?
Would you be okay with artists of other racial groups being celebrated and given awards while making what seem to be blatantly racist disparaging remarks about other races?