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<blockquote data-quote="UPROXX" data-source="post: 7474" data-attributes="member: 81">Brent Faiyaz’s last album, F*ck The World, came out in 2020, but that hasn’t stopped the Baltimore-raised R&amp;B singer from continuing to support it with the new video for “Let Me Know.” Contrary to the reputation he’s developed as the <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/brent-faiyaz-show-u-off-video/" target="_blank">purveyor of toxic anthems</a>, a la Future (or Brent’s own songs “<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/brent-faiyaz-drake-wasting-time/" target="_blank">Wasting Time</a>” and “<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/brent-faiyaz-mercedes/" target="_blank">Mercedes</a>“), “Let Me Know” is a more socially-minded effort and its animated video fits the theme with a haunting visual metaphor reflecting Faiyaz’s message.“Who can I love when they tell me I can’t love myself?” he wonders in the song. Meanwhile, in the video, animated Brent leaves his home to wander the streets but is confronted by people wearing ghostly masks (they look a lot like Oogie Boogie from Nightmare Before Christmas, as well as a certain domestic terrorist organization with a bone to pick with… uhhh… darker-skinned Americans). Nearly everyone he passes bears the spectral affectation until he meets a pair of police officers who stop him with guns drawn.In a panic, he escapes back to his home, where he opens his closet to reveal his own mask. He dons it, walking outside as the gathered crowd cackles in triumph. Then, in a moment of rebellion, he removes his mask, which gives the bystanders license to do so themselves. The ending isn’t really a surprise, but it is a powerful message of self-acceptance in a world that still doesn’t give everyone a fair shake.Watch Brent Faiyaz’s “Let Me Know” video above.<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/brent-faiyaz-let-me-know-video/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="UPROXX, post: 7474, member: 81"] Brent Faiyaz’s last album, [I]F*ck The World[/I], came out in 2020, but that hasn’t stopped the Baltimore-raised R&B singer from continuing to support it with the new video for “Let Me Know.” Contrary to the reputation he’s developed as the [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/brent-faiyaz-show-u-off-video/']purveyor of toxic anthems[/URL], a la Future (or Brent’s own songs “[URL='https://uproxx.com/music/brent-faiyaz-drake-wasting-time/']Wasting Time[/URL]” and “[URL='https://uproxx.com/music/brent-faiyaz-mercedes/']Mercedes[/URL]“), “Let Me Know” is a more socially-minded effort and its animated video fits the theme with a haunting visual metaphor reflecting Faiyaz’s message. “Who can I love when they tell me I can’t love myself?” he wonders in the song. Meanwhile, in the video, animated Brent leaves his home to wander the streets but is confronted by people wearing ghostly masks (they look a lot like Oogie Boogie from [I]Nightmare Before Christmas[/I], as well as a certain domestic terrorist organization with a bone to pick with… uhhh… darker-skinned Americans). Nearly everyone he passes bears the spectral affectation until he meets a pair of police officers who stop him with guns drawn. In a panic, he escapes back to his home, where he opens his closet to reveal his own mask. He dons it, walking outside as the gathered crowd cackles in triumph. Then, in a moment of rebellion, he removes his mask, which gives the bystanders license to do so themselves. The ending isn’t [I]really[/I] a surprise, but it is a powerful message of self-acceptance in a world that still doesn’t give everyone a fair shake. Watch Brent Faiyaz’s “Let Me Know” video above. [url="https://uproxx.com/music/brent-faiyaz-let-me-know-video/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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