Once trying to distance herself from the genre, Miley Cyrus is making her return to Hip-Hop with the released “She Is Coming” EP, which includes contributions from hip-hop stars Swae Lee, Ghostface Killah, and Mike Will Made-It. The reception is lukewarm at best following her comments in 2017 in a Billboard interview, claiming she was no longer interested in rap because of the materialistic and sex-driven messages.
“I also love that new Kendrick [Lamar] song [“Humble”]: ‘Show me somethin’ natural like ass with some stretch marks.’ I love that because it’s not ‘Come sit on my dick, suck on my cock.’ I can’t listen to that anymore,” she told Billboard. “That’s what pushed me out of the hip-hop scene a little. It was too much ‘Lamborghini, got my Rolex, got a girl on my cock’—I am so not that.”
The tone-deaf comments made in the interview had critics labeling Cyrus as a culture vulture, someone to use the genre of Hip-Hop in order to sell. A year after leaving hip-hop behind for more hypothetically lucrative pastures, for a folkier (and whiter) sound. Cyrus is staging her return.
Cyrus has owned up to her mistake in the comments section of a fan-made video titled Miley Cyrus Is My Problematic Fav…Sorry. Cyrus admitted she still had a lot to learn and acknowledged her privilege as a white musician, writing:
“Just watched your video. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to speak up. Being silent is not like me at all. I am aware of my platform and have always used it the best way I know how and to shine a light on injustice. I want to start with saying I am sorry. I own the fact that saying … “this pushed me out of the hip hop scene a little” was insensitive as it is a privilege to have the ability to dip in and out of “the scene.” There are decades of inequality that I am aware of, but still have alot learn about. Silence is a part of the problem and I refuse to be quiet anymore. My words became a divider in a time where togetherness and unity is crucial. I can not change what I said at that time, but I can say I am deeply sorry for the disconnect my words caused. Simply said: I fucked up and I sincerely apologize. I’m committed to using my voice for healing, change, and standing up for what’s right. Miley”
As the saying goes man lie, women lie, but numbers don’t; her sixth studio album “Younger Now”, was lackluster debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 and sold 45,000 units in its first week, and failing to go gold. Compared to “Bangerz”, which went number one with 270,000 in sales its first week and certified triple platinum. Needless to say, this genre brought her the most success she’s seen in her career, with more money to be made Cyrus’ pivot back to hip-hop is understandable.
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