With her latest hits like ‘Games’ and “Lovesick”, UK rising star Ray Blk Drops a New Single and video “Dark Skinned“
Ray recently performed live and shared career advice on the career training platform, Apprentice Nation, alongside Ghetts, Young T & Bugsey and IAMDDB. She also wrote and performed “Warriors”, the lead track from the hugely acclaimed BAFTA awarded hit film “Rocks”.
Ray says about the insparation of the single: “This song to me is a celebration of being Dark Skinned. The conversation around race often feels heavy and negative, but I love my blackness and it is a privilege to be black. A lot of people told me it would be hard to break into this industry because of the colour of my skin, but I believe that whatever the situation, I am going to shine regardless and I refuse to cater to that ideology. I always try to remind people of this in my music, like with the ‘My Hood’ lyric ‘Through concrete flowers grow’ and now on ‘Dark Skinned,’ I say ‘I’m even glowing in the dark’. I want people to say yes to themselves when the world keeps telling them no.
Ray also hosted a 12-week run of the Apple Agenda Show with Mabel, Mahalia, Ghetts and many more. As well as this, she fronted a special Black History Blackout Radio show for Apple music which showcased her passion and knowledge about black women in music including interviews with legends Ms Dynamite and Estelle.
Following her highly acclaimed Oxford University and Ted talks, Ray was also invited by Cambridge University to discuss what Black History Month means to her and share her experience as a black woman in the entertainment industry with the Cambridge Union.
