Following her Giggs collaboration Games, Dark Skinned serves as the another preview of the 26-year-old singer's forthcoming album, due later in 2021 via Island Records, though a release date is still to be confirmed.
The smooth, mid-tempo production allows the Londoner's soulful vocals to take centre stage as she delivers a powerful message of resilience and empowerment. She said:
"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."
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