Watch the FKA twigs video for the new song with Headie One and Fred again.

FKA twigs, London rapper Headie One and producer Fred again … came together for the new song “Don’t Judge Me”. It is an expansion of the “Judge Me (Interlude)” of the rapper and producer of 2020 GANG mixtape. The new song arrives with a video directed by Emmanuel Adjei (who also co-directed Beyoncé Black Is King) The visual finds branches dancing in an empty room while Headie One walks along a street. Things get a little bit supernatural in the end. See below. Scroll down to see Adjei’s statement in the video clip “Don’t Judge Me”.

In mid-October, FKA twigs said in an interview with the Grammy Museum’s Programs at Home series that she had completed a full album while staying at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Among his collaborators is the Spanish producer El Guincho, who worked on the Björk film Biophilia and the discovery of Rosalía EL MAL WANTS. Since launch MADALENA, twigs appeared as a guest on the debut album by the enigmatic producer Slingbaum and joined Nicolas Jaar on a track for his project Against All Logic.

FKA Twigs filed a lawsuit against ex-boyfriend Shia LeBeouf, alleging abuse and aggression. LeBeouf, in emails to The New York Times, wrote that “many of these claims are not true”, but did not comment on the specific claims. “I’m ashamed of this story and I’m sorry for those I hurt,” he wrote. This week, Twigs discussed the allegations further on the BBC Radio 4 podcast. Grounded With Louis Theroux.

Read Pitchfork’s cover story “The Sacred and Profane Genius of FKA twigs” and see more about Headie One and Fred again. In “Great records you may have missed: Spring 2020.”

Emmanuel Adjei:

THE INVISIBLE OPPRESSOR

From someone’s appearance, we cannot judge whether a person discriminates by color, sex, religion or gender. The oppressors within the people around us, for the most part, remain invisible until their abuse against others is revealed. This is one of the reasons why, for generations, discrimination is so difficult to combat. Who should the victim fight against if he cannot identify the perpetrator?

In this audiovisual document we can witness the artists FKA twigs and Headie One, among other influential British blacks, fighting invisible forces of judgment and oppression. Have the huge source of Victorian inspiration Fons Americanus by visual artist Kara Walker – portraying the sad and historic history of slavery and colonization – as our setting and, particularly, as the spirit of the film, this important monument creates another layer of depth and meaning for an invisible but shared story.