Issa Rae @issarae - Tumblr Blog

THE SOUNDTRACK: http://insecuremusic.com

#TBT 5 years ago we spoke to Issa Rae and in the conversation she pretty much predicted her HBO show as it is today. (She did not predict the billboards of her that are absolutely EVERYWHERE in LA). #INSECURE is dope Y'ALL - it’s so LA you should watch it just for that, ep3 is a killer!- and what Issa has done is an incredible achievement. #issarae #awkwardblackgirl

how involved were Solange & Saadiq in the music supervising/consulting? and what went into choosing the right music for each episode?

SUPER involved. Solange provided a bunch of options, scene by scene that she was into, and then me, Melina and Prentice would make choices. Sometimes we’d have our own suggestions for songs.

And Raphael was the composer, so he would submit drafts for the scenes we needed music, then we’d give notes. Some of the songs in our score I wish were full songs.

Working with both of them was AMAZING.

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Who are the top peers in the industry that you would want to collaborate with for a tv show/movie?

Ava DuVernay

Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson

Yara Shahidi

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If you could say anything to the other awkward black girls out there dealing with their awkward stage what would you say?

I would say EMBRACE. that. shit. Everybody is awkward. You’re not the only one. And it’s never as bad as you think it is.

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Your haircut looks like dennis rodman and a mutant poodle buttfucked your head

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black lives matter?

No question.

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Hey guys! I’m here, let’s do this ANSWER TIME!

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Hey guys! I'm going to be doing a Tumblr Answer Time on Monday, October 3rd at 2pm PT / 5pm ET. What do y’all wanna know? Ask me here: http://blog.issarae.com/ask.

Talk to you soon!

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