Justin Bieber gets a bit of a setback after reading the words and speeches of Martin Luther King Jr. used in his latest album.
Bieber released his sixth studio album entitled “Justice” on Friday, and when avid fans started listening to the album over the weekend, many people were surprised to hear that the icon of civil rights that appeared so late was so heavy, that some asked to go to social media to share their confusion. at the artist’s daring creative choice.
According to Yahoo Entertainment, “Justice” begins with one of Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘s most famous quotes: “Injustice everywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
The quote is attributed to his “Letter From Birmingham Jail” in 1963.
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Six tracks later, the album features an ‘MLK Interlude’. The track is a 1-minute, 44-second track from King’s ‘But If Not’ sermon, delivered in November 1967 at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church.
“I tell you this morning that if you have never found something so precious and precious to you that you would die for it, then you are not fit to live,” King said at the time.
Although Bieber preferred to quote the late civil rights leader directly and even give him honors as a songwriter on the album, some have questioned whether the context of the songs deserves the white singer to use King’s words.
Chris Williams, judge of Variety, for example, notes that the song that follows the second King segment on the album has to do with the danger of one’s life for romance. Bieber is probably referring to his wife, Hailey Baldwin, on the track. The reviewer questions the wisdom of comparing the struggle for a woman’s attention to the situation of the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
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Justin Bieber got into trouble for quoting Martin Luther King Jr. on his latest album.
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It did not take long before listeners took to Twitter to share their thoughts on the matter as well.
“Why did Justin Bieber, a white man, use Martin Luther King Jr. on his album entitled ‘Justice’ which is about his wife being a white woman?” wrote one user. “Otherwise the music is cute.”
“now I know that Rev. Martin Luther King is not on this Justin Bieber album, my eyes and ears are deceiving me,” added another user.
“Justin Bieber really started a track with one of Martin Luther King Jr.’s speeches and made the whole song about his wife ……. hey,” another added.
“Justin Bieber album starts with a Martin Luther King track on a song his wife is missing. I feel like I’m going insane,” someone else wrote.
“Are we going to talk about Justin Bieber using sound from Martin Luther King jr before we sang about his wife during the opening of his new album? Why did he do it?” another noticed.
Although the artist captures a bit of heat from people who have listened to his album, one extraordinarily relevant voice emerges for his use of Martin Luther King Jr. – his daughter.
Bernice King took to Twitter on Thursday to praise Bieber for reinforcing her late father’s message of bravery and doing the right thing.
“Any of us, including artists and entertainers, can do something,” she wrote. “Thank you, @justinbieber, for your support, in honor of #Justice, of @TheKingCenter’s work, and of our #BeLove campaign, which is part of our global movement for justice. #MLK #EndRacism.”
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In an article published on Friday, the singer spoke to Vogue about his decision to include King’s controversial quotes in his album, pointing out that there are still large sections of the population who are unfamiliar with King’s work. is not.
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‘What I wanted to do with this was to strengthen [Dr] Martin Luther King Jr.’s voice to this generation, “Bieber said. Because I was Canadian, it was not so much a part of my culture. […] this speech was actually during the time when [he had] a feeling that he was going to die for the cause, and that he stood up against, was ultimately racism and division. I think his message was that many people may be afraid to stand up for what is right, but if you do not stand up for justice – for what is right – what are you doing with your life? I’m sorry to get so deep, but these are the times we live in. That’s why I wanted to make this album, because I think it’s very timely and very necessary. ‘