You might just need to sit down for this. Michael Kirby gets deep and holds a figurative mirror toward listeners on his latest release "Mommas Cry".
Michael Kirby-McGann, known simply as Michael Kirby, is a New York City-based music artist and middle school dean from Hartford, CT. In fact, "Mommas Cry" is inspired by the death of a former student of his due to gun violence. With the use of emotive poetry over a soulful instrumental, he describes what it looks like when problematic messages about what it means to be a man are internalized by children. Even though the subject matter is one imbued with depth and substance, he also manages to showcase his stellar abilities as a songwriter and provide listeners with a heartfelt, catchy hook.
The artist shares, "Mommas Cry addresses the hold that toxic masculinity has on communities of color, and describes what it looks like when problematic messages about what it means to be a man are internalized by children. The song was inspired by the death of a former student of mine due to gun violence."
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