Dawn Richard is reclaiming her narrative, and she’s doing it in full force on the latest cover of Essence Magazine.
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The former Danity Kane diva has had a rollercoaster year, from being subpoenaed in the sexual assault trial involving her former boss, Diddy, to now preparing to drop some of her most vulnerable music to date.
Her latest project, ‘Quiet in a World Full of Noise,’ signals a shift not just in sound, but in spirit.
It looks like the singer is trading chaos for happiness.
She shared with the publication:
“I want to evolve as an artist, I want to push myself to be the best I can be, and I also want to push myself to explore things that haven’t been touched. Every era for me is about evolution.”
That evolution is deeply rooted in her upbringing. She said:
“I grew up in a very artistic family and also an academic family. Education was very important to my family. On my mom’s side, academia was predominantly the job choice. My mom went into education as an elementary school teacher.”
But it wasn’t just academics that shaped her. Her mother also founded a dance school, and movement became one of Richard’s earliest creative outlets, a way to express emotion.
Still, even as she stepped into music, Richard wasn’t always confident that she’d be embraced:
“I never thought that my voice would be accepted. I thought I was too different.”
From her Danity Kane days to her solo career, from courtroom headlines to the stage, Dawn Richard is moving through it all.
Check out photos from the ESSENCE shoot below:
And this right here is why she ever came out with the unproven lies she said she seen that Cassie herself didn’t even mention or testify to. Meanwhile she stay around Diddy up and until a couple of years ago. Just wanted to be revalent and get some attention for her day career.
This looks very strange. Diddy is guilty, no way he definitely is, but her motives. She was always backing Puff for years in interviews, etc. After the world turned on him, she started to act like a victim. I don’t doubt that she saw what she saw with Cassie, but I don’t think she is innocent. When it comes to being a snake in DK after that and manipulating Que, what she did to him was disgusting. She was always strange to me since the DK5 days.
She about to look really stupid when he gets off
Y’all know damn well TMZ said Capricorn Clark
Trashes Cassie On The Stand …
She’s No Whitney Houston ..y’all mad Capricorn Clark did not say Beyonce. Y’all shallow as hell
If Capricorn Clark said Cassie is no Beyonce it would be pinned on the page but y’all hating on the shine Whitney Houston got during the trial how y’all sleep at night really
LONG OVERDUE! DAWN should’ve been on the covers of Essence, Ebony and Vogue! I hope she performs at the BET AWARDS or VMA’S this year 💐💐💐💐💐