People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"-being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life.
We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc.
Her second album Change It All, featuring the single "First Love", was released in December 2005.Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. She also toured North America with band Spearhead.Īpart from her solo work, she has collaborated with rappers Aceyalone, E-40, Hieroglyphics, and Triple Threat, and written for jazz trio Soulive. She co-wrote and co-produced the entire album, which is a mixture of neo soul and jazz.
In 2001, she signed with Skyblaze Recordings/Columbia Records, and in 2002, she released her first album Even Closer, featuring the single "Closer". After graduating from high school, Goapele attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, where she studied music theory. She also sang in the Oakland Youth Choir and joined a group called Vocal Motion. During these years, she joined several groups that fought racism and sexism. Goapele attended the Berkeley Arts Magnet School in Berkeley, California. She was born to a Jewish mother, Noa, and an African father, Douglas Mohlabane, who was a South African political exile. Her name means "to go forward" in the South African language Sesotho. Goapele (born Goapele Mohlabane on 11th July 1977 in Oakland, California) is a U… Read Full Bio ↴ Goapele (born Goapele Mohlabane on 11th July 1977 in Oakland, California) is a U.S.
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