Jesy Nelson’s music video for her new single “Boyz” has stirred up all sorts
of fan reactions online, and in a new interview with Vulture, she addresses
the many blackfishing allegations she’s received since her solo debut
Jesy Nelson’s has officially kicked off her her solo career with her new single Boyz along with
a wild music video that has fans sharing all kinds of reactions online. — let’s get into it.
The wait is finally over! Jesy just made her big debut as a solo artist with the R&B-infused
track ‘Boyz’ that has already skyrocketed its way to the top of the charts.
Upon its debut, ‘Boyz’ managed to soar to the number one spot
on the iTunes charts across several countries including the US, the UK,
Ireland, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and the list goes on and on...
Jesy even posted this to her instagram with the caption “#1 IN US & UK. You guys are unstoppable”
and showed that the video is the #1 trending on Youtube. You go girl!
In the visuals for 'Boyz' we see Jesy pull up in a tour bus to her new mansion with her
crew of baddies and they all get a little too comfortable in the new neighborhood real quick…
While the girls sunbathe in barely-there bikinis and the muscle-y dudes pump iron in the yard,
Jesy tees off from her rooftop, casually breaking her neighbor’s window.
And who’s her neighbor you may ask? Well,
it turns out to be none other than P. Diddy himself, one of Jesy’s music idols,
who’s caused quite a stir on social media as he makes a reference to Little Mix in it.
“Hey, hey, Jeezy! Jesy… Little Mix… whatever y’all callin’ yourselves these days…”
In fact, not only does ‘Boyz' sample Diddy’s 2001 hit
'Bad Boy for Life’ but its music video is a spoof,
and sequel of Diddy’s original video where he’s the one causing mayhem in his new neighborhood.
Talk about coming FULL CIRCLE, in this new reimagining,
Diddy’s the one telling Jesy to tone it down.
But it’s not all complaints as Diddy goes on to welcome Jesy into the neighborhood,
and even wishes her luck in her career.
Jesy then joins Nicki Minaj in her garage where the rapper's seen performing with a band and
both artists go on to pose for the cameras as Nicki continues spitting her rhymes.
As you guys know, this actually isn’t the first time Jesy and Nicki have collaborated
on a song — they had already teamed up on the Little Mix track 'Woman Like Me’ in 2018.
'Boyz' and its music video is not only quickly killing it on the charts,
but it’s also being praised by fans tweeting things like,
"You don’t understand, I’m obsessed" and "The song is a whole bop, omg I’m so proud of her"
However, along with all the tons of positive reviews,
Jesy is once again being called out for blackfishing.
This person shared a still of the music video that shows Jesy and Nicki standing side by side,
and posed the question, "Why is she darker than Nicki?”
This other person wrote, "And when we point out
her being in blackface she will claim that we are bullying her!"
It so happens that in an interview with media outlet Vulture that just came out today,
Jesy actually addressed all the accusations regarding blackfishing.
She explained, "The whole time I was in Little Mix I never got any of that.
And then I came out of [the band] and people all of a sudden were saying it. I wasn’t on social
media around that time, so I let my team [deal with it], because that was when I’d just left.”
Jesy continued on saying, "But I mean,
I love Black culture. I love Black music. That’s all I know; it’s what I grew up on.
I’m very aware that I’m a white British woman; I’ve never said that I wasn’t."
And when asked about fans that have complained
about being blocked on Jesy’s socials for calling her out on blackfishing,
she claimed to not know anything about it and that it may have been her team behind it.
Finally when Jesy was asked if she believes she’s changed in the way she acts or dressed,
she revealed, "No, not at all. I’m just 100 percent being myself.
If you look at me on X Factor with my big curly hair, I was
wearing trainers and combats — that’s who I am as an artist and as Jesy.”
Well, we’re glad to see that Jesy’s willing to have that conversation,
and like Diddy, we wish her the best of luck on her career as a solo artist.
Now go ahead and click right over here to find out more details about how Jesy
admitted to changing her appearance to feel accepted in Little Mix:
Also let us know in the comments all your thoughts and feels on Jesy’s new song and music video.
I’m your host Carly Henderson, you can find me on Instagram @carlyhenderson_. bye guys!