Fall is here and so is Solange’s third studio album, A Seat At The Table, in which she encompasses a growing maturity. The last time the masses heard of Solange was the night of the 2014 Met Gala when a video of Solange beating up her brother in law, Jay-Z, in an elevator surfaced and broke the internet. The following summer, Beyonce’s acclaimed album, Lemonade, touched personal bases that led fans to believe that Solange’s elevator reaction was due to the lyrics in some of Beyonce’s tracks. But those of us who are aware of Solange’s creative soul as a songwriter, singer, actor, curator, model and fashion icon know that she is beyond any elevator “brawl”.

Solange’s career began at an early age. Having temporary presence in the iconic Destiny’s Child, Knowles released her first album, Solo Star at the minor age of 16. Released by Columbia Records and her father’s very own Music World, the album peaked at number forty-nine on Billboard 200, with two prominent singles called “Feeling You” and “Don’t Fight the Feeling” which peaked number two on Billboard Hot Dance. In the early 2000’s, Solange found herself in many acting roles, including Johnson Family Vacation, and my personal favorite Bring It On: All or Nothing, as well as songwriting for ex-Destiny's Child band members Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams.

In 2012, Knowles released True EP, which granted her a cover on The FADER magazine’s 84th issue. A pinnacle in her revamped image, Solange launched her own record label, Saint Records, in which she expresses how much she’s learned since the age of 14 in the industry by manifesting her expressions within 4 years through sound with the gracious 21-track record. As part memoir, part cultural analysis following the uneasy protests since Ferguson and Baltimore, enjoy the remedy that is A Seat At the Table, a calm after the storm (that of her own and of America’s past), featuring Lil Wayne, Kelela and major help from Master P.