Friday, April 20, 2012

Bebe Zahara Benet Releases "Dirty Drums"

I have come to the conclusion that it is impossible to not like Bebe Zahahra Benet. Long ago (at least it seems that way) she was crowned as the very first winner of Ru Paul's Drag Race, she turned heads and helped change the views of not only a nation, but a very special blogger. Now, Bebe is putting effort into a music career, giving the world something to dance to.


This being the third single from Bebe, she has the music thing pretty much down. Naturally, the song is very polished and very likable. I was surprised, honestly, to discover that she hadn't released a full album yet. She has been making music since 2009, but we have only seen sporadic singles over the years.

The song itself is very African inspired, much as the cover art. It is a track that you could take straight to the club and dance to all night. And just in case you want something to make you shake it even more, it comes packed with an extended version and a remix.

I, for one, am glad to see Bebe re-surface. The queens from the very first season of Drag Race are often overlooked -- even it's winner -- due to the show's low budget at the time. Even Logo seems to want to push the first season off into a corner and forget about it. They didn't even put that season on DVD like they did the others. I know that I love them all, and I know Bebe has her style of music down pat, so in my world, there is not a thing that I don't love about her.

You can buy the song for yourself on iTunes. You can watch her on Drag Race season one -- oh wait. Logo took the episodes down. Nevermind.

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