Songstress Candice Anitra Releases Video "Objectify"
“A pacifist in pumps / Not afraid to throw a punch / Or eat your hurt feelings for lunch,” says Candice Anitra on the female powered anthem “ Too Much Woman .” Just in case you're wondering, no, this Philly native and Brooklyn based singer/songwriter makes no apologies for her politics, lyrics or feminist ideologies on her debut LP Bark then Bite featuring the seductively galvanizing first single “ Objectify .” Album credits include Joel Hamilton (Mos Def, Elvis Costello), Dub Trio (Macy Gray, Matisyahu), Marika Hughes (Whitney Houston, Carla Kihlstedt), Scotty Hard (Prince, Louie Vega) and Soulive. Anitra's home as a young girl was infused with Motown, the Philly Sound, and Staxx Records, as well as institutionalized oppression. She comes from a lineage of singers, whose powerful voices were limited to church and domestic lives. At age 12, Candice asked her dad to teach her to sing; he told her she “wasn’t ready.” Excited to attend Philadelphia’s Creative and Performing Arts ...