Danielle Brooks Releases Debut EP ‘Four’
Danielle Brooks has released her debut EP, entitled “Four.” The EP includes the new original song “Seasons,” which is featured in the final season of her critically acclaimed and Award-winning Netflix series Orange Is The New Black, which premieres tomorrow Friday, July 26th.
The GRAMMY Award-winner says of the song “Seasons,” “I wrote the song for my Orange girls and built the song’s story by trying to incorporate as many of their names that I could. We are a family and this song is my gift to them in honor of the love they have shown me and lifelong sisterhood we built together.”
Danielle Brooks brings her soulful and thoughtful voice to these original songs. This EP is a reflection and a reminder to never forget who you are, where you’ve come from, remember those who have held your hand along the way and to always stay in gratitude.
“My EP is four stories that reflect my being,” says Danielle. “While I was at Juilliard, I had a director who gave me the wonderful gift of defining the word ‘being’:a person in complete and perfect state, lacking no essential characteristics, perfect, God like. And I realized that this EP is exactly what its’ supposed to be, it’s truthful and comes from my heart.”
The four-track EP also includes “Black Woman,” which was released earlier this year, and plays homage to the power of being a beautiful, strong black woman. The R&B/Soul track song has a universal message about overcoming self-doubt and celebrating the peace we all find when we accept ourselves for who we are. In the moving, accompanying music video, directed by Brooks, she evokes an emotional and enigmatic performance complements her incredibly rich and soulful voice.
