Just honest and bold. I completely support her position. The music industry has taken everything from us. Be yourself and accept your own. I have a company and I look for Black employees first. Their color will get them in the door. Their abilities is what will keep them there. That may be a bit too real for some of you...But frankly I don't care. I'm trying to have what the rest of the world has....Something of our own.
Bawse Dom I realize this comment was made a while back but it was excellently stated and very relevant still to date. Your mindset is impactful and extremely necessary. Thank you.
at all... smh. Phyllis was in a class all of her own, intellectual, business savvy, absolutely stunning to look at, magnificent voice.. everything. She was amazing. Today our artists are missing HUGE chunks on individuality and intellect smh.
this queen was on top of the game when it came to the business side.my father use to say never let someone else count your money.they killed this black queen.
She was on point. Blacks need to start companies and hire most if not all of our people just the other races do. I'm a black a male in Miami and some of the establishments I go into are mostly staffed by hatians or spanish people.
wonderful interview and she's right, own your own because that industry will chew you up and spit you out. so many black entertainers and athletes end up broke in this industry. never forgot hearing TLC going down that route of making so much off of records but had no money!! Phyllis was on top of it which may have been one of the reasons why she went out the way she did. too much stress and unhappiness.. loved her so much. still miss her.
I love and adore Phylis Hyman so very much!!!! She has always been one of, if not of four or five of my favorite singers male and female!!! If I were to say just female, then she would be my second favorite singers!!! Now after seeing this video clip, I just love and adore her as one of my favorite singers and people in general!!! Beauty, brains, talented and gifted, charisma, humanitarian, philanthropist!!! Wow She looks stunning in this video!!!! 👑💖💖💖🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶✨🙏🏾✨
😉It's 2019 and I thank you for this footage, I'm a fan of Phyllis Hyman. She's right and we need to be reprogrammed.🤔We still carry the baggage of slavery being the descendants of it.
OMG how am I just seeing this. Such a gifted, bold beautiful woman who loved her people. To do what she did at the time she did it in such a jaded industry is remarkable. Thank you Ms. Hyman and continue to sleep in perfect peace.
God rest this woman soul. I remember the day when she was reported to have died. Such a very strong woman with pride and common sense. Died too soon. Rest in peace, Queen. We miss you dearly. Will always love you and your stance.
Philly's was ahead of her time! Ima do the same thing when I graduate and start my business. She was pointing out some really important things. Why did it take us so long?
Good for you!!! Do it!!! Makes total sense given that non blacks discriminate blacks so much!! If others complain, remind them the world caused this by discriminating for hundreds of years and still now.
According to a certain journalist, Donny Hathaway had Phyliss’s same attitude, and my dear father, still to this day, has NEVER believed he jumped out of a window to his death. He still says, “Somebody pushed him.” It seems as if all the black artists who insisted on owning their publishing and running their own business ends up dead under peculiar circumstances: Michael, Prince, Sam, Phyliss, etc. Why? 🤷🏽♀️
What does Phyllis Hyman, Whitney Houston, and Janis Joplin have in common? They were all female singers who were found dead in hotels (due to overdoses).. ..and they were all connected to Clive Davis ..Go figure
Lashid4u Phyllis overdosed at home in her New York apartment. Unfortunately she did commit suicide. I have her book. She was suffering from Bi-Polar Mood Disorder, a mental disorder that caused her to experience periods of mania (extreme highs) and periods of depression (extreme lows).
@@justmedrea4361 Yes, I know of her, initial, suicide attempt, as w/ Marilyn Monroe ..I, also, know that she suffered from depression, along w/ drug & alcohol addiction (I, myself, made an attempt as a teenager) ..but understand that the wicked powers that be can use these known "issues" if they want to take you out ..Like, if they know that you are an epileptic, they can, easily, murder you, and just say that you had died of suffocation, due to an epileptic seizure ..and there is much reason to believe that Marilyn Monroe was MURDERED, even though she had, once, attempted suicide...
Phyllis Hyman, a beautiful melanated woman indeed... I'm glad Beyoncé studied Phyllis Hyman, and has kept black creatives/artists on heavily on her payroll...
She was a solid individual regardless of her personal issues cause at the end of the day none of us are perfect cause we all have our own crosses to bear.
well spoken. and like most of you said; this is whats lacking from our artists. now, u can pick on Black Artists and managers and CEOs all day but the bottom line is the Green Dollar. u can hire as many minorities as u want to Buuuut, its all about capitol. what can you bring to the table??? when you bring it, can you keep bringing it. some artists and managers are one-sided and thats how most of them fade out just as soon as they come in.
It’s some people who make the Green the only bottom line ... but it doesn’t have to be. Like she said, she wasn’t in a hurry because she was making a fine enough living singing ... meaning she was not all about Green and actually looked at life holistically, which is the better way. Her thinking allowed her to slow down and care about her how to operate her company the way she wanted which was to hire more blacks. This was her way to give back to her community who put her in the successful entertainment world. Makes absolute sense and the the right thing to do!
Ms.Phyllis Hyman was my girl back then and will always be. Love her music and for keeping it real! I wish she was still here with us. May she rest in peace.
This whole interview she was speaking straight facts and talking about things that others weren’t really back then. Very impressive. And she was so intelligent. She is definitely missed ❤
I have to be great. The DNA of all my strong, Intelligent, forceful ancestors is within me and I have a duty to them and my people . Thank you for leading by example Ms. Hyman, I will follow.
She was incredibly intelligent. I wonder where she’d be if she was still alive. I bet she’d be big in the nightlife/entertainment industry in the ownership role
Ok, but - Hearing this interview, opening my eyes today and I’m asked myself: What did really happen to Phyllis Hyman? So beautiful, brainy, open minded, involving, by tending such a built speech of positive perspective for black people. . . Did she really suicide?
Research the producer Clive Davis. And I feel he was behind Whitney Houston as well. He's a devil. From what I understand he and Phyllis never saw eye to eye.
Hint hint, they DIDN'T. Tina Turner moved to Europe and has isolated herself there. Diana Ross while she doesn't have as many staffs as she did in her heydays, her family office is staffed mainly by you guessed it, white people. Beyoncé's staff is mostly white with the exception of her dancers/band and body guard, even her secretary/nanny is white. I say hire on merit, but don't be out here preaching black, black, black, but then turn a blind eye to providing opportunities to black people.
@@talesbyciel you’re partially wrong and mostly right here. Diana Ross has managed herself since the early 80’s with the exception of a brief period in the 90’s where she was managed by her eldest daughter. Her assistant and secretary both of whom are Black, were employed by her during this time, one of which still works for her. She did have a Jewish attorney and publicist around this time. All Black backing singers as well as band members as well.
Spilled what tea? God y’all are some of the lowest individuals on the totem pole when it comes to intelligence. And for the record both women mentioned, had blacks on their staffs at this time. But you’d have to read a book or do some research to know it.. and like the man said years ago.. u wanna hide something from a black? PUT IT IN A BOOK
@@dddddadadad1796 Whats your point? Phyl was right. Let me first explain to you what spilling tea is and then I am going to explain why this is categorized as a tea spill. Spilling tea...is when you give either inside information that the COLLECTIVE DOES NOT HAVE...or you give a VIEWPOINT that the collective might not see clearly or may be out of focus. Phyllis is hitting on SO MANY points...that she shatters the tea glass! 1. She is talking about a system...where the majority of money is made off of AA and yet when it comes to hiring them...the jobs are being directed elsewhere. Now FROM BOOKS and life in general we know this has always happened...but Phyllis is pointing out that it is also being done by AA in the industry! 2. She flat out calls out 2 artists BY NAME. She was not coy or shy. During that time back then...artist did not do that for fear of upsetting the other artist! However, Phyllis is unshakable. Now why is this tea? Because...and I'm sure you know this from the MANY books you've read...Diana Ross...comes from a background...where the staff was all AA! MOTOWN RECORDS! So, if anyone...should understand the importance of hiring the people you make money from (Her own people) it SHOULD BE Diana! The fact that she doesn't...says a lot about her and this is the point Phyllis is making! If you have drive...and passion to be the best...and you are AA...how can you think others in your group...do not possess the same drive and professionalism? And if you feel they do...why haven't you hired them for the managerial positions? In so many words, she is saying that Tina and Diana hold the same stereotypes about their own people...that others do. And though they don't say it with their mouths...they do with their actions. The way she breaks it down, in her calm classy way while looking absolutely stunning...in and of itself is fierce! But she calls them out by name almost as if telling them "to do better". So, um yeah...for her to tell this BACK THEN...SHE SPILLED THE TEA..LIKE I SAID! LOL. Now, you seem to be one of those internet people who searches comments for arguments...so understand that after I have thoroughly broken this down for you and explained "spilling tea" and how it applies here...anything you come with I will no longer be responding to. Because I made it plain. If you still don't get it...go back to the many books in your arsenal and read them a bit SLOWER....the way I just read, you! (Mic drop)🎤🎤🎤🎤
Phyllis was a triple threat; Beautiful, brainy and black. She was awesome
YES!!!!!
100% YES !!!
She sure was. Man, do we miss her still, especially today!
Oh, she was so intelligent and well-spoken.
yes she is!!
She spoke so beautifully
She was so smart and so aware! It seems like as soon as they become aware, they are taken..........
trust me its the devil...
Seemed like a very principled woman. Respect.
She was truly *for* Black people! 🙌🏽
She was so business savvy, very rare for an artist.
She was ahead of her time. Such a beautiful person inside and out
Just honest and bold. I completely support her position. The music industry has taken everything from us. Be yourself and accept your own. I have a company and I look for Black employees first. Their color will get them in the door. Their abilities is what will keep them there. That may be a bit too real for some of you...But frankly I don't care. I'm trying to have what the rest of the world has....Something of our own.
I agree and that was well put
I salute you sir!
Bawse Dom I realize this comment was made a while back but it was excellently stated and very relevant still to date. Your mindset is impactful and extremely necessary. Thank you.
@@coffieangel5689 Now, it's a year later. July 6, 2021. Just reading this
You got every right, we always have to apologize for just wanting to rise, to be seen, to have ours.
wish you were still here to tell people this....you were ahead of your time💕
She said that long before Rick Ross or before any other rapper for that matter did and this was over 30 years ago.
She certainly was
@@jrento9562 A rapper?
Man, I could listen to her talk all day.
at all... smh. Phyllis was in a class all of her own, intellectual, business savvy, absolutely stunning to look at, magnificent voice.. everything. She was amazing. Today our artists are missing HUGE chunks on individuality and intellect smh.
DeeLow04 i agree queen phyllis is was flawless not only was she a beauty but she was intelligent
"I'm gonna take it back to the community that put me here in the first place."
Yes! Giving back! Yes! 🙌🏽
Beauty, brains, magnetism... This woman was a force!!!!
Tears come to eyes when I see this. We "lost" a gem of a Woman.
this queen was on top of the game when it came to the business side.my father use to say never let someone else count your money.they killed this black queen.
Nonthing2Loose011 Where can I find that Phyllis Hyman lecture on her murder?
QuadrantBottomHalf where can I find this lecture on her.please respond
Nonthing2Loose011 Thanks. But didn't family and friends say she mentioned it and made multiple suicide before she did it was successful at doing it?
Nonthing2Loose011 Proof?
amen to that.wish she was still here
THANKS FOR TELLING THE TRUTH PHYLLIS HYMAN
She was the truth period dot the end.
She was on point. Blacks need to start companies and hire most if not all of our people just the other races do. I'm a black a male in Miami and some of the establishments I go into are mostly staffed by hatians or spanish people.
Haitians ARE black sir...
Haitian are black
I really love her style and especially those chandelier earrings
I remembered this interview when it first aired. She was the only black entertainer to have an all black staff. I admired her for that.
Was this a tv show?
wonderful interview and she's right, own your own because that industry will chew you up and spit you out. so many black entertainers and athletes end up broke in this industry. never forgot hearing TLC going down that route of making so much off of records but had no money!! Phyllis was on top of it which may have been one of the reasons why she went out the way she did. too much stress and unhappiness.. loved her so much. still miss her.
That’s very true
she was special in so many ways xx
I love and adore Phylis Hyman so very much!!!! She has always been one of, if not of four or five of my favorite singers male and female!!! If I were to say just female, then she would be my second favorite singers!!! Now after seeing this video clip, I just love and adore her as one of my favorite singers and people in general!!! Beauty, brains, talented and gifted, charisma, humanitarian, philanthropist!!! Wow She looks stunning in this video!!!! 👑💖💖💖🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶✨🙏🏾✨
I admire that she was willing to call out Diana Ross and Tina Turner for not having many Blacks on their staff.
I have always loved Phyllis, now having a better insight I feel her deeper.
Did not know this Angel early enough. RIP my sister. Love you and the principles you stood for.
😉It's 2019 and I thank you for this footage, I'm a fan of Phyllis Hyman. She's right and we need to be reprogrammed.🤔We still carry the baggage of slavery being the descendants of it.
Class, dignity , truth, grace, intelligent,
Where are these great examples today ?
this is the TYPE OF ARTISTS that is missng right now ... we dont have REAL ARTISTS like this
we have Tina TURNER the best singer
Outstanding Ms. Hyman....what an impressive woman.
OMG how am I just seeing this. Such a gifted, bold beautiful woman who loved her people. To do what she did at the time she did it in such a jaded industry is remarkable. Thank you Ms. Hyman and continue to sleep in perfect peace.
A beauty with brains. Gone too soon.
Happy 70th Birthday to my beautiful, Black American queen!! We fans miss Phyllis so much!
god bless this sisters heart
My FAVORITE Singer, She was ONE of a Kind!!!! I MISS Her SOOOO Much!! xoxoxoxo
Miss her very much as well.
She had brains and beauty. This conversation was so intelligent she was ahead of her times!
God rest this woman soul. I remember the day when she was reported to have died. Such a very strong woman with pride and common sense. Died too soon. Rest in peace, Queen. We miss you dearly. Will always love you and your stance.
I LOVE & agree w/her sentiment in this video!!!
I will always adore this woman♥️
RIP Phyllis Hyman.
She was a BEAUTIFUL person inside and out!!!
Philly's was ahead of her time! Ima do the same thing when I graduate and start my business. She was pointing out some really important things. Why did it take us so long?
Good for you!!! Do it!!! Makes total sense given that non blacks discriminate blacks so much!! If others complain, remind them the world caused this by discriminating for hundreds of years and still now.
so grateful to see this today. Phyllis Hyman is an absolute legend. 🖤
Love the sass and the raised eyebrow 3:01
What a beautiful soul! Such a loss to the world
Relevant to this day!!!
Phyllis refused to sign her name in blood and they eventually killed her for it. She said it all " once you sign your name, your bound and gagged."
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who figured this out.
According to a certain journalist, Donny Hathaway had Phyliss’s same attitude, and my dear father, still to this day, has NEVER believed he jumped out of a window to his death. He still says, “Somebody pushed him.”
It seems as if all the black artists who insisted on owning their publishing and running their own business ends up dead under peculiar circumstances: Michael, Prince, Sam, Phyliss, etc. Why? 🤷🏽♀️
@@CodyCole80 And Sam Cooke
THEY????? Man STFU. The only THEY that killed PH was PH. You people love for a good conspiracy theory. Don’t be ignorant all your life
What does Phyllis Hyman, Whitney Houston, and Janis Joplin have in common?
They were all female singers who were found dead in hotels (due to overdoses)..
..and they were all connected to Clive Davis ..Go figure
Right
Lashid4u right
Lashid4u Phyllis overdosed at home in her New York apartment. Unfortunately she did commit suicide. I have her book. She was suffering from Bi-Polar Mood Disorder, a mental disorder that caused her to experience periods of mania (extreme highs) and periods of depression (extreme lows).
@GoFuk Yorself they claimed that her drowning was due to a drug overdose: www.nme.com/news/music/whitney-houston-46-1283979
@@justmedrea4361 Yes, I know of her, initial, suicide attempt, as w/ Marilyn Monroe ..I, also, know that she suffered from depression, along w/ drug & alcohol addiction (I, myself, made an attempt as a teenager) ..but understand that the wicked powers that be can use these known "issues" if they want to take you out ..Like, if they know that you are an epileptic, they can, easily, murder you, and just say that you had died of suffocation, due to an epileptic seizure ..and there is much reason to believe that Marilyn Monroe was MURDERED, even though she had, once, attempted suicide...
black first
She was a powerful force!
BEAUTIFUL, MIND, BODY AND SOUL. I LOVE THIS LADY!!!!!
Phyllis Hyman, a beautiful melanated woman indeed...
I'm glad Beyoncé studied Phyllis Hyman, and has kept black creatives/artists on heavily on her payroll...
She was a solid individual regardless of her personal issues cause at the end of the day none of us are perfect cause we all have our own crosses to bear.
Phyllis was a beauty unmatched, my goodness!
@1:12 Tina Turner's piano player Kenny Moore was a black man. He was playing with her since the late 70s until he died in 1997.
I have so much respect for her. RIP ❤️
This interview is saying a lot, we have to rethink her situation now.
The beautiful legendary Phyllis Hyman
Phyllis Hyman Was Very Intelligent Ambitious Straight Forward Person
Speak on it Phyllis. I love it.
Beautiful just beautiful
She’d have had LOTS to say in this time, sighs! RIP QUEEN🙏🏾
Foundational Black American.. So proud . So Strong.
I Will Forever LOVE and RESPECT this QUEEN
THIS WOMAN WAS A GODDESS! WHAT A GOD. SHE IS MY HERO
well spoken. and like most of you said; this is whats lacking from our artists. now, u can pick on Black Artists and managers and CEOs all day but the bottom line is the Green Dollar. u can hire as many minorities as u want to Buuuut, its all about capitol. what can you bring to the table??? when you bring it, can you keep bringing it. some artists and managers are one-sided and thats how most of them fade out just as soon as they come in.
It’s some people who make the Green the only bottom line ... but it doesn’t have to be. Like she said, she wasn’t in a hurry because she was making a fine enough living singing ... meaning she was not all about Green and actually looked at life holistically, which is the better way. Her thinking allowed her to slow down and care about her how to operate her company the way she wanted which was to hire more blacks. This was her way to give back to her community who put her in the successful entertainment world. Makes absolute sense and the the right thing to do!
I love this woman so much, may she rest in peace.
1:08 tina turner, diana ross mentions
Smh olodumare, God make it make sense for your ppl, help us, across the world, Phyllis was a beautiful human‼️
Ms.Phyllis Hyman was my girl back then and will always be. Love her music and for keeping it real! I wish she was still here with us. May she rest in peace.
Speaking facts! And sadly, things haven't changed much Phyllis
A towering rare beauty and class act when Phyllis graced this earth. Always so classy.
She is a sweet, intelligent woman and definitely very beautiful.
This whole interview she was speaking straight facts and talking about things that others weren’t really back then. Very impressive. And she was so intelligent. She is definitely missed ❤
I have to be great. The DNA of all my strong, Intelligent, forceful ancestors is within me and I have a duty to them and my people . Thank you for leading by example Ms. Hyman, I will follow.
Well said!
This is so beautiful and clear!
❤️
beautiful woman gone too quick RIP Phyllis Hyman
Damn, I love & miss Miss Hyman
Need more like her now!
She was really was ahead of her time, in today’s time really. 👌🏿😎🌴
She was FABULOUS!!!!!!
"It would be unheard of for Frank Sinatra to go on tour and Italians don't make no money."
Al Sharpton
it doesn't make sense that these artist aren't woke today...what a shame, she was on it
Phyllis, Phyllis, Phyllis !!!
My dream woman.
She was incredibly intelligent. I wonder where she’d be if she was still alive. I bet she’d be big in the nightlife/entertainment industry in the ownership role
I'll say for sure one helluva graced Humanitarian ❤
Ms. Hyman 😔💜
Quelle femme brillante, une grande perte qu'elle soit partie si jeune vraiment
Ok, but
- Hearing this interview, opening my eyes today and I’m asked myself:
What did really happen to Phyllis Hyman?
So beautiful, brainy, open minded, involving, by tending such a built speech of positive perspective for black people. . .
Did she really suicide?
She had a few numerous failed suicide attempts, sadly. Very sad about miss Phyllis Hyman.
Yes, she did. She talked about her depression in interviews.
What really happened to her? SUICIDE
Angel, legend !
she is beautiful and intelligent
I don't believe she killed herself.. May she rest in Peace
I've long held this suspicion myself. After watching this video, she was done like Otis Redding and Sam Cooke.
marla79 Yes she was all about helping her own out
+TheLoveme0 Ya'll may have a point there. Interesting...
marla79 sacrificed. she was sacrificed they killed her this woman did not kill herself not buying it
Research the producer Clive Davis. And I feel he was behind Whitney Houston as well. He's a devil. From what I understand he and Phyllis never saw eye to eye.
I LOVE HER!
Rest in power Mrs PhilisHymam that's Hip-hop problem they don't make business especially in health care. Doctor's degrees in hip Hop and or
Amazing and helpful
A triple threat indeed.
I think she would been a billionaire if she had lived. Intelligent,humble and a class above others. She loved her black people.
I'm glad she outed some of those other entertainers! But I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't change.
Hint hint, they DIDN'T. Tina Turner moved to Europe and has isolated herself there. Diana Ross while she doesn't have as many staffs as she did in her heydays, her family office is staffed mainly by you guessed it, white people. Beyoncé's staff is mostly white with the exception of her dancers/band and body guard, even her secretary/nanny is white. I say hire on merit, but don't be out here preaching black, black, black, but then turn a blind eye to providing opportunities to black people.
@@talesbyciel you’re partially wrong and mostly right here. Diana Ross has managed herself since the early 80’s with the exception of a brief period in the 90’s where she was managed by her eldest daughter. Her assistant and secretary both of whom are Black, were employed by her during this time, one of which still works for her.
She did have a Jewish attorney and publicist around this time. All Black backing singers as well as band members as well.
Woo! She spilled tea on Tina and DIana! LOL My goodness!
Yeap she sure did...lol
Eye opener!
Spilled what tea? God y’all are some of the lowest individuals on the totem pole when it comes to intelligence.
And for the record both women mentioned, had blacks on their staffs at this time. But you’d have to read a book or do some
research to know it.. and like the man said years ago.. u wanna hide something from a black? PUT IT IN A BOOK
@@dddddadadad1796 Whats your point? Phyl was right. Let me first explain to you what spilling tea is and then I am going to explain why this is categorized as a tea spill. Spilling tea...is when you give either inside information that the COLLECTIVE DOES NOT HAVE...or you give a VIEWPOINT that the collective might not see clearly or may be out of focus. Phyllis is hitting on SO MANY points...that she shatters the tea glass! 1. She is talking about a system...where the majority of money is made off of AA and yet when it comes to hiring them...the jobs are being directed elsewhere. Now FROM BOOKS and life in general we know this has always happened...but Phyllis is pointing out that it is also being done by AA in the industry! 2. She flat out calls out 2 artists BY NAME. She was not coy or shy. During that time back then...artist did not do that for fear of upsetting the other artist! However, Phyllis is unshakable. Now why is this tea? Because...and I'm sure you know this from the MANY books you've read...Diana Ross...comes from a background...where the staff was all AA! MOTOWN RECORDS! So, if anyone...should understand the importance of hiring the people you make money from (Her own people) it SHOULD BE Diana! The fact that she doesn't...says a lot about her and this is the point Phyllis is making! If you have drive...and passion to be the best...and you are AA...how can you think others in your group...do not possess the same drive and professionalism? And if you feel they do...why haven't you hired them for the managerial positions? In so many words, she is saying that Tina and Diana hold the same stereotypes about their own people...that others do. And though they don't say it with their mouths...they do with their actions. The way she breaks it down, in her calm classy way while looking absolutely stunning...in and of itself is fierce! But she calls them out by name almost as if telling them "to do better". So, um yeah...for her to tell this BACK THEN...SHE SPILLED THE TEA..LIKE I SAID! LOL. Now, you seem to be one of those internet people who searches comments for arguments...so understand that after I have thoroughly broken this down for you and explained "spilling tea" and how it applies here...anything you come with I will no longer be responding to. Because I made it plain. If you still don't get it...go back to the many books in your arsenal and read them a bit SLOWER....the way I just read, you! (Mic drop)🎤🎤🎤🎤
And what she saying is happening too raps 30years later
Fiiiiiiiiiiiine & smart....RIP
❤