At the age of sixteen, Esthero moved from small town Harriston, Ontario on her own to Toronto, where she began singing at open-mic nights, a journey that in 1997 led to a meeting with the president of EMI Publishing Canada, whom she charmed so well during their first meeting that without hearing her sing a single note he was moved to set up and finance recording sessions with Doc, a guitarist and studio engineer. Their debut album, Breath from Another, was released to critical acclaim in 1998 and is widely seen as one of the more accessible albums of the trip-hop genre.
Though she remained active following the moderate success of the debut album, featuring on tracks by such artists as Nelly Furtado and The Black Eyed Peas, it would take over 7 years for a proper follow-up to be released (due to a confluence of factors that included a lengthy creative process, the closure of the WORK record label and marketing delays) in the form of 2005's Wikked Lil Grrrls, an album that crossed genre boundaries with its heavy debt to jazz and hip-hop. The album was preceded in 2004 by a pair of EPs, The O.G. Bitch Remixes (with the title song reaching Number 1 on the Billboard Dance Chart) and We R In Need of a Musical Revolution, which served as a preview of the full length album.
After the release of Wikked Lil Grrrls, Esthero devoted an increasing amount of time to songwriting and production, with her work featuring on albums by Brandy and Kanye West (most prominently on West's single Love Lockdown).
2012 saw the release of Esthero's third full-length album, Everything is Expensive (Universal Music Canada), preceded by the release of Never Gonna Let You Go as the lead single and video. The album was partially funded through a campaign on PledgeMusic in which backers could choose from exclusives such as artwork by the singer. Everything is Expensive debuted on Billboard's Heatseeker chart at #13.
Official Websites
www.esthero.net
My Honeybrown
Esthero Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
That's right, the pirate is smarter
What's up, little sister Dukes Up
It's your Honeybrown calling
Oh, Mama, I miss you
I was thinking about you all day yesterday
And you know, just missing your face
So, this is a love shout
To let you know you're being loved hardcore, full blast, long distance.
Smacks
Bye, little girl
The lyrics of Esthero's song My Honeybrown are a personal message to someone close to her heart. It begins with her acknowledging her intelligence, suggesting the person she's speaking to might not have realized how smart she is. She then greets the person - her little sister - with 'Dukes Up', a phrase used in boxing to mean the fists are raised in preparation to fight. However, it seems to be used affectionately in this context. Esthero then proceeds to express how much she is missing her mother. Her message is a love shout out to let her little sister know she is being loved 'hardcore, full blast, long distance'.
The song is layered with emotion and depth. It portrays Esthero's vulnerable side as she expresses how much she misses her mother, and the love she has for her sibling. Despite its brief message, it is a powerful, heartfelt expression of love, delivered with raw emotion that has the power to resonate with listeners.
Line by Line Meaning
That's right, the pirate is smarter
Acknowledging the fact that people often underestimate her intelligence
What's up, little sister Dukes Up
Greeting a close female friend or family member.
It's your Honeybrown calling
Identifier name used by the singer to call herself or refer to herself.
Oh, Mama, I miss you
Expressing a deep longing for the artist's mother.
I was thinking about you all day yesterday
Reflecting upon a recent day where the artist felt particularly homesick for her mother.
And you know, just missing your face
Visualizing her mother's appearance and expressing sadness at being unable to see her.
So, this is a love shout
Announcing an expression of love.
To let you know you're being loved hardcore, full blast, long distance.
Communicating affection to the artist's mother despite physical distance separating them.
Smacks
A sound effect indicating the end of the phone conversation or message.
Bye, little girl
A playful or affectionate farewell to the listener.
Lyrics © OBO APRA/AMCOS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind