Kin's Exclamation

Kin's up

Back

In tha

Black

know that

Kins a stand

up man

No rat

Trill spill

Still yield

Mo cheddah

Mo rella

Lots of monza

Oh hella

Mo fetta

Heaven Yes

With each

Wit and speech session

Blessed

Describes the amaz!n

Vibrations

Of my live nation

(Without a doubt

Without an out)

Kin's up

back

In tha

black

Ms.

His pen

Gist sends facts

Like the machine

Remem ? That's

A fact sim i le  

(Huh)

This nerd

Deserves

A stacks of racks

Tah match the lat

Of a chim i ney

Latitude

Dag my dude

The magnitude

And how

my style

passed the news

Is ill

Better yet

Clever ?

Fresh ?

Trill spill !

Feel the thrill

Of heavy passion

From the base of the As

to the place of the yanks

Like Reggie Jackson

Damn

And

Ricky Henderson

Swiftly my pen will win

So Kin comes inside

Like Minnie Ripperton

2 send

A new gen-

eration

No period

O men-

struation

so serious

Fo mo exclamations

!!!!

Kin Camell more chips .....


https://youtu.be/wjjTO26lm2I

Peace to Rich + Max

• Like Slim and Goldie

  My pen holds me

  Down

  & up

  Trust the sounds

  From the town

  Can

  Bust

  Spon tan eous

  Upon ya radius

  This is the revival

  Of Kin

  From Tribal

  Men

  One alias

  Cheef

  Speech

  Brief

  As his boxahs

  & He reached

  Deep

  As if

  Aqua

  Man

  Is his propah fam

  Like Slim

  Wit Goldie

  My pen gist

  My only

  Down & up

  My sounds

  The rough

  Draft

  With

They Say Im Odd & Paybacks a dog

They say

That

Im odd

&Hey

Paybacks

A dog

So is life

Im amped to

Gam ble

No trick dice

Yes

I bet

On pres -

idential

Elections

Yes its

Evident

Whose

best friends

Politicians and private prisons

And lots of detention

Centers injures

Your and my wallet

Pure diabolic

And they love prison labor

Listen to your neighbor

When they say

the 13th Amendment

Didnt do us any frickin favors

Stay Truer like Dave Stewart

Like Dave Stewart

My Tribe Stayed Truer

Despite the Bays Ma nu re  

Steam them bats

And scheme on that

Achievement gap

Kenneth

Lives gist

Ta bridge it

Yet

Bet

The sickness

Gets frigid

In the north pole

Even the bleepin

fork in the road

Sure is cold

No joke

In tha

Wintah

Of O 4

Mother's

Dude is a true

Hustler

Bestowed dope

Straight raw

Kin went

2 zip

From 8 ball

In 30 days

It surely paid

Shiiit

Zips was 6

It was a gift

To pitch

Like Dave Stewart

My Tribe Stayed Truer

Despite the Bays Ma nu re  

Genetics been Kinetic

Design

These lines

Refined

Like my powah

Right

Nows tha,

time

To shower

My flowers

Like mete or

Right

I lead

The chore

To keep it clean

Peep the genes

Kin's genetics

Been kinetic

Took time

to push the line

Jerome Bettis

My tones

The freshest

Since toni tony

No bolony

My middle name

Is Dwayne !  

Detention = Freedom Suspension

Hey Kenneth, 

I think what you wrote about is something that everyone needs to become aware of. The profit being made through the demise of others is a sick and twisted industry that has no regard for human life. This world is infected by greed so heavily that we lose our own morality for the sake of our own materialistic values.

My response...
Very true. I think Dwight Eisenhower warned his generation about the consequences of an industrial war complex. A vast array of artsists from Marvin Gaye to The .Beatles ,The Last Poets and Gil Scott definitely attempted to wake up the masses back in 1960s and 1970s. Since then Melle Mel, Public Enemy,KRS, Brand Nubian, Tupac, Wu-Tang ,Dead Prez, Rage Against The Machine  etc have made calls to action to address the industrialization of war, prisons, police violence,  inner city violence and other socio-economic ills however capitalism resides at the core of ills I mentioned.....

Ps Lupe Fiasco's mixtape called Friend of The People attempted to warn the masses .Melvin Bliss has song called Synthetic Substitution,  he attempted to warn the people as well.
Pps The planet Earth needs a Love and Empathy spill.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/07/ice-cbp-dallas-teenager-citizen-detained-immigration.html

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DGL-ZoNhUFmc&ved=2ahUKEwjxofGqucnjAhWNhJ4KHWqyDfYQFjAAegQIBRAB&usg=AOvVaw2fHX2LblTZlLbQY6FRybGW

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/charlie-rispoli-lousiana-gretna-city-police-department-officer-alexandria-ocasio-cortez/

Ta light Ya night

Kin's in the Bay

And high

Like the rent stays

Damn

Cant

afford 2 say hi

Yet ,

bet

They say

Dwaynes

A dang

Dumb fool

Walks fa blocks

Like Kane in

Kung Fu

(Aint no half steppin)

He paints

So Cheef

Aint be got

No weapon

No hollywood shuffle

I loath Nolly Kush

And a thick chick

With a bubble

Kin's in the Bay

And high

Like the rent stays

Damn

Cant

afford 2 say hi

Ey day

They say

K's crae

Zy

Hey Babe

The A taes(80s)

Raised we

That way

Since the bomber jacket

Kin's honors

A classic

example

Of a man's soul.

The rent

Gist lifts

And it's ri-sing

Ms.

This is a gift

Kin's fam & tribe brings

Them grand live beems

Of life

Ta light

Ta night

"Once I love you, I can not unlove you"- KiN Camell

Peace to Kalief

Ken Camell ll

July 17, 2019

Ethnic Studies 1

Prof Ulysses

                      Kalief The Martyr, in Greedy a War

The year was 2010 ad, in the city of the Bronx, New York. This is the setting of where an unwilling martyr would grow to worldwide acclaim. He was just walking home from a party when he was arrested by the NYPD. He knew it had to be a misunderstanding since he hadn't done anything wrong, but little did he know that he would not return home for 3 years and

people all over the world will hear history and be amazed by his courage to stand for the truth.

The person who would soon become a martyr was a teenager named Kalief Browder. At16 years young Kalief was accused of stealing a backpack and subsequently spent more than 1,000 days in Rikers Island Prison. Despite never being convicted of any crime Kalief spent 3 years behind bars which nearly 2 out of those 3 years he served in solitary confinement aka the box. As if that wasn't enough injustice he also was physically assaulted by fellow inmates and "correctional officers,". While Kalief was locked in solitary confinement he was often starved bythe correctional guards.

While enduring all the physical and emotional abuse Kalief began to show signs of post-traumatic stress disorder as well as exhibiting suicidal behavior. Kalief attempted suicide on least 3 separate occasions. Kalief was offered a chance to go home if only he plead guilty to a lesser charge however, Kalief refused to take the deal since he was innocent.

After Kalief's robbery case was dropped due to lack of evidence he was finally released from Rikers Island. He finally had the chance to make the transition back into the free world and he quickly obtained his G.E.D and then began taking classes at the Bronx Community College. Even though he wasn’t seeking fame or notoriety he became a hero once his story received mainstream coverage. He made an appearance on the Rosie O’Donnell Show and more importantly recording artist/music mogul Jay-Z decided to be the executive producer for a

documentary focusing on Kalief's prison experience which can be summed up as 3 year long nightmare.

Despite the support Kalief was receiving from civil rights advocates and celebrities the mental and physical trauma Kalief accumulated was too much for him to bare. After several trips to the psychiatric hospital and numerous unsuccessful suicide attempts his mother found his lifeless body hanging outside his bedroom window. It's true that Kalief's suicide is tragic and it's

unfortunate he did not get the chance to see how his tribulations exposed how broken The U.S prison system is.

As a direct result of Kalief's inhumane treatment U.S. President Obama proclaimed that solitary confinement for juveniles needs to end immediately. This promoted prison reforms nationwide such as; the Warden of Rikers Island discontinuing the practice of sending juveniles to solitary confinement. Other aspects of reform include landscaping, anger management, school programs and inmates engaging in friendly sporting events with the guards. These reforms are

still in their infancy and hopefully more reforms will follow. Still Rikers Island 8,00 0 inmates with the majority (nearly 80%) still awaiting to be convicted and sentenced but with stories like Kalief Browder’s Im sure inmates will get their day in court to prove their innocence without having to wait 3 long years like Kalief did.

So what purpose does prison serve ? Is it to keep the public safe from bad individuals? Or is prison just another name for modern enslaved labor? The Merriam Webster dictionary defines prison as; a state of confinement or captivity. The second part of the definition states a place of confinement especially for lawbreakers specifically an institution (such as one under state jurisdiction) for confinement of persons convicted of serious crimes. The dictionary fails to provide a definition for serious crime. I guess that task is left for the government to decide. OWhen you examine the history of North American labor you will make the connection between slavery, Black codes, The 13th Amendment, The convict lease system and the current industrial prison complex. It's plain to see that North America is addicted to holding people captive and profiting from their labor. Everything from government buildings to railroads to furniture to name brand clothes and even food have been produced by the hands of so called criminals.

There are numerous well-known companies who have profited from prison labor i.e. fire departments, Levi's  Macy's , Motorola, Target , IBM as well as The US military. Several other  companies who profitheavily from prison services are the prison phone industry who makes more than 1 billion dollars a year, Corizan Health Care also makes more than 1 billion dollars a year. Two other significant companies who prosper from the prison industry are commissary companies who make more than 1 billion dollars a year and the bail companies who make a

combined total of 3 billion dollars a year. From 1980 to 1994 annual profits generated from prisons rose from 392 million to 1.3 billion. It’s unjust that the inmate’s hourly wage range between 23 cents and $1.15. We will save the conversation regarding all the funds generated by court cost and restitution for another time.

In 2015 The U.S (the land of thefree)  had 207,847 people in federal prison and 48 percent of those people are serving time for drug convictions. Out of the 1,358,875 people serving state time at least 16 percent were serving time for drug convictions. And we can't forget about the 744,600 people being held in city and county jails, in which a large portion are drug offenders.

It’s true that the Obama administration pushed for prison reforms such as; revisions to the mandatory minimums, balance the crack and powder cocaine laws, reduce solitary confinement in juvenile facilities and no more 3 strikes laws that result in mandatory life sentences. President Obama also worked with the Department of Justice to eliminate privatized prisons.

Unfortunately the current U.S President (Donald Trump) and his former Attorney General (Jeff Sessions) rescinded most of President Obama's positive progress. The Donald Trump Administration reinforced the notion that prison is big business and it's even bigger business when it's privatized/ corporate. And since private prison stocks CCA/Core Civic  are publicly traded on the stock market who can deny the fact that prisons are based on economics as oppose to ethics or morals.

                        

                       Works Cited

Prison Policy Iniative.com

The New York Times September 4 2016

The Federal Bureau of Justice(DOJ.gov)

Diane Sawyer Riker's Island: Seven Days Inside   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2BKPFcvwI0

abc.go.com/shows/nightline/episode.../20-052016-hidden-america-inside-rikers-island

Jennifer Gonnerman June 7, 2015 The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/kalief-browder-1993-2015

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-B2K8_tpjao1KwdvMaAahC_HW29oEt4C9Fi0SufF7QE/edit?usp=drivesdk

Peace to the 1970s AD

YOU CANT DELETE NAW! THEY SAY MY GOD, HE’S THE DEVIL’S SON IN LAW, LIKE PETEY WHEATSTRAW, I MOLD MY DESTINY LIKE CLAY, THOUGH, RESPECT MY ART WORK I’M BLACK PLATO & PLUS I’M A HUMAN TORNADOE, 2 THE GRAVE FROM THE CRADLE, I KEPT THE WORLD SPINNING SIMILAR TO DRADDLE & WHEN I HOLD A MIC, I STEAL THE SHOW LIKE DOLEMITE, LIFE’S A GAMBLE I ROLLED THE DICE, IT’S IMPOSSIBLE 2 STOP ME NOW, ON THE PROWL FOR A MODERNDAY FOXYBROWN & I HAVEN’T HIT REEFER LATLEY BUT MY TRACKS BANG LIKE SHEEBA  BABY, I’M A HITMAN LIKE BERNIE CASEY, SO YOU SNAKES JUST BACK UP OFF ME , MY FLOW LEAVES STAINS JUST LIKE COFFY. JULIAN TO THE MAX BE THE HOE OR BE THE MACKBUT DON’T BE SILLY WE’RE IS DYNAMITE LIKE WIILE, SO YOU & I WILL BE SUPERFLY,HELLA SPECTACULAR & UP ALL NIGHT LIKE BLACKULA, BUT YOU IF YOU ACROSS 55^TH OR 110^TH THE WARRIORS MIGHT TURN YOUR FLESH INTO MINCE MEAT,UNLESS YOU BUMP INTO THE WIZ & STRIGHTEN OUT, THAT UNFINISHED BIZ, YOU KNOW HE HAD TO VACATE WHERE HE LIVED,TO THE BAY 4 THE PURPLE SKITTLES & THE THIZZ. NOW I DIDN’T CARE FOR JOHN CARSON, RATHER STUDY THE EDUCATION OF SONNY CARSON, I’M NOT THE LADY STALKER, BUT I’M OUT 2 GET REVENGE LIKE J.D WALKER NO MATTER THE PRICE, WE DOWNTOWN & UPTOWN ON SATURDAY NIGHT, IF YOU’RE GOING TO DO IT, DO IT TO WIN, AFTER THAT, LET’S DO IT AGAIN, IF NOT FOR YOURSELF,DO IT FOR KIN OR FOR, A PIECE OF THE ACTION MY 1^ST IMPRESSION HIT THE STREETS WITH A PASSION,. BUCKLE UP YOU MIGHT BE CRASHING OR BEAT UNDER THE TRAINS THAT BE PASSING,ANYTIME YOU CAN TRULY DIE, LIKE COCHEEKS IN COOLEY HIGH, I’VE BEEN LEFT SO NOW  I’M SURELY RIGHT AND BEING A MANIS MY CHORE LIKE THE SPOOK THAT SAT BY THE DOOR, REST ASURE I’LL SAVE THE DAY LIKE THE FISH FROM PITTSBURGH,WE GONNA GET ALL THAT WE DESERVE. BUT, WHICH WAY IS UP? IT’S 10 DOLLARS FOR A CAR WASH THE BAY IS TOUGH. SO NOW WE ON A YELLOW BUS, BUSTIN LOOSE, RHYMING FOR 10 YEARS AND MY COUSIN PRODUCED, BEFORE I FELT THE NOOSE,NOW THE ROPE IS LOOSE,YOU KNOW WE CANT TURN BACK NEITHER ,SO KIN IS SOON TO BE BLACK CEASER, I RUN THROUGH YOUR DEBATE, YOUNG TRUCK TURNER, NO DEGREES, BUT I'M A LEARNER.

Peace to SAMO

The Power of Art and Humanities by Ken Camell II

Most people are convinced that Jean-Michel Basquiat aka SAMO, died on August 22 in 1988, but nothing can be further from the truth. Basquiat lives on, not only in his artwork (graffiti, paintings, collogues) but, also within all of liberated, rebellious, free spirits that defy social norms. Basquist is rebel and revolutionary to the stereotypes that impede the artistic development of modern society. Basquiat transferred images straight from his soul and his works of art conveyed raw emotion. Towards the latter part of his short, but thorough career critics labeled his work has childish when in actuality his latter works (like his early works) were brutally honest and direct. Like my mom says “it doesn’t take all day to do nothing and it doesn’t take all day to do something” meaning it’s no surprise that Basquiat was capable and often did complete a body of a day. I’m aware that Geniuses have difficulty maintaining in a society overwhelmed by monotony and mediocrity in which gives me over standing to has of why a spontaneous and brilliant artist like Basquiat felt so isolated. In attempts to sustain sanity in shallow world, music, art and drugs became more than coping mechanism therefore music, art and drugs were Jean-Michel Basquiat’s therapy.

               Through the late 1970’s and early 1980’s graffiti artist begun to receive critical acclaim and Basquiat was the cream of the crop. Basquiat’s graffiti style was distinctive due to the references of racial tension as well has the emotion of liberation! Basquiat represents the untapped source, the raw aesthetic of the urban underground. Basquiat’s ambiguous (dual meanings) concepts were manifested through sketch figures and cultural symbols. Basquiat often revealed his painstaking process by crossing out and painting over images and phrases.

Basquiat conveyed the conflict of a dual conscience i.e. an American and a Black conscience. In the masterpiece “Blue Gyp Stock”, Basquiat clearly exhibits how Black people have received similar treatment to that of a stray dog. “Blue Gyp Stock” also displays how sports and music are the two main vices and refuge but both are bitter sweet due to the fact that we (Black athletes and musicians and artists) have treated like livestock since are forced exportation to the Americas.

 Numerous Basquiat paintings hold encrypted references of Black Liberation. In “Soup and Nuts”, Basquiat depicts how African culture and natural resources were consumed by the mouth of a monster (colonization). Basquiat symbolizes the slave and salt trade from Niger and oil exported from Nigeria both of which feed economical greed. Basquiat highlights how commercial exploitation are controlled by a ferocious few. Basquiat champions Ethiopia for their strong stance against Italy. Basquait also celebrates the Rastafarian culture/movement especially the brilliant Bob Marley. The 1930’s were vital in Basquiat sought knowledge of self (African roots). The harsh living conditions forced upon Black people in America (Jim Crow) and in South Africa (apartied) forced Basquiat to contribute so, in 1983 he collaborated on several pieces with fellow artists Andy Warhol and the collective work of art was entitled simply “Collaborations”.”Collaborations” resulted in the value of Basquiat’s artwork to go through the roof. Basquiat’s new found clout enabled him to deal significantly with the manipulation of the art market in which prompted him and Francesco Clemente (friend and fellow artist) to produce a benefit exhibit “Food for Soup Kitchens”, granting donations to the homeless. In 1984, Basquiat contrived “Ishatar”, albeit compared to Bob Marley’s 1978 album ”Babylon By Bus” where as the two works of art focalize Black Liberation i.e. in the 6^th Century B.C  the Jews were forced into Babylonian captivity(by Nebuchadnezzar) and in the 16^th Century A.D. Africans were forced into Colonial captivity(by European Countries).

In a time (1980’s) when Black artist weren’t common nor popular, Jean-Michel Basquiat emerged through the decadent cocaine induced art scene of New York city . Basquiat brought a new awareness to the forefront in which included; America’s conflicts, hypocrisy, and the contradictions of an antagonistic society. Basquiat was not isolated from the entire world, but only a certain segment and he felt every artist is alone in which, led to his solitude in which, influenced his death, in which led amplified his success. Basquiat artistic expressions included; Archaic (characteristics of an earlier period), comics, beat literature, history, jazz, hip-hop and consumerism.

 Basquiat’s left his imprint on the art world with his elegant yet, brutal style. Basquiat utilized words has an effective tool to inflict thought and emotion. For Basquiat language was a abstract expressionism, conceptual art and a neo expressionist figurative message. Jean Michel-Basquit was a “Radiant Child” to say the least; he possessed a bound less imagination. The themes of Regality (royal), Heroism and Street Life were Basquiat’s favorites and his style was expressive, primitive (yet futuristic) and at times viewed has infantile. With an clear conscious Basquiat held up a mirror in the face of America . Basquiat forced America to recognize the social and racial injustices that evade society’s priority list. Saxophone great Charlie Parker (who died at age 34) inspired Basquiat to create masterpiece paintings such as “Hollywood Africans” and “Charles the First”. In the composition of ”Zydeco” Basquiat gives respect to the music that originated in Francophone, LA in which fused R&B, Rock and Roll, Waltzes and Caribbean music that is played with an accordion and sung in English or French. “ King of Zulus” is an ode to Louis Armstrong(jazz great) who was avid supporter of the Civil Right Movement. Basquiat championed Jazz music for its innovations and improvisations. Basquiat identified especially with Charlie Parker, Miles Davis(Trumpet Great) and Jimi Hendrix(Guitar Great who died at the age of  27) because of their immense talent and destructive lifestyles. Basquiat was more than rising star, he was a hyper nova. Basquiat possessed a desire for life’s beauty and horror. Basquiat was the first Black artist to reach the apex of the art world by the age of 24.

Allen Ginsberg poem “Howl” embodies the East Village art scene when he stated” I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked, dragging themselves through negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix, the sacrificial victim gave in chewed up piece by piece, Samo has now become another piece of enduring cud”.

 Basquiat paid homage to the artist that did fit America’s “wholesome” image i.e. “Undiscovered Genius” in which is a tribute to Jack Johnson the true father of Rock& Roll (who also died at the age of 27). Basquait expressed his admiration for resilient Black musicians and athletes such as; Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Jack Johnson, Jesse Owens, Muhammad Ali , Sugar Ray Robinson and  Hank Aaron by donning crowns and halos upon their heads to exemplify that they are the Saints, Kings and Queens of modern times. Basquiat praised the originality and the often imitated but never duplicated styling of the Jazz era( of the 1930’s) and like the world craved for something new back then, Basquiat was the epitome of spontaneous creative energy. Basquiat’s ancestry was comprised of Haitian (father) and Puerto Rican (mother) in which, expanded his vast taste of music, especially Latin and Caribbean waves of sound. The extraterrestrial works of art created by Basquiat depleted his human energy and spirit similar to his idols Charlie ”Bird” Parker and Jimi Hendrix. Basquiat shares a parallel with jazz in the sense that he painted in rhythm, he understood the power of abstract expression, he was in tuned with his African roots and he captured the tempo of brushstrokes that breathed fresh life into the half dead art world

Basquiat felt that human beings are not abstract entities. Basquiat concluded that humans are never separated from the historical, social nor political context, in which they live. My major is Humanities, but my first love is art and since Art and Humanities go hand in hand it is impossible to have one without the other .I am a testament of this in the sense that I express my interpretations of reality through songs, poems and essays. There is a necessity for inspiring artists and humanitarians to receive proper funding, so with that said I thank you for this opportunity to share my sentiments toward the potential power of Art and Humanities.