Ken Camell's Cultural Appropriation

from Week 13 Extra Credit Discussion: Cultural Appropriation

Nov 18, 2019 11:29am

KENNETH CAMELL II

Tea doesnt originate from England, Coffee doesnt originate from France ,Gold doesnt originate from Italy , Mathematics and written language didnt originate in Greece and the King of Rock & Roll  is not Elvis Presley! All these examples I presented are blatant actions of cultural appropriation. In the Hip Hop culture its called biting, anytime you take someones culture and fail to give props and credit to the originator  you are biter aka culture appropriater. 40 years ago  Hip Hop was labled as a passing fad like the pet rock , now we see corporate conglomerates making billions of dollars by appropriating Hip Hop ! With all that being said I agree with Baruti's stance on cultural appropriation and marketing. And in conclusion "gangster rap" made a couple Melanated people rich yet  several non Melanated people became wealthy.

Ps Pusha T wrote the "Im loving It" jingle for McDonald's and Justin Timberlake got paid  even more for singing it  now how much did McDonald's profit from that marketing slogan ?

Pps Pusha T also wrote the gingle for Arbys.  

from Week 13 Extra Credit Discussion: Cultural Appropriation

Nov 18, 2019 11:41am

KENNETH CAMELL II

https://genius.com/a/the-complicated-history-of-the-lion-sleeps-tonight-from-disney-s-the-lion-king (Links to an external site.)

https://www.theroot.com/the-10-biggest-cultural-thefts-in-black-history-1835106474 (Links to an external site.)

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/macklemore-to-kendrick-lamar-after-grammys-you-got-robbed-178626/ (Links to an external site.)

https://variety.com/2017/biz/news/universal-music-group-and-youtube-reach-new-global-multi-year-agreement-1202644815/ (Links to an external site.)

http://www.takepart.com/photos/10-Hollywood-Casting-Decisions-That-Are-Totally-Racist/10-prince-persia-sands-time-jake-gyllenhaal-dastan

https://news.google.com/articles/CAIiEPRxycPmZvaYpO71EG0svVMqGQgEKhAIACoHCAowocv1CjCSptoCMPrTpgU?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen

Music Industry Most Powerful 10

1. Lucian Grainge, Chairman/CEO, Universal Music Group

2. Michael Rapino, President/CEO, Live Nation Entertainment

3. Daniel Ek, Founder/CEO, Spotify; Dawn Ostroff, Chief Content Officer, Spotify; Barry McCarthy, CFO, Spotify; Horacio Gutierrez, General Counsel/VP Business and Legal Affairs, Spotify; Nick Holmstén, Global Head of Music, Spotify​

4. Irving Azoff, Chairman/CEO, The Azoff Company; Jeffrey Azoff, Partner, Full Stop Management

5. Rob Stringer, CEO, Sony Music Entertainment

6. Steve Cooper, CEO, Warner Music Group; Max Lousada, CEO of Recorded Music, WMG

7. Oliver Schusser, VP Apple Music and International Content, Apple; Amanda Marks, Global Head of Business Development and Music Partnerships, Apple; Zane Lowe, Global Creative Director/Host, Apple Music; Larry Jackson, Global Creative Director, Apple Music; Bebhinn Gleeson, Global Director of Original Content, Apple Music; Rachel Newman, Global Director of Editorial, Apple Music

8. Jon Platt, Incoming Chairman/CEO, Sony/ATV Music Publishing

9. Craig Kallman, Chairman/CEO, Atlantic Records; Julie Greenwald, Chairman/COO, Atlantic Records; Mike Kyser, President of Black Music, Atlantic Records; Kevin Weaver, President of West Coast, Atlantic Records

10. Boyd Muir, CFO/Executive vp/President of Operations, Universal Music Group; Michele Anthony, Executive vp, UMG; Jeffrey Harleston, Executive vp Business and Legal Affairs/General Counsel, UMG; Michael Nash, Executive vp Digital Strategy, UMG

Ps Miley Cyrus attempting to twerk and Iggy Azeala nominated for best Rap album of the year !

from Week 13 Extra Credit Discussion: Cultural Appropriation

Nov 21, 2019 6:33am

KENNETH CAMELL II

from Week 13 Extra Credit Discussion: Cultural Appropriation

Nov 24, 2019 9:56pm

KENNETH CAMELL II

Kin Camell Peace to Nina revised

Ken Camell ll

December 13 2019

Afram 26

Professor Erica Williams

https://youtu.be/PPhIyzCWy6U

              More Than a Poem For Nina Simone

     Anyone willing to put aside self preservation for

the benefit of a whole demographic is a champion of

the people and Nina Simone is the epitome of that .Ms

Simone is a Woman who is undervalued and I love to

give her the proper respect she's deserving of. Ms

Simone is a radical human being plus a musical genius

and that's why I prepared  this poem for her. Ms

Simone utilized her art to shed light on social

inequalities therefore sacrificing her own financial

well-being and for her empathy the least I can do is

honor her with words of appreciation.  

At the age of 3

She began to handle piano keys

In 1955 she was denied

Acceptance into college

When she applied

It was due to

Segregation

America's apartied

But despite all the hatred

To the School of Juliard she made it

On her track Mississippi Goddamn

She let ya know life was risky

For a Black Man.

This is

More than a poem

About Nina Simone

She's a revolutionary

With a microphone

When she sung

She hit America like cyclones

Her beautiful thick lips

Spit soulful linguistics

If you missed it

Go to the store

And cop a disk quick

(Huh) cop a disk quick

Her song sinner man

Fed my soul like dinner fam

Her songs provided

Info on legislation

Such as jim crow

And segregation

Its crazy though

Her songs don't get played

On the radio

But she's important still

She inspired Erykah Badu

And Lauryn Hill

Some say Nina's

Demeanah was meana

The average senorita

But thats because

America didn't treat hah

With respect

So she chose to reflect

The fact

Thats its a blessing

To be Young, Gifted and Black !

                              Works Cited

Garbus, Liz, Amy Hobby, Justin Wilkes, Jayson Jackson, Igor Martinović, Rachel Morrison, Joshua L. Pearson, and Nina Simone. What Happened, Miss Simone?, 2016.

Jone Johnson Lewis .https://www.thoughtco.com/jone-johnson-lewis-3524783 (Links to an external site.)

https://www.thoughtco.com/nina-simone-biography-3528277 (Links to an external site.)

http://www.musicismysanctuary.com/real-nina-simone-1968-interview-beat-magazine

Nina Simone La Marr Jurelle Bruce LAST MODIFIED: 28 JUNE 2016

DOI: 10.1093/OBO/9780190280024-0012 https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780190280024/obo-9780190280024-0012.xml

Ken Camell ll Peace 2 Nina Simone

Ken Camell ll

December 13 2019

Afram 26

Professor Erica Williams

              More Than a Poem For Nina Simone

     Anyone willing to put aside self preservation for

the benefit of a whole demographic is a champion of

the people and Nina Simone is the epitome of that .Ms

Simone is a Woman who is undervalued and I love to

give her the proper respect she's deserving of. Ms

Simone is a radical human being plus a musical genius

and that's why I prepared  this poem for her. Ms

Simone utilized her art to shed light on social

inequalities therefore sacrificing her own financial

well-being and for her empathy the least I can do is

honor her with words of appreciation.  

At the age of 3

She began to handle piano keys

In 1955 she was denied

Acceptance into college

When she applied

It was due to

Segregation

America's apartied

But despite all the hatred

To the School of Juliard she made it

On her track Mississippi Goddamn

She let ya know life was risky

For a Black Man.

This is

More than a poem

About Nina Simone

She's a revolutionary

With a microphone

When she sung

She hit America like cyclones

Her beautiful thick lips

Spit soulful linguistics

If you missed it

Go to the store

And cop a disk quick

(Huh) cop a disk quick

Her song sinner man

Fed my soul like dinner fam

Her songs provided

Info on legislation

Such as jim crow

And segregation

Its crazy though

Her songs don't get played

On the radio

But she's important still

She inspired Erykah Badu

And Lauryn Hill

Some say Nina's

Demeanah was meana

The average senorita

But thats because

America didn't treat hah

With respect

So she chose to reflect

The fact

Thats its a blessing

To be Young, Gifted and Black !

                               Works Cited

Garbus, Liz, Amy Hobby, Justin Wilkes, Jayson Jackson, Igor Martinović, Rachel Morrison, Joshua L. Pearson, and Nina Simone. What Happened, Miss Simone?, 2016.

Jone Johnson Lewis .https://www.thoughtco.com/jone-johnson-lewis-3524783 (Links to an external site.)

https://www.thoughtco.com/nina-simone-biography-3528277 (Links to an external site.)

http://www.musicismysanctuary.com/real-nina-simone-1968-interview-beat-magazine

Nina Simone La Marr Jurelle Bruce

LAST MODIFIED: 28 JUNE 2016

DOI: 10.1093/OBO/9780190280024-0012

https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780190280024/obo-9780190280024-0012.xml

Kin Camell's Scars of .Disrespect

I guess

I Posses

bars fresh

As Zest

And Scars

of disrespect

Harmed this vet

My heart

Gets tested

Kin Camell fail

Then Resurrected

Ya best to check it

Like a ballot

Or ya balance

I write valid

An ya my sound is

Vibrant

Ultra

(Pass o hit it)

I got crazy cult cha

It captures critiques

Like baby Yoda

This bastard's vivid

Maybe I show ya

Cheef's sessions

A deep blessin

While peeps

In denile

And keep guessin

My pen paper and pitch

Is at the peak

Of reppin

Now how

Can Kin

Reach the destined ?

Keep strechin

Seek perfection

Kin Camell Peace to Cappa Don

Peace to Cappa Don

Cheefs Chapters strong

Right ?

Feel this

Like the pillage

Life is

Ill bliss

Extreme

In between

Gettin a lickin

And getting healed

Ta gettin bitten

And getting killled

No bullshittin

No sittin still

Ya kin

End up missin

In the field.

Kin Camell Killed Myself

Fo sho

Yes the vets

Fresh ta death

I killed myself

The live

Feel Camell

From the Bay

To Illadelph

To where ya

Build and dwell

And if its

ill as hell

Please

Strive to face it

Peace

To my Tribe

In Anchorage

A las ka

Ya bastad

Mastad

Disatah

Like Apollo

Before

Aweful

Drago

So

My souls

Cold

As a Black

Russian

I match

My production

With potent poetry

Ish not stolen

You know its me

Kin Camell In Vein

My pain

Puts high shame

To the moderate

Dang

Too insane

To monitor its

Intense

Morphine

In my vein

Kin is tense

And since

My pen spent

And aimed

at the range

I tend

To hit

tha point

Huh

Bang

And

In a pench

Kin pitched a split

To anoint

like

A Reef of tree

Cheef

is relief

To save the day

I'm no caption

Gist mo passion

In a majah way

My pain

Puts high shame

To the moderate

Dang

Too insane

To monitor its

Off the charts

Off the scales

Raw art

Raw Camell

And yall can tell

I autha well

Well scripted

From now to hell

I Live this

So like

Jehovah Cultcha

Come vibe and witness

Save the day

Im no caption

Gist mo passion

In a majah way