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Dave Chappelle Urges Fans to Not Watch “Chappelle’s Show”. Ownership Matters!

December 12, 2020 by Javis Ogden Leave a Comment

Photo: Mathieu Bitton, Netflix

Dave Chappelle is another cautionary tale on the importance of knowing your worth and having an ownership mentality.

During a recent stand-up set, comedian Dave Chappelle took some time to plead with his fans to not watch reruns of his early-2000s sketch-comedy show “Chappelle’s Show” because he does not own a piece of it, and thus is not paid royalties for the work that he created. This prompted us to continue our ongoing conversation about the importance of ownership, and how it is the key to freedom in life. This is also the first episode in which we have a guest contributor to the platform – local artist and friend of the channel Titaness Writes! Follow “Tite” on the channels below for everything she has going on musically and otherwise!

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Filed Under: Society Tagged With: Art, Artist, Black Lives Matter, Chappelle's Show, comedian, comedy, Comedy Central, consistency, Culture, Dave Chappelle, education, Freedom, hard work, knowledge, leverage, Logic, owner, ownership, power, society, value, viacom

What to Learn from Kanye West’s Comments on the Music Industry and Modern-Day Slavery

September 29, 2020 by Javis Ogden Leave a Comment

Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris 2016

Why are Kanye’s comments about modern-day slavery and the need for ownership so important?

Kanye West took to Twitter to tweet out several comments on the importance of ownership. He also likened the music industry to modern-day slavery. We discuss his comments, as well as how important it is that black and brown people prioritize the notion of ownership to attain true freedom.

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Filed Under: Society Tagged With: Artist, awareness, Black Lives Matter, business, creativity, entrepreneurship, environment, Freedom, hiphop, hiphop music, Kanye West, leverage, Logic, Music, music industry, ownership, potential, Rap Music, Red Pill, slavery, talent, value

VIDEO: Tyler, the Creator Criticizes the Grammys – Our Thoughts

February 26, 2020 by Javis Ogden 1 Comment

Photo: Amanda Edwards, Getty Images

Tyler, the Creator speaks on the Grammys’ dismissiveness of hip-hop while accepting his award for Best Rap Album. Does he have a point?

When reflecting on his win for Best Rap Album, Tyler, the Creator commented on what he feels is a dismissive attitude towards black music and black artists at the Grammys, criticizing the ‘urban’ category distinction. Diddy also shared similar sentiments when he remarked that hip-hop has never been respected by the Grammys. We discuss the validity and possible counterpoints to those claims.

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Filed Under: Music Tagged With: Achievement, Acknowledge, Album, Art, Artist, Awards, Best Rap Album, Category, Culture, Diddy, Golf Wang, Grammy Awards, Grammys, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Culture, Hip-Hop Head, Hip-Hop Music, Igor, Improvement, Music, Musician, Odd Future, Rap, Rap Music, Respect, Soundcloud, Spotify, Tyler the Creator, Urban

VIDEO: Jesus is King: The Commentary of Kanye West

November 19, 2019 by Javis Ogden Leave a Comment

Kanye West

Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for MTV

Kanye West’s latest album release shows that we are still anti-Kanye, but what are the lessons that can be learned from him?

Kanye West has become a lighting rod in recent memory, both for his artistic inclinations as well as for his views on societal issues. Although he continues to march to the beat of his own drum, the combination of his musical choices and his opinions has often sparked debate and created controversy, with everyone weighing in on everything from his blackness to his sanity.

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Filed Under: Culture Tagged With: Ambition, Art, Artist, Black Lives Matter, Controversy, Courage, Culture, Fear, Free Your Mind, Freedom, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Culture, Instagram, Kanye, Kanye West, Listen, Logic, Motivation, Music, Negative, Perspective, Positive, Race, Rap, Rap Game, Rap Music, Rappers, Success, Think for Yourself, Yeezy

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