Curtis Lee Mayfield a American known producer, song writer and gutarist. He took his first claim to fame in the 1950s and 60s as the civil rights movement played as a "billboard" to any black man who wanted to take a stand. Mayfield started with his album cover in which he displayed the truth behind america as he states in big bold letters "There's no place like America" using sarcasim as America in his display is all about poverty and filth the opposite of what the original American Dream billboard was portraying basically using his album as a stepping stool to expose and tell America's leaders to stop lying stop selling false dreams tell the truth.
Curtis Lee's album cover shows a line full of black people looking rough,rugged and in need the total opposite of the "American Dream". So why would we need to false advertise freedom and comfortable living to acquire outsiders we don't really want? Mr. Lee in my opinion thinks it for capital as more people acquires more money more people equals more power "Amerikkka"(spelled the way of my elders) is a country full of greed money and power hungry driven for total control masked by big words false hopes and fake smiles. What is the American dream? Can it really be achieved ever? The American dream is based on ones claim to a successful life in which they want to live a comfortable life doing so that is achieved less often then outsiders would think as i am a perfect example i will be successful but i haven't always lived comfortably my American dream has been compromised due to false advertisement the land of the free cost a lot and the home of the brave is controlled by scary sons of bitches in suits and ties.
Could Curtis Lee Mayfield be using the serious and historical Civil Rights Movement to take his claim to fame and increase his album sales? This argument is very logical as the attention his album recieeved was most likely increased due to the podium it was displayed on due to his choice of album cover in such a controversial time. Its smart really smart but wrong he used his fame to shed light on false advertisement by Amerikkka's leaders. But did he do it for money or to provoke change? I cannot answer this question factually but i feel it is a mixture of both as it brings his art (music) more attention and that's always good for any artist. Money and happiness or Truthfulness and abandonment motto of Amerikkka.
In conclusion, Mr.Lee's historical album cover sheds light on the hiding truth of Amerikkka disguised by white men in suits that's Amerikka's hierarchy where money equals happiness and the truth gets you abandoned. #STAYWOKE
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Monday, October 23, 2017
Assertion Analysis #3
Tupac Aumir Shakur a legend always and forever in music history and also American history faced many obstacles throughout his life as he was growing up in the toughest and roughest of neighborhoods defending himself from irresistible temptation and facing a person he loved the most fighting an addiction and losing for the most part (His Mother) all this to prove to any doubters that beauty can arise from anywhere as he is the embodiment of "The Rose who grew from Concrete".
The rose symbolizes the potential in each and everyone and that greatness can bloom even in the most difficult and un-ideal situations. Tupac's career is the embodiment of the rose that grew from concrete as concrete may symbolize the parks and floors he had to sleep on or the pallets he had to share. Roses are the sign of love and forgiveness the rose that grew from concrete is the kid who grew up in the roughest and toughest situations but still wasn't influenced by all the hate surrounding them there desire to love to forgive and to succeed acted as sunlight and water for the rose to bloom.
This poem is so special because it aids to our discussion about the "American Dream" and that it is obtainable by anyone who wants it bad enough. Tupac's movement paved the way for young lost kids to express themselves and instead of dying to societies stereotypes and remaining a seed they could try to venture out and bloom into something amazing. Tupac's main goal from my view is to protect young "Brothas and sistas" from becoming a negative product of there enviorment as the concrete displays the lack of the lack of a father, the lack of clothes' the lack of food, the lack of a home, the lack of being able to be a kid thats the role concrete plays its solid and every now and then you get a crack and through that crack is where greatness has the oppurtunity to bloom.
In conclusion, Tupac's poem displays the potential of less fortunate children in poverty and drug abused neighborhoods to bloom into something totally opposite of what there enviorment displays. Roses thorns can be a defense against the concrete so for one to bloom you need someone to believe and protect you Tupac's well known mother protected him from the concrete thus giving him enough space to bloom we all can't succeed by ourselves we need someone to sacrifice so we can seek and find the right things to bloom Tupac is the gardener for ghetto to success pipelines.
The rose symbolizes the potential in each and everyone and that greatness can bloom even in the most difficult and un-ideal situations. Tupac's career is the embodiment of the rose that grew from concrete as concrete may symbolize the parks and floors he had to sleep on or the pallets he had to share. Roses are the sign of love and forgiveness the rose that grew from concrete is the kid who grew up in the roughest and toughest situations but still wasn't influenced by all the hate surrounding them there desire to love to forgive and to succeed acted as sunlight and water for the rose to bloom.
This poem is so special because it aids to our discussion about the "American Dream" and that it is obtainable by anyone who wants it bad enough. Tupac's movement paved the way for young lost kids to express themselves and instead of dying to societies stereotypes and remaining a seed they could try to venture out and bloom into something amazing. Tupac's main goal from my view is to protect young "Brothas and sistas" from becoming a negative product of there enviorment as the concrete displays the lack of the lack of a father, the lack of clothes' the lack of food, the lack of a home, the lack of being able to be a kid thats the role concrete plays its solid and every now and then you get a crack and through that crack is where greatness has the oppurtunity to bloom.
In conclusion, Tupac's poem displays the potential of less fortunate children in poverty and drug abused neighborhoods to bloom into something totally opposite of what there enviorment displays. Roses thorns can be a defense against the concrete so for one to bloom you need someone to believe and protect you Tupac's well known mother protected him from the concrete thus giving him enough space to bloom we all can't succeed by ourselves we need someone to sacrifice so we can seek and find the right things to bloom Tupac is the gardener for ghetto to success pipelines.
Monday, October 2, 2017
SS 1 Between the world and me
In response to question #3 I feel "Between the World and me" leaves us with the opposite of hope it leaves us with a feeling sort of close to pessimism in which I have no faith in change. Also I feel this piece dosent give us hope because the death of the prince as he was the embodiment of success in my opinion as he was portrayed in the book but his life was wrongly and severly shortened and in white America's eyes there no one to blame the shooter is the victim not the defenseless young black prince. I feel that Coates was trying to display some forms of hope for the people but it was over shadowed by fear anger and brutality from his peoples past. I am left with the hope in my own destiny if anyone has the drive to be great hard or easy path they will make a way.
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