Bonus Episode 2
10/28/20 • 41 min
We couldn't help it! Ice Cube's Contract with Black America made us do it!
This week is another break from the normal CPT conversation as Ken and Dee discuss the various nuances embedded in the global response to Ice Cube's 13-point contract. This emotional conversation also reflects what happens when the record button stays on and the fellas just lay it all out.
When we drop bonus episodes, we also like to highlight musical artists from the Soundstripe platform. In the spotlight for this episode is grammy award winner, Sam Barsh. As a songwriter, producer, and keyboardist whose work has been awarded 3 GRAMMY awards and 11 Gold and Platinum certifications, Sam has written and/or produced over 175 commercially released songs and appeared on over 100 recordings to date, including 3 #1 albums on the Billboard 200. He co-wrote the smash Aloe Blacc song The Man, which sold 4 million singles worldwide and reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart and #8 on the Billboard Hot 100. His work as a songwriter and keyboardist on Kendrick Lamar’s Platinum-certified album “To Pimp A Butterfly” has won 3 GRAMMY Awards and a nomination for Album of the Year. Barsh’s work on Anderson .Paak’s groundbreaking album “Malibu,” BJ the Chicago Kid’s “In My Mind” and Ledisi’s “Let Love Rule” has garnered an additional 3 Grammy Nominations.
So as you enjoy the conversation, appreciate the tone set by the musical talents of Sam Barsh.
We couldn't help it! Ice Cube's Contract with Black America made us do it!
This week is another break from the normal CPT conversation as Ken and Dee discuss the various nuances embedded in the global response to Ice Cube's 13-point contract. This emotional conversation also reflects what happens when the record button stays on and the fellas just lay it all out.
When we drop bonus episodes, we also like to highlight musical artists from the Soundstripe platform. In the spotlight for this episode is grammy award winner, Sam Barsh. As a songwriter, producer, and keyboardist whose work has been awarded 3 GRAMMY awards and 11 Gold and Platinum certifications, Sam has written and/or produced over 175 commercially released songs and appeared on over 100 recordings to date, including 3 #1 albums on the Billboard 200. He co-wrote the smash Aloe Blacc song The Man, which sold 4 million singles worldwide and reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart and #8 on the Billboard Hot 100. His work as a songwriter and keyboardist on Kendrick Lamar’s Platinum-certified album “To Pimp A Butterfly” has won 3 GRAMMY Awards and a nomination for Album of the Year. Barsh’s work on Anderson .Paak’s groundbreaking album “Malibu,” BJ the Chicago Kid’s “In My Mind” and Ledisi’s “Let Love Rule” has garnered an additional 3 Grammy Nominations.
So as you enjoy the conversation, appreciate the tone set by the musical talents of Sam Barsh.
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Confederate Iconography, Propaganda & Trauma
For today's CPT conversation, Dee and Ken discuss what is truly behind the removal of Confederate symbols in regards to erasing history and how the salvaging of said monuments lends to bias and misleading support, as well as the lasting impact that it has on society as a whole.
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Comedic Thinking and Laughing, Philly & Trauma Informed Decision Making
Why do some comedians simply make us laugh and how do others make us both laugh and think? Should there be a difference? Why does it matter?
For today's CPT conversation, Ken and Dee look at Comedic Thinking and Laughing in the way culture plays a role in determining who can and can not laugh. Philadelphia tragedy comes up for our P, where the fellas look at how the lack of utilizing all options to de-escalate a situation plays in the continued absurdity of what policing looks like. And finally, Trauma-Informed Decision Making and how trying to exert our authority only makes matters worse.
References made during today's episode:
David Letterman Interview with Dave Chappelle
Philadelphia Tragedy
Show produced by @BrianRSmitSr
Theme Song penned by Merving "Spectac" Jenkins
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