CEDTalks

The following blog is not meant to demean or offend any one of any race. It was written with the pure intent to entertain and identify ways for people of all colors and creeds to all work together. -Ced Recently a follower sent me a trailer on the controversial trailer, "Dear White People" , a creative project from screenwriter Justin Simien which humorously details the taboo subjects that cause tension between Whites and Blacks. The clip was spot on, questioning such topics as the required amount of blacks in a white crew, the notion of listening to "Black" music serving as validation, and touching our hair. The video doesn't appear to be aimed at demeaning our white brethren; it was simply highlighting that the two races just think differently. Michael Jackson said it best in the unreleased track "Carousel": "She's from a world of popcorn and candy/Pony rides for a dime/little children laughing.../I'm from a world of disappo...

I'm beaming with pride this week as my brother Malcolm releases his first mixtape "The Rat Packt Adventure" with his group The Rat Packt . It's quite the accomplishment, and as a man familiar with the triumphs and tribulations of chasing your dreams, it makes me happy to see him dive right in. There are many lessons we'll discuss, a number of them being shared already. Our paths are slightly different, however, and there are some situations about the music game I do not understand.  When Malcolm and I (or like the classic Nickelodeon show, "My Brother and Me") discuss various elements of modern music, there are commonly clashes between regarding the quality and depth of the current songs out. It's bound to happen; we're six years apart. While "Johnny Quest" possesses a great knowledge of music genre and history, he is of a younger generation, the "SnapBack and Tattoos" generation. In this era, the s ong writing is no longer ...