To Develop: Blog 365 Day 49 – An Appropriate Tune
By Jiddoe S'Phatt
Warmest greetings! My name is Jiddoe S’Phatt. Welcome to day
49 of “To Develop: Blog 365”.
Inspiration to write comes from a number of places. For this
blog I’ve been inspired by hip-hop artist Rick Chyme and producer
David K. Manley of Man@Work Productions. Through a collaborative project
titled #DailyPieces365
these two artists will release a new song every day for 365 consecutive days!
Their impressive dedication has motivated me to write a new blog every day of
2018.
A little piece of me goes into each entry I write. I hope
you enjoy this one!
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The song “Stakes Is High” by iconic hip-hop group De La Soul
should have been on the soundtrack for Marvel’s Black Panther movie. They could have at least played it somewhere
in the film. It’s an appropriate tune.
There’s no stakes higher than a king fighting to keep his place
on the thrown, his family together, and his nation both united and safe.
Had I been executive producer of the soundtrack instead of
Kendrick Lamar, “Stakes Is High” would have surely made the cut. Add “Love”
from Mos Def’s Black on Both Sides
album to the track list too. Oh, and “Take It Personal” from Gang Starr’s Daily Operations and “Royalty” from
their LP Moment of Truth.
My musical contribution to the movie would have sounded like
a 1990s basement mixtape. Given its Black History Month theatrical release, I
would have been right to load the set with classics. Its first track would be “It
Gets No Rougher” by LL Cool J.
Why?
Because it’s from his album Walking with a Panther.
And what color is a panther?
Black!
I’m willing to bet a not-so-substantial amount Kendrick
Lamar never thought of that when he started conceptualizing Black Panther’s soundtrack. Kendrick
could have still be involved under my direction. I would have made him rap to
the beat of “Black Cat” by Janet Jackson. It’s an appropriate tune.
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