TheMotto
“We are advocates of the abolition of war which can only be abolished through war and in order to get rid of the gun, it is necessary to pick up the gun.”…
I had another post scheduled for today, that I’ll put up tomorrow, explaining how my niece is on school break this week…which means contact has been cut. That had my mood in her feelings but now that Kendrick is back in his Boogeyman bag…I have something else to occupy my mind. The video for Squabble Up came out today and all its cultural references had me spending my time searching for the meaning of the ones I didn’t know. And I don’t expect any other take away from watching him work because…”Everything Is Something”. I watched a handful of videos that broke down all the symbolism on the set and walked away with the full understanding that I am…and have always been…a sapiosexual. The more I found out…the more I felt like I was touring the mind of a true creative genius. Which forced me to have to step away and do my Yoga so I could give my mind the chance to remember this man is spoken for because…my vivid imagination had me feeling like a spiritual side chick. Why don’t I censor these kinds of thoughts if I know people read my words? ….That was the censored version.
Now…I’m ready to talk about the one thing I didn’t see discussed in any of the reaction videos I watched. Kendrick was given two sides to choose from at the end of the video and the one he chose, spoke to the needs of our community…as opposed to the wants. One side represented Black Moses…and the other represented Black Panthers. Isaac Hayes, whose Black Moses album cover was cosplayed in the video, was given that nickname because of the influence his music has on our culture. But the actual story ends with Moses being separated from those who benefited from his influence…because he was responsible for leading a people into a Promise Land that he would never step foot in. Behind Moses, there’s artwork on the floor of the invaluable Son of God. But the price on the picture gave Great Value. I think the pictures represent the “knick knack” propaganda that most religions have been reduced to. And the black man standing in front, with open arms, seems to represent the welcoming of more followers that need to be led…while ignoring the fact that leading someone to what’s been promised to them…is pointless if you haven’t shown them what to do in order to sustain it.
The Black Panther Party didn’t give promises…it gave purpose. Black men committed to the protection of our community and they started a movement to make it happen. This was an action based approach that put the power back in our hands and showed us what to do with it. The backbone of its mission was to restore dignity back in the minds of those who were being brainwashed to believe that self-defense wasn’t an acceptable response to domestic terrorism. Which is the mindset we need to return to because the cheek turning and chanting isn’t giving. Kendrick’s personality seems more militant than Moses. Which is necessary because a real revolution requires its leaders to challenge the traditions currently in place…like the Panthers did. Kendrick “reincarnated” to finish what they started and it looks like this is Lightwork for him…in every sense of the word.
Love,
Choosy
