Joe Patterson
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Hi I'm Joe Patterson. I am a writer at heart who is a big geek for film, music, and literature, which have all inspired me to be a writer. I rap, write stories both short and long, and I'm also aspiring to be an author and a filmmaker.
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Black Music Month Celebrates: George Clinton
Imagine this, it’s the late 90’s and me, my mom and my older sister are watching the classic Nickelodeon movie Good Burger. Midway through the movie Kenan and Kel get trapped in a mental institution and one of the crazy people who helps them escape with a funkadelic dance routine is none other than Funk music pioneer, George Clinton. I had no idea that I was watching one of the greatest icons in the history of music.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Journal
The Art of Storytelling: Brenda’s Got a Baby
In 1991 a young aspiring rapper named Tupac Amaru Shakur was crafting his debut album as a Hip Hop artist. With his background of coming from a family of Black revolutionaries and his love of conscious music, especially that of Hip Hop, he wanted to tell stories that focused on the struggles of the Black community. The first glimpse of insight he gave us into the plight of Black America came in the form of his debut single “Brenda’s Got a Baby” off his debut album 2Pacalypse Now.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Journal
