I'm lost in the,
maze they cut into your skull
a fancied corn roll
they shucked back
to auction block hair styles
cattle prodded sim cards
sync'd to your lips
your pelvis remits
a homing beacon
they've tracked back to the maroons
once lost in Indian vision quests
You've led them to a shipwrecked Armistad
learned the art of colonialism free hand
they slip it into your free verse
and you free styled it back into fashion
it's been hypnotized into your subconscious
so you swagger incoherently
like you're in control
like you invented the American boy
Stars
bright lights the American
boy wide eyed
Standing angled
holding empty Italy in your hands
Craving acceptance
Their applause dancing
the creeping whispers of
Blackface
Sambo
Field hand
Jim Crow
Nigga
Negro
Loves that Louis though
Don't recognize your reflection
no
more
you claimed to know more
Your clenched jaw
Once held the passion
Of your voice
Now that the wire is un-wound
you twist
the same bars around
your 2 million sold
I coulda told ya
the game
would change ya
High school drop out
But who's the real failure
You're a card board cut out
Etching out new danger
Could changed some shit
But note the disclaimer
"I'm just an artist, it aint my responsibility"
You're a Buffalo solider in a platoon of warlords
Selling ammunition
Streamlining
honed gunsights toward your pigmented target
practiced
And you are
You're handing shovels
To the Real gold diggers
American BOY
,..
Tshaka's Details
Status:
Married
Here for:
Networking, Friends
Hometown:
BROOKLYN/LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK
Ethnicity:
Other
Zodiac Sign:
Aquarius
Occupation:
POET. ARTIST . WRITER
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Originally from England, Tshaka moved to the United States at the ripe old age of 10. Raised on his father’s teachings of solidarity and pride and brought up on the teachings of greats from Garvey ‘Pan-Africanism’ to William Churchill, he adopted his father’s intense love of language.
Tshaka began writing poetry long before performing it, in an attempt to find his own voice and point of view within the art form. As a performer, Tshaka is recognized as an accomplished artist and performer. Performance accolades include not only being a member of the 2004 Nuyorican Poetry National Poetry Slam Team and the 2006 Hollywood National Champion Slam Poetry team, but he also earned the Grand Champion title at the 2005 San Francisco and 2007 Hollywood Championships. Similarly, his writing reads as well of the page as it does in his live performances. Tshaka has toured a number of US cities and has been featured at theatres such as the legendary Apollo Theatre, at numerous colleges, city fairs and creative venues throughout the United States. He also conducts lectures, teenage and adult workshops in creative writings, spiritual verse and a number of other related topics.
Tshaka had been featured in newspapers, radio and publications across California including the Eastbay express KJLH in Los Angeles and was voted 1 of the “25 Bay area people to know” by Tribe.net in 2005. Competition on the National level is not foreign to Tshaka, as he has competed from 2004-2007 (NPS) making it to the semi-finals in each year amongst over 200 individual poets and 80 teams. Tshaka also appears in a spoken word documentary entitled “Spit”, released in 2007, and performs the title piece.
Tshaka’s debut CD 'ONE' was released in 2006 is being distributed nationally, over seas and is available for download on some of the top digital retailers in the country such as Napster, i-tunes, MP3 Rhapsody, CDBaby.com and more . Tshaka has also published a collection of poems entitled “TarMan” and as well as a collection of short stories, prose and poetry entitled ‘ Muted Whispers’.
Who I'd like to meet:
INFLUENCES:
language, mom, dad, sai baba, neruda, malcolm x, ben okri, bob marley, clr james, gk osei, marcus garvey, menelik, countee cullen, claude mcKay, ainsley burrows, langston hughes, tajj freeman, colors, spirtuality, bob dylan, vandell
Ciao bello.. I hope you are well. What's your demographic these days? I'll be in FL for Nationals then taking a personal trip to L.A. for a bit. Up and down the state, really. Around 9-14-09. Let me know if you'll be performing. xx
Hello Tshaka Thank you for being a positive force in this world. Music is one of the few things left that still has the power to bring people from different cultures together in harmony.Always feel free to contact me to discuss any thing you would like.
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Aaaaaaa, what's the deal fam? Man I got your message the other day and you know I don't have international service. You've seen my phone lol. I hope you are well and you are in my thoughts brutha.
I'm great but I'm so sad I'll miss you in LA! How are you? SO CLOSE to your big date! Think of you so often. Let's catch up when you can breathe again. Love to Lovely Lux!
Hi Shaka,
Don't know if you'll be in town on Saturday,
but if you are there are finals for the Inland Empire YOUTH Slam Team!!!
be dope if you could come through!
hope everything is well for you!
Take care!
Thanx for the Friend Add Good People, Come see what some have said about my poetry, and tell me what U think about the new poems I put up, until the next time keep doing what U do UR way as I do the same my way...
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