HBCU vs. PWI

So in case you haven't checked your Twitter today, or you just didn't care enough to pay attention to what others were tweeting, the big topic of discussion was HBCU's vs. PWI's. I didn't really respond or tweet anything about the subject at the time, but as the discussion went on, I began to really feel some type of way.

First of all I would like to say, in the year 2014, the discussion of HBCU vs. PWI is just STUPID, especially as African-Americans. Instead of tearing each other down about what schools we go to, we should be encouraging each other to just ATTEND a college and celebrating one another when we FINISH. Like is that so hard?!

Secondly, instead of arguing about something so trivial, the real discussion should be about what you plan to do with your degree. What good is the degree that you earned at a PWI or at an HBCU if you don't even work after the degree to get where you want to be?

Now as a PROUD graduate of my HBCU, Jackson State University, I will say that I wouldn't change ANYTHING. Not downing PWI's at all, because initially that's where I wanted to go, but the experience I got at Jackson State is one that I would have never received at a PWI. I love my school and I learned a LOT. The close-knit family of students along with the fact that my professors knew my name and genuinely wanted to help me, was aMAZING! Not saying that PWI's don't have the same thing, I'm just speaking on what I know about MY school, MY HBCU, the same HBCU that some people don't think is good enough. #imjustsaying

Well...that's pretty much all I had to say about the subject. Let me know what YOU have to say.

Camkudo$a: "Up & Coming"

“What's the odds of a Jackson ni**a making it? I'll take that odd and killed whoever created it.”

            Not one for many words in person, this 18-year-old up and coming rapper beasts on the mic with his word play, as he declares that one day people will know his name, despite living in an area code that is not pumping out many musical talents.    

Cameron Jamal Triplett, better known as Camkudo$a, got his name by merely meshing his first name and the word kudos, so to say Cameron, job well done.

The teen rapper started rapping when he was just in middle school, but didn’t get really serious with it until high school.

“In high school I really realized my passion for music and people would come up to tell me that I had a true talent for rapping, so that’s why I decided to get a little more serious with it,” said Cam.

He credits rappers such as Drake, Tory Lanez and J.Cole as some of his influences.

“I like the fact that they don’t rap just to be rapping, but they actually tell stories of stuff that they go through, and I try to do the same with my songs,” said Cam.

His latest song is called “Progression,” and he is also working on a mixtape to be released in the near future.  His first two songs, “Up & Coming,” and “Higher Places,” are introductory songs for him, and showcase him as an artist. He talks about being up and coming and the dreams he have to get bigger and better in his craft and just as a person.  

“It ain't what it seems. We living out our dreams. We up on a rise. You can see it in our eyes. Up and Coming. We up and coming.”

His ultimate goal simply put is to make it.

“I just want to be able to put my people on,” said Cam.

To achieve that goal, he’s been sharing his music on his countless social media accounts: Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, and Facebook. He has yet to perform though.

“I thought about doing that with the release of my mixtape. I wanted to wait until I had longer repertoire of songs to perform.”

The teen dream continues to make songs for his growing fan base to hopefully one day big as the artist that he admires. 

Check out his music here: