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It isn’t based entirely on me. The title does reference my name, however.
The original track “Lavender” was remixed with a feature by Snoop Dogg. Snoop Dogg’s lyrics address the waves of police brutality in America at the time:
“Snoop Dogg samples BadBadNotGood and Kaytranada on new anti-police brutality song” 10.20.2016
https://www.factmag.com/2016/10/20/snoop-dogg-samples-badbadnotgood-kaytranada-new-song/
“Listen To A Snippet Of A New Snoop Dogg Song Which Samples Kaytranada And BADBADNOTGOOD’s ‘Lavender’
Snoop seems to address recent killings by police officers on the upcoming track” 10.19.2016
https://www.thefader.com/2016/10/19/snoop-dogg-kaytranada-badbadnotgood-snippet
I fit into the equation because I was arrested in 2015 after the 2014 killing of a local citizen by police. The events are detailed here:
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Those events, followed by my efforts in response, happened to coincide with the massive wave of police brutality in America at the time. It created such a stir that it caught the attention of certain people and that was the result.
The reason I am ridiculed, depicted as a clown in the video, is multilayered. First due to the nature of my arrest. I had been signaling officers the middle finger for months, on sight nearly each time, after the killing of our local citizen. They finally accosted me for speeding. I was ultimately arrested for disorderly conduct. Additional details are found in the text referenced above.
Second involves my history in music production. When producing as a hip hop duo (2009-2012) my partner and I gained industry attention through his success in hip hop battles. He participated in tournaments and, being very talented, advanced several rounds.
However we were deeply anti-establishment and that included prominent mainstream artists. In our music we often disparaged and insulted mainstream artists as tentacles of the ravaging corporate greed machine. They didn’t enjoy that. The video confirms this.
Major celebrities and artists are political assets. This is observed when artists like Cardi B and Eminem endorse Presidential candidates. They also address events and efforts like these.
The video and hip hop track are a multifaceted response to those events and efforts.