Ace Parker - Status ft PRZ Prod: Onlyxne

This music submission has that Travis Scott, “please get out of my face” vibe. Layered acoustics, playful production and a bit of ego, Ace Parker’s ‘Status’ ft PRZ Produced by Onlyxne, is on our list.  This “mystery” man, Ace didn't send in a bio with his submission...Sooooooo the fact that we actually took a listen is a blessing. Next time Ace Parker let us know who is sending the vibes. We might just want more.

Check out this track and leave your comments below! You are you feeling it?

/CW

Satori - Catphone

This time around we are going to let the submission speak for its self:

"Satori has been laying low following his Rolling Loud performance, but with summer only a few months away, the Milwaukee crooner is ready to get back on the hit-making train with more than just this surprise track. A collaboration with fellow MKE producer, LeanBeatz, was the perfect way to show fans what Satori has been cooking up in the past few months and gives us a taste of what to expect next. Be sure to cruise to this one on a late night drive..."

We have so many things to say (like but why Catphone though Satori...whyyyyy??? What is a Catphone? How do you call it? Is that just another way to say you got P*ssy on the line? We have questions! lol) but we want to hear what you think. Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

/CW

always get love when I'm back home... #freedrugs

Dirty Thoughts - In-between/Us

As Editor-in-Chief of CopyWrite, it is my responsibility to reflect what I ask my contributors, audience, and community for. True vulnerability and expression from our crafts. Authenticity in our stories and humility in our humanity is where the creative world thrives. So here is a piece of me, that honors all of those things, as a true uncensored exposition of my latest thoughts in the form of a "poem".

(To my somebody, thank you for letting me share this moment.) 

In-between/Us

I'm in a house full of noise, even though you are not around…

Scratches at the door are nothing more than the wind bitch slapping these hallowed walls.I laugh as I jump off the toilet, “Maybe he is here”.

I know better...but still, I smile, maybe tomorrow...maybe forever.

No issues here.

I left my heart in San Francisco...or maybe it was Austin…

Half of that is a quote from a song but still, it fits.

Misfits...like long nights in deep thought.

“What about equality?” conversations of duality and understanding of an unlevel headed couple. Do we have a song?

I would play it if I knew

I have this way about me where I can put anything on repeat as long it makes me think of you.

I'm soft like that.

I have been standing hard tho, making sure with every tear there is a smile.

Being with you taught me that...rough times build beautiful people.

“I never seen your type of species”

And now that I have my eyes are stuck

Don't stunt too hard…

I don't like the leather fur with the jersey

Makes you look like a player and you don't play...that's my game and I win.

“Mine!” yes yours.

Possession is a hell of a (hell of a) drug even when you're not around to get high.

I’ll eventually have to sleep in those covers...on that bed...to keep your spot warm until you come home…

Or maybe stop by.

Because love, we got this.

I will again learn how to make my own sunrise...and when the world sees me I will never fail to mention how you placed the light on my moon.

I hope this finds you well.

/Dirty

Troy Tyler - Crush

Sometimes you have to slow it down a little bit and Troy Tyler does just that with his single, ‘Crush’. The smooth appeal with the twist of that “modern” R&B love song, gives off the right vibes for the right time. Troys vocal quality is refreshing, and with tracks like these, he is bound to be on your favorite playlist.

Check out ‘Crush’ and let us know if you're feeling the vibe in the comments below.

/CW

Crush., an album by Troy Tyler on Spotify

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/crush-single/1325893344

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This Weeks Style: "For the Culture (New Breeds)"

/Vato

Mitch Allen ft. Genesis Renji - Go Off

Today’s music submission is from someone new on our radar, Mitch Allen. The 20-year-old from Lake Geneva is working smart, featuring one of our local Favorites Genesis Renji with his song ‘Go Off’. With a distinct voice and slow tempo beat selection (Mitch made the beat), his unorthodox sound might just be what some of you are looking for.

Favorite Line: “Making money moves, that's a Cardi B attack” (You know at CopyWrite we love Pop culture references)

Check out this track and let us know if your rockin' with it in the comments.

/CW

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This Weeks Style: "Chill Moods"

/Vato

#WeSeeYou Skipp Whitman - 'El Aye' Ft. Emmitt James staring Melissa Vento

This week's #WeSeeYou goes out to this cool video from our /CW connects in LA!

Skipp Whitman presents us ‘El Aye’

"featuring Emmitt James and starring Melissa Vento. Directed by Sebastian Ruiz (‘Goodnight,’ ‘Escalator Music’), was shot in Downtown LA, in and out of the Subway. It tells the story of chance encounters and admiration from varying distances."

You never know who you might cross paths with, do you take the moment? Let us know what you think in the comments bellow!

/CW

UFSV#1 on Apple Music https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ufsv-1/1353653609 subscribe youtube.com/skippwhitman 'El Aye' by skipp whitman @skippwhitman featuring Emmitt James @emmitt_james shot and directed by Sebastian Ruiz @jsebasruiz starring Melissa Vento @blk_mamba produced by skipp whitman industries & corwag entertainment shot in Dowtown LA special thank you to impresso cafe @ 1115 s Hope Street more at skippwhitman.com

#WCW Nicole Acosta

“You can’t be what you can’t see.” - Marian Wright Edelman

This quote often holds true when thinking of career paths for people of color. Often seeing people who look like you in the same types of jobs over and over again.

This was me as a creative in Milwaukee’s advertising community.  

For the company I worked for I had quickly became the only creative of color (female too) and throughout Milwaukee’s (WHOLE) creative ad community, I knew of one Black Interactive Art Director, one Asian copywriter and about five to six graphic designers that were of color (non-white folks). This left me feeling isolated and alone for most of the beginning of my career but very disappointed in the lack of diversity and inclusion in the region.

Leading to a lot of questions: Why? Why were there no people that looked like me? Was this just a Milwaukee problem? Why did I work at an agency of 250+ people and there was only four people of color? Why don’t more people of color know that they NEED to be in advertising/marketing? Just why?

My main answer came back to the quote “You can’t be what you can’t see.”  And though it’s not that simple; Learning about new career paths and seeing people who look like you and come from similar backgrounds like you, can often change your path in life.

Now enough with me, but into showcasing people that are doing their thing to change the game. **drum roll please**

Our #WCW this week is Nicole Acosta, a Chicana-first generation Mexican-American. Born and raised in Milwaukee, WI with indigenous roots in Mexico. Nicole has made it her life’s mission to preserve cultural practices and traditions and activate safe spaces in her hometown where people can connect to their cultural identities. Whether through dance, visual art or written word, most of Nicole’s work reflects movement, oral and visual storytelling and identity. A lover of travel, Nicole seeks to learn from the origins of where our cultural practices were birthed.

Nicole holds a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing Management from Alverno College with a minor in Elective Studies and is also a dedicated student of Puerto Rican Bomba dance at the AfriCaribe Cultural Center in Chicago, IL. She is a proud graduate of the Milwaukee High School of The Arts, and prior to her transfer to Alverno, spent years at Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design and Milwaukee Area Technical College studying photography.

As an intersectional artist, Nicole’s work has been exhibited throughout the city of Milwaukee, published locally and nationally; and she has performed spoken word and dance. In most recent years Nicole has devoted her life to art education for Milwaukee Public Theatre, Walker’s Point Center for the Arts, Latino Arts, providing hands-on teaching and creating original curriculum focused on the restoration and preservation of Latinx cultural experiences. Her next career move will be in the summer of 2018 were alongside her partner they launch Botaníca Creative, a marketing-branding-photography & design agency! I’m excited.

Campaign sample photos of Pascual and young girls: Creative Direction and Photography: Nicole Acosta, Graphic Design: Jazmin Delgado 

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Also in honor of being a WOC in advertising I asked her to answer the following questions to get a different perspective of advertising life in Milwaukee.  

1. How does being a Latinx creative influence your work in advertising?

"Being a Latinx creative first and foremost automatically suggests that I will create from a place of culture or of my ethnic upbringing. Which is true to a certain point. This is where being a Latinx creative in the advertising/marketing industry becomes a challenge. When I was in my final year of college at Alverno where I earned my degree in Marketing Management, I researched agencies in Milwaukee specifically seeking POC in the industry. The results were not very surprising as you can imagine. This is where I saw an opportunity to pursue marketing and advertising, I had a niche. I could reach specific target audiences that a lot of these agencies could not. I am Latinx, bi-lingual, I stay relevant with socio-cultural trends and I take pride in being a Millennial. I consider myself a hyper-intersectional artist, meaning I have studied multiple art forms and have taught and worked hands on in some capacity throughout the years as this artist but never really knew how to make a career out of it. I binged watched MadMen for an entire month and fell in love with the idea that I would one day I would be the Latinx version of Don Draper because this is exactly how I could channel my creativity. So I befriended my partner Jazmin Delgado, a graphic designer and together we began to envision Botaníca Creative, an agency that specializes in assisting clients through the creative process resulting in visual dialogue aka visual communications. We were intentional about our branding, that we plan to launch this summer. We want to be taken seriously, as as women of color in the creative industry without our culture being at the forefront defining our work because this is not the expectation for non-woc. Although our Latinx culture is extremely important to us. We want our work to speak for itself. Being Latinx influences us creatively no doubt, and we see this in the authentic relationships we build with clients, and most importantly representing Latinx in the creative industry, we hope more young Latinx women/girls pursue careers in marketing, advertising and graphic design!"

Campaign sample photos of Pascual and young girls: Creative Direction and Photography: Nicole Acosta, Graphic Design: Jazmin Delgado

2. If you could change one troubling aspect you’ve experienced in the advertising community into a positive outcome, what would it be?

"I would say the lack of women of color in the industry. It’s such a disappointment. Most times it’s because women of color don’t have access to the same opportunities as non-woc. I feel like agencies should see this as an opportunity to recruit from local colleges such as Alverno (shameless plug) or at least offer internships. A little outreach and authentic community building goes a long way."

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Nicole continually inspires me to keep working and developing my craft so that these conversations become a lesson from the past.

Follow our #WCW Nicole on Instagram @MOSSCROWNMUJER @BOTANICACREATIVE

And if you have a story you want to share about our #WCW or an experience in advertising; let me know in the comments.

Keep creating. /Syn

Amerikas Addiction - Betrayal (Video Submission)

Betrayal is not to be forgiven if you look at it from Amerikas Addiction 's point of view.  When it comes to the grind, sometimes the ruthless survive. In this video they make it clear since “the industry showed me no love”, they won't be looking for any. Catchy lyrics, head bobbin (like we mobbin') beat, it's worth a watch.

Did somebody get bodied at the end? Are they here to kill the game? Prayers up! Watch “Betrayal” by Amerikas Addiction and let us know what you think in the comments.

/CW

Amerikas Addiction releases their 1st visual of 2018 "Betrayal" produced by P.Beezy Beats. Betrayal is the single from their new album "Finish Em" produced entirely by P.Beezy Beats Pre order "Finish Em" on Itunes here