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Help Our Neighbor, Shakkiah Curtis | The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) & Milwaukee Visionaries of the Year

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Help Our Neighboor, Shakkiah Curtis of Spinn MKE, raise money for raise money and awareness for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS)

A message from Shakkiah:

I’m running my campaign in honor of my mom. As some of you may know, when I was 17 years old, my mom had a blood clot that brought her to the hospital where she was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder. The doctors didn’t know much about her specific blood disorder, and it was first treated like Leukemia, then Sickle Cell Disease and now fast forward to 15 years later and they still don’t have a specific diagnosis for her. I remember being so frustrated as a teenager that my mom was sick and spent way too many nights at the hospital. My mom recently moved to Atlanta for her care where she is still on medications, receiving blood transfusions, and currently battling seizures…and I’m still frustrated. My mom deserves a diagnosis and specific treatment catered to her diagnosis.  

We were so thankful that LLS was there to provide us with resources but there is still so much more work that needs to be done. I am proud to share that LLS is leaving no stone unturned in the fight for equity in healthcare and this includes: 

  • Making sure EVERY patient has access to clinical trials

  • Preventing discrimination against cancer patients on the basis of race, color, and other factors

  • Ensuring robust data collection in healthcare that allows us to better understand our progress in addressing racism—and the work that remains

I believe that through better access to clinical trials and better access to healthcare we can hopefully get answers to someone like my mom much sooner. 

 

My team’s goal is to raise $50,000 between March 30thand June 10th. It’s a lofty goal, but I know with the support of my community we can make it happen and I need your help. There are a few ways you can support my fundraising efforts: 

  1. Donate via my personal fundraising page:https://pages.lls.org/voy/wi/wi23/dcurtis

  2. Share my message & fundraising link with your contacts via email or social media

  3. Donate a silent auction item that can be used for the Grand Finale Gala auction

  4. Help me secure a corporate sponsorship(Sponsorships start at $5,000 and sponsors receive Gala benefits)

Thank you for your generosity and support. Your donation truly makes a difference and with your help, we’re one step closer to a cure for blood cancers. 

Introducing, Spider Creek 7

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Spider Creek 7 is a 2 day recording session bringing together an eclectic group of artists from across the city of milwaukee. With recording artists of all genres and skill sets. The goal of Spider Creek 7 for each artist is to create great music with other talented people they may have never worked with before. We ask that if you would like to support you repost the flyer for the event on instagram. It will be posted on Spider Creeks account ( @spider.creek). If you would like to get involved you may either DM @spider.creek on instagram or email spidercreekarts@gmail.com .

Spider Creek is a music collective based out of Milwaukee Wisconsin full of an eclectic group of artists ranging from musicians and producers to visual artists. Sonically, the group enjoys the term “Genre Fluid” to describe their sound. On any given night you may hear rock, blues, hip hop, R&B as well as many other genres. The collective’s inception took place in March of 2020. In an attempt to escape the insanity of the early stages of the pandemic the 4 original members, SAINTRÈ, IanJames. , Makatà and Lizzie Kay rented a house in northern Wisconsin on a body of water called “Spider Creek”, with the intent of writing a collaboration album. At the end of the week they had finished the project and went their separate ways as artists. Over the course of the next year and a half they continued to have Spider Creek recording sessions while maintaining their solo artist status. It wasn’t until January of 2022 that the 4 decided to focus on creating a collective. Since that time the group has invited new artists to each session, and added two new members into the collective full time, Keyba and LOVEPeso, only intensifying the complexity and eclectic nature that Spider Creek embodies.

No Hands - Taylor Shan'e

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What’s really good? Ortizus is taking over the blogs this month, you know the vibes! 

It’s getting warm out so you know what that means! It’s time to update those summertime playlists and we’ll even give you a great one to add!

You can’t get the vibes in order without tapping into Taylor Shan’e’s song ‘No Hands’ featured on her latest EP ‘Figure it Out’. With a Caribbean/Afro-beats vibe, she skillfully connects with contemporary R&B lovers by reminiscing the tale of a sexy evening with a happy ending–and it sounds like two lovers (ft. Nova Gholar) want to take a chance with each other again! 

With afro-beats taking over our recent summers, I think this Chicago native is one you do NOT want to sleep on. She’s been described as an artist who “confides in her listeners with graphic tales of broken promises, hook-ups, and learning to love oneself more than any partner.” I mean… She ain’t wrong!

Don’t believe me? Listen to her EP here and decide for yourself: Listen to Taylor Shan'e "Figure It Out" EP


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I Hope You Stay - Cam Will

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What’s really good? Ortizus is taking over the blogs this month, you know the vibes! What better way to get nostalgic than to highlight one of the most progressive artists I've covered! That’s right! We are talking about Milwaukee’s own, Cam Will. 

If you don’t already know Cam, you can check him out on his socials but to make a long story short, he has dedicated his whole life to music. With over 38k+ monthly listeners on Spotify to over  This is not an overstatement, he literally walked away from his D1 soccer scholarship to follow his dreams. That takes some heart! Let’s jump right into the music though!

On March 21st, Cam released two singles titled I Hope You Stay Around along with If Not, But When? “I Hope You Stay Around is a two part story (IHYSA and Not If, But When) lays the foundation for highs and lows of seeing the vision ahead of one’s goals but also fighting the timelines and expectations we set for ourselves to reach them.”

What do we think? We think it's a HIT. The video really gives perspective on what goes on when it’s all said and done. A very personal intimate vibe if you will. 

The real question is what do YOU think? Tap in and watch below and be sure to follow him on all socials, including instagram: @_Camwill

Catch a vibe!


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SS23 | Street Smartz [Promo Video] | Tickets on Sale Now!

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On April 7th, 2023 from 5:00PM-9:00PM, The Vatofied Experience will be collaborating with the Designers of Marcellus Brand, Platinum Boy Gang Clothing, Views Clothing, and The Set Apart Ones [Yahad Kadash] to offer a dynamic show that presents Black Men in fashion, a more than trendy display on Urban wear, and the ever morphing nuances of modern fashion culture. Each designer has their own following, aesthetic, and “ear to the streets” so that they can continually redefine what fashion looks like. 

With authentic community and collaboration as key investments to any CopyWrite collaborative event, SS23 is proud announce Media Sponsorship from Hyfin, Community Sponsorship with Ex Fabula, Jazale's Art Studio & other production sponsor including Shot By Basi, Shot By Stearns, Wolf Studios, and Paul Mitchell The School, Milwaukee. 


Tickets are available now. General Admission tickets are $40 and VIP tickets are $60.  All proceeds will support these freelance creative collaborators and local black & brown owned small businesses. Click the link or scan the QR Code to share or purchase tickets. 

Tye Motives, "24 Blessings" "No Shade, No Shine" ALBUMS

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Tye Motives has easily become one of my favorite artists in the city. Although I may have hopped on the bandwagon later than most, I’ve had a chance to listen to a bit of everything and I have only good things to report. Starting with my favorite song, “Doja” on his album “24 Blessings”.

“All she wanna do is smoke, hit the weed like it ain’t strong girl I told ya, she gone hustle never let the world fold her, hot as summer time but she been getting colder. I just wanna smoke Doja with you, that’s a double dutch yeah I rolled Doja for two.”

When I sit back and imagine the visuals for the video, it really emphasizes the entire vibe of the song. The verses themselves provide the upbeat tempo, it’s the part of the song that you can ride to, but maybe you won’t be tempted to sing along. But once the chorus comes on, it’s inevitable. I definitely suggest y’all add this to your date night playlists. 

So at this point, I’m going down a rabbit hole and I ended up listening to his 2021 album, “No Shade We Shine”. Two words: “Boss Roads”. No different than before, Tye receives no bad remarks, “Boss Roads” can easily be a fan favorite, the chorus once again is so captivating, it’s one of those songs that you WANT to learn the lyrics to.

“You see this road that I been on, I got dreams up in my sight. You a lie, you gangsta, you gone step outside you risking life. Gotta watch yo mans when shit ain’t adding up ain’t feeling right, gotta watch yo mans when shit ain’t adding up ain’t feeling right.” He manages to also pick the perfect cadence with the perfect beat for the perfect song. The creativity and artistic vision that rap itself takes, especially to be successful, Tye has it. Here’s another one of ours that is next up! Let me know what y’all think. 

/Peazy from CW