Talented Tenth

Talented Tenth. Its a phrase made popular by Dr. W.E.B Dubois at the start of the 20th Century. He wrote an article about the Black race being led by members of the race that were the most educated and highly exceptional. It describe the likelihood of one in ten black men becoming leaders of their race in the world by way of continuing education, & social activism. At the onset of the civil rights movement receiving a sound education throughout college was an opportunity that most African Americans rarely saw. I know what you're thinking,why is Fritz giving you a history lesson lol.

Well, because i'm apart of a group of musicians called the Talented Tenth. I thought the name was fitting because every one of us places the value of education high on our list. Completely aware that knowing, being informed, business saavy and articulate is 50% of creating a sustainable career in any industry. We've chosen to apply it to the realm of music. Also aware that the plight of the under served in America and abroad is still very much an issue that requires ambassadors and support, we've agreed to keep this apart of our mission no matter what stage of success we've achieved.

W.E.B. Dubois went on later to say that he realized that leadership could come from many different levels (grassroots, uprisings ect). I agree with Dubois. So when we refer to the Tenth, we are referring to not only ourselves but anyone who values knowledge and who is willing to use their human capital, musical or otherwise to be a catalyst for positive change.

Now im gonna get on my cocky ish and say... it also stands for our affinity to be on the top 10 of charts... ( soon come ) :)

Aside from Sammus, do you all know who else is in le tenth?

T Tenth all Day! I will now leave you with a throwback of Sammus doing a performance of hipster in my conference room w/ me behind the camera.


Hipster "Performance"

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