A Southside Story

A Southside Story

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This is story of Southside Ali'San, a New Orleans poet/artist.

Southside Ali'San is an upcoming artist in New Orleans who shares his experiences and passion as an influencer to others.

Avane Ervin

My Nola, My Story via Youtube

Mass Communications department at Xavier University of Louisiana

December 13, 2018

Southside Ali'San

My Nola, My Story.

My Nola, My Story 2018 Exhibit.

English

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnCtRMspFK8&t=23s

A Digital Humanities project by Xavier University of Louisiana's Mass Communication department students, led by Dr. Shearon Roberts

Ali’san. I was born in New Orleans uptown 17 ward to be exact I'm 22 years old and my occupation not to be too deep but life. Life is my occupation. Living it, learning,growing from it. *Title* *Music* To me it’s the very essence of how you express life. Through vocals but I mean poetry can be this mural behind me as well. But in my definition with what I’ve resonated with poetry as is a way they express their art and who you are as a person creatively as an individual and in any given space where you can out stand from what's familiar what's the norm I've always wanted to outshine a light that's been placed on a dark place you know because that's where I come from I come from an area that's very dim and rarely lit and I use poetry to shine lights on those matters and those factors because if I don't do it the next person might not think to do it poetry is a way to grass everyone and it's a way to unify two people. That’s what that is to me. Unique because New Orleans is unique that “you heard me” that “what’s popping” “Showl Is” “What’s down with it”you know just the slang and the lingo of my people has inspired uniqueness in my art whether it’s Master P saying “you bout it, bout it” whether it’s Wayne saying the block is hot. you know I grew up off of that culture that was no holds bar it was a melting pot and it cultivated me what a plethora of different energy and a plethora of different cultures influencing who I am and you know I know New Orleans never held bars when it came to bare real and neither would I that's why I I would say I'm unique because New Orleans is unique I am that of which my city is that's why my whole name is Southside Ali’san what does morality to a team with no love what does morality to a faint when I'll drug what is morality to a child getting raped trapped in the system not allowed to escape all we know is strippers and hoes and now they talk about is riches and gold as if world hunger is invisible yo the problem is it was nothing in the picture the post filter filter filter here and there filter filter filter everywhere as far as poverty jobless nothing there so as far as poverty y'all will never care Wow hashtag “F-IT.” what's your opinion on snapchat love it how did you feel about obsolescence huh click the inbox but don't get the message dumb you got the dms for days damn I don't think that that would make a difference in this degeneration you say you smoke or swish you're sweet and swear that sweetly is the man that don't make sense y'all talk about the small talk but don't talk about the pink elephant I don't understand y'all stand for funny faces the Facebook or vine, Tumbler, or Instagram. finding someone that's the grand man I just got a notification I didn't want to do is digitize the population I didn't want to do is that your ties the population all I wanna do is the pride face time in moderation all you want to use is facetime in moderation without autocorrect you probably can't say ish but I digress where does morality to a eam with her love with his morality to a theme with no drug what does morality to the child getting raped trapped in a system that allowed to escape.
*credits* Music

5:12 (five minutes and twelve seconds)

Avane Ervin

Dr. Shearon Roberts