"Copy Dat" (This isn’t just music education. It’s systems literacy)
"Copy Dat" by Kandayia Jagudeye Ali DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN COPIED, ERASURE-ATTEMPTED, OR DISPLACED A hard reset in sonic form. Copy Dat exposes a quieter form of trafficking—when identity, labor, creativity, and lived experience are harvested, replicated, or overwritten while the original is gaslit into silence. This isn’t flattery. It’s extraction. Where Traffic Stop teaches you to read the roads, Copy Dat teaches you to protect the source. What “Copying” Really Is (Beyond the Compliment) In a system optimized for shortcuts, originality becomes a target. Copying crosses into harm when it: Replaces the originator while using their blueprint Extracts labor, ideas, or identity without consent or credit Gaslights the original into self-doubt Rewards the replica while isolating the source This isn’t just plagiarism. It’s identity exploitation . Major & Subtle Forms of “Copy Dat” Exploitation Identity Copying (The Mirror Swap) Your voice, style...