Spoken Dub Poetics from the Scruffmouth From Scratch recordings.
"Is Hip-Hop Poisonous?" Written and Performed by Kevan Anthony Cameron (SCRUFFMOUTH) for BLACK DOT Roots and Culture Collective. © 2004-2023 Kevan Anthony Cameron (Scruffmouth the Scribe)

Scruffmouth From Scratch

Is Hip Hop Poisonous

Is Hip-Hop Poisonous?

Spoken Dub Poetics from the Scruffmouth From Scratch recordings. "You Cannot Go Home Brother" Written and Performed by Kevan Anthony Cameron (SCRUFFMOUTH) for BLACK DOT Roots and Culture Collective. © 2004-2023 Kevan Anthony Cameron (Scruffmouth the Scribe)

You Cannot Go Home Brother

Spoken Dub Poetics from the Scruffmouth From Scratch recordings.
"The Beast Is Rattling It's Cage" Written and Performed by Kevan Anthony Cameron (SCRUFFMOUTH) for BLACK DOT Roots and Culture Collective. © 2004-2023 Kevan Anthony Cameron (Scruffmouth the Scribe)

The Beast Is Rattling Its Cage

The Beast is Rattling its Cage

ORIGINAL MUSIC composed, performed, recorded and engineered by FREAK MOTIF "THE EXPLORER" Produced by Henry Raul Yu for Freak Motif. 
POEM written, recited, and recorded by KEVAN ANTHONY CAMERON (SCRUFFMOUTH)
"SPEAK!" YYC-YEG CONNECT
Re-Recorded by Devon "Mr. Metro" Martin at MetroDome Studios YVR

THE EXPLORER

Speak

"Love Is" original poem by Kevan Anthony Cameron
(Scruffmouth) performed on the posse cut by the same name by Influents Crew and the Vancity All-Stars Massive. Track mixed, mastered, produced by DJ K-REC, recorded and produced by Estea Elements, re-recorded by Scruffmouth for BLACK DOT ROOTS AND CULTURE COLLECTIVE.

Spoken Notebook

LUV IS featuring Scruffmouth the Scribe

Duke DU 135 # JJ All Stars – Soup / Soup Version (Duke) 1972 UK 7″
dub sample of JJ All-Stars "Soup" with Ron Wilson on trombone

"Lloyd Young DJing and Ron Wilson blowing over The Jamaicans' second cut of Things You Say You Love for JJ Johnson"

"Although not credited as artists, the a side is a DJ cut by Lloyd Young of ‘Things You Say You Love’, with a horns version by Ron Wilson on the flip."

Treasure Isle TI 7007 # Jamaicans – Things You Say You Love / I`ve Got A Pain (Treasure Isle) 1967 UK 7”
CA
Thomas Cowan (443547748)
20%
CA
Norris Weir (193500284)
25%
Publisher
Greensleeves Publishing (46955058)
25%
Publisher
Sparta Florida Music Group (55754168)
25%

"The Ballad of Black Matthew" written by Kevan Anthony Cameron, a.k.a. Scruffmouth (2014) "Black Matthew Dub" arranged by Kevan Anthony Cameron, a.k.a. Scruffmouth (2014). Re-recorded and mixed by Kevan Anthony Cameron and Dana ID Matthews for Black Dot Roots and Culture Collective (2015).
Written, Performed Recorded and Arranged by Kevan SCRUFFMOUTH; Re-recorded and Mixed by Dana ID Matthews for Black Dot Roots and Culture Collective (2015).

"The Ballad of Black Matthew" Spoken Dub Graphic Poetry from the Spoken Notebook of Scruffmouth Scribe is lyric poetry produced by Kevan Anthony Cameron for artistic edutainment (Black Dot Roots and Culture Collective).

CA
Thomas Cowan (443547748)
20%
CA
Norris Weir (193500284)
25%
Publisher
Greensleeves Publishing (46955058)
25%
Publisher
Sparta Florida Music Group (55754168)
25%

Treasure Isle TI 7007 # Jamaicans – Things You Say You Love / I`ve Got A Pain (Treasure Isle) 1967 UK 7”
Posted on January 18, 2017 by Stepping Razor Sound Plate System
The Jamaicans – Things You Say You Love / The Jamaicans – I`ve Got A Pain (Treasure Isle # TI 7007) 1967 UK 7”

NOTES:
Both Sides: with Tommy McCook & The Supersonics Band

Produced by Duke Reid / D. Reid

Duke DU 135 # JJ All Stars – Soup / Soup Version (Duke) 1972 UK 7″

"The Ballad of Black Matthew" and "Black Matthew Dub" are produced arranged by Kevan Anthony Cameron, also known as 'SCRUFFMOUTH' for Black Dot Roots and Culture Collective. Both tracks sample music from the sources provided above.

Black Matthew Dub

Ahanta Warrior Dance played by the 2011 Simon Fraser University Ghana Field School

Kundum Drum

"Warrior Dub" produced and arranged by Scruffmouth
"Warrior Drum (Ahanta Warrior Dance)" played on kpanlogo by Akembe Yao Apreko
"Real Warriors (Warrior Dub)" written and performed by Kevan Anthony Cameron for BLACK DOT Roots & Culture Collective.
Edutain. Create. Celebrate.
Connect the dots and see the big picture.

Real Warriors Dub

"The Ballad of Black Matthew" Written, Performed Recorded and Arranged by Kevan SCRUFFMOUTH for Black Dot Roots and Culture Collective. "The Ballad of Black Matthew Dub" Re-recorded and Mixed by Dana ID Matthews for Black Dot Roots and Culture Collective.

"The Ballad of Black Matthew" Spoken Dub Graphic Poetry from the Spoken Notebook of Scruffmouth Scribe is lyric poetry produced by Kevan Anthony Cameron for artistic edutainment.  This track is a dub loop arranged by the author of the poem "The Ballad of Black Matthew".  The loop is a dub from the original listing below.  "Black Matthew Dub" is a sample of Lloyd Young's versions with Ron Wilson on trombone.

CA
Thomas Cowan (443547748)
20%
CA
Norris Weir (193500284)
25%
Publisher
Greensleeves Publishing (46955058)
25%
Publisher
Sparta Florida Music Group (55754168)
25%

Treasure Isle TI 7007 # Jamaicans – Things You Say You Love / I`ve Got A Pain (Treasure Isle) 1967 UK 7”
Posted on January 18, 2017 by Stepping Razor Sound Plate System
The Jamaicans – Things You Say You Love / The Jamaicans – I`ve Got A Pain (Treasure Isle # TI 7007) 1967 UK 7”

NOTES:
Both Sides: with Tommy McCook & The Supersonics Band

Produced by Duke Reid / D. Reid

Duke DU 135 # JJ All Stars – Soup / Soup Version (Duke) 1972 UK 7″

"The Ballad of Black Matthew" and "Black Matthew Dub" are produced arranged by Kevan Anthony Cameron, also known as 'SCRUFFMOUTH' for Black Dot Roots and Culture Collective. Both tracks sample music from the sources provided above.

The Ballad of Black Matthew

A creative interpolation of a 2Pac classic as commissioned by representatives of the Estate. K.Y.H.U. Dub was written and performed by Kevan "Scruffmouth" Cameron, videorecorded and edited by Thelonius Dule Mthombeni, produced and recorded by Devon "Mr. Metro" Martin with musical accompaniment by Richard "SugarGroove" Brown on drums for Black Dot Roots and Culture Collective.

Keep Ya Head Up Dub

"The Dance of Divine Creation" is a poem written by Kevan Anthony Cameron, also known as Akembe Yao Apreko Kadmon during the SFU Ghana Field School in 2011. After studying dance, music, history and West African culture; the creations myths shared their poetry with me. 

The track, K.nowledge E.scape V.elocity A.nd N.eteru as produced by OBCDN and reproduced by Scruffmouth at Black Dot Roots and Culture Collective for Spoken Notebook, provides digital escapism to for the vocals and metal drum that were recorded at The Banff Centre (2013 Spoken Word Program) with Jean-Pierre Makosso. The essay "Dance of Divine Creation" is available from academia.edu

Knowledge Escape Velocity And Neteru

DANCE OF DIVINE CREATION

Scruffmouth the Scribe:
KING PHARAOH & THE OWL
Lyrics: Kevan Anthony Cameron (SCRUFFMOUTH) 
Riddim Hayden Baptiste courtesy Wandering Worx

King Pharaoh and the Owl

Inspired by 2PAC and commissioned by his estate by 'Art' while Afeni was still alive, "Keep Ya Head Up Dub" is a collaboration between Kevan Anthony Cameron; also known as Scruffmouth (lyrics, cover dub poetry, publisher) Devon "Mr. Metro" Martin (producer), Richard "SugarGroove" Brown and Thelonius Dule Mthombeni (videographer). Contains a sample of the Five Stairsteps 1970 song, "Ooh Child", that I do not own the copyright for. Inspired and Interpolated (I and I) by the original cut.

Keep Your Head Up Dub Instrumental Mix (Mr. Metro, Scruffmouth, Thelonius the Dreaded Monk)

Moor Knowledge, Escape Velocity and Neteru
for the Missing LinX - SpaXe Camels project.

SpaXe Camels

Amenta

Amenta ft. Scruffmouth the Scribe

TAHARKA TRIAD III
Lyrics - Kevan Anthony Cameron
Riddim - Nikhilesh Nath Nayar

Prince Hawkeye Returns

TAHARKA TRIAD II
Lyrics: Kevan Anthony Cameron
Riddim: Freak Motif featuring Lady C

Queen Mother Knows Best

Produced by Hayden Baptiste for Wandering Worx Productions;
Re-recorded by Kevan Anthony Cameron for Black Dot Roots and Culture Collective.  The poems, "sankofa" and "double minor" are written, performed and recorded by Kevan "Scruffmouth the Scribe" Cameron for Black Dot Roots and Culture Collective.

sankofa

Sankofa - Double Minor

"Hip-Hop Heart"
Spoken Dub Poetry written by Kevan Anthony Cameron (SCRUFFMOUTH)for THE SEVENTH SENSE, published 2007 by Black Dot Roots and Culture Collective.

SHE IS HIP-HOP, HE IS EMCEE
SHE IS ELECTRIC, HE IS MAGNETIC
What do you EXSPECTRUM?

Written, recorded and performed by Scruffmouth for SPOKEN NOTEBOOK, produced 2011-2020 by Black Dot Roots and Culture Collective. This poem is copywritten content and is subject to royalties for any rebroadcast, retransmission, rerecording, or republication. For more information, e-mail scruffmouth@gmail.com or contact @scruffmouthscribe on social media. 

Excerpts of this poem appear in the NBC/Universal feature film LOVE HAPPENS.

This poem appears in its entirety on the Burning Bliss Project Phoenix and is mislabelled as 'VARIOUS STELLAR ARTISTS'. The Artist name is SCRUFFMOUTH and the track title is "Hip-Hop Heart".

Scruffmouth Spoken Notebook

HipHop Heart - Scruffmouth Scribe

Hip - Hop Heart

Spoken Dub Poetry with a Rock Solid Beat (RSpo10tial)
FIVE ELEMENTS
As seen on the documentary BRIDGEWALKERS; ELEMENTALITY was composed as poetic diplomacy for the Second International Roundtable Supporting Ancient Indigenous Knowledge in Washington, D.C., 2010. Spoken Dub Graphic Poetry From the Spoken Notebook of Scruffmouth the Scribe.

BigUps to Dustin Def, Freak Motif, and the YYC Sessions Crew.

Elementality

ELEMENTALITY

Spoken Drum Poetry
THE ART OF WORD (Raw Canvas, Vancouver BC)
(live)- Scruffmouth & Sacha Percussionista
"I Reminisce" written and performed by Kevan Anthony Cameron (SCRUFFMOUTH) for Black Dot Roots and Culture Collective

I Reminisce

Spoken Dub Poetry
"SuperBlack" written and performed by Kevan Anthony Cameron (SCRUFFMOUTH) for Black Dot Roots and Culture Collective.
Track produced by Obediyah "Obe Wonder" Jones-Darrell, chorus written and performed by Risa Branch for Black Dot Roots and Culture Collective.

SuperBlack - Scruffmouth featuring Risa Branch

Kevan Anthony Cameron graduated from Simon Fraser University in 2003 (BGS '03, CLA '03) after playing four years on the Men's Varsity Soccer team from 1997 through 2000 where he earned All-American Honours and was given the prestigious Honourary Captain's Award. 

Cameron is an alumni of the Canadian Men's National Team as well as Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club.

After a pro soccer career in North America, Kevan Anthony Cameron began to spit his lyrics; SCRUFFMOUTH is the pen, stage, and business name for the spoken dub poetician in literature, orature, media and performance.

Kevan Cameron is a full member of UBCP/ACTRA and has appeared in new media, commercials, print, and film/tv as a spoken word poet, soccer player, or just as himself.  In 2011, Kevan "Scruffmouth" Cameron was awarded a Canada Council for the Arts Spoken Word Program Grant for a a spoken dub poetry project of lyrical audiovisual liner notes. 

That project was 

SCRUFFMOUTH: SPOKEN NOTEBOOK  

and is showcased on this SoundCloud platform. 

In 2014, Kevan Cameron was awarded a Fulbright scholarship as an Adult Educator for the Youth Ambassadors Program. One of the community service projects Cameron committed to the his work as a cultural diplomat and mentor was HOGAN'S ALLEY POETRY FESTIVAL which was funded by Canada Council for the Arts from 2011 through 2014 in the Lower Mainland, Coast Salish Territories in the historic East End of the traditional lands of the People of the Inlet to celebrate the historic achievement and cultural spaces of Afrodescendants amidst urban renewal schemes of the 20th century. 

Kevan Anthony Cameron is co-editor of The Great Black North: Contemporary African Canadian Poetry, a fellow of the 2017 CALLALOO Literary Journal Poetry Workshop at The University of Oxford Research Centre for the Humanities, and is currently working with Writing Our Legacy as a contributor to their COVERT Literary Magazine Issue 5, themed  'Rest Yourself'. SCRUFFMOUTH has featured and presented his work at poetry festivals, literary events, and spoken word shows in Canada, the United States, Jamaica, Kenya, Ghana, and England. 

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For more information, performance and workshop bookings, consultations, or business please email: scruffmouth@gmail.com

Please email: blackdotcollective@gmail.com
for any writing, editing, or publishing inquiries. 

Kevan Anthony Cameron (SCRUFFMOUTH) ©️ 2026

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