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A Love Letter to Hip-Hop
May 2, 2019
Funky, hand-clappin'
foot stompin’
hard hittin’
hips swayin’
from side to side
Infectious
A phenomenon
From beats on lunch tables
To 808’s in the studio
They said you wouldn’t last
That was forty years ago
Crossing color barriers
Every genre and sector
You gave a voice to the voiceless
Gifted the people with new perspectives
You made beauty out of pain
Filled our people's hearts with pride
You’re more that rhymes and beats
You’re a state of mind
© Alex G., Winfield, AL
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This piece was created in honor of the 40th anniversary of Hip-Hop. The last original music genre since Rock 'n Roll.