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I Think I'm Going to Fall Over...

The picture above is of Mums- he is a poet and has been seen on the HBO special Def Poetry Jam and Oz- you knew he looked familiar, right. If you haven't watched Def Poetry Jam you should. Its on HBO- I think usually later on at night like around 11.

I highly recommend it. Russell Simmons brings some of the tightest spoken word artists together to provoke thought and other emotions, besides the fact that Mos Def hosts the show and often drops some of his lines on stage too. Collectively, its really good to see a group of individuals that are so different and yet want to get their message out. I appreciate the diversity of thought and ethnicity.

I was thinking that I would abandon my art projects and become a Def Poet but I realized that although I talk a lot- I really don't have any spoken word skills. I bet Moe Moe would though- for reals- that girl's poetry is beautiful. So, because I can't participate in the spoken word movement- I have decided that Mr. Simmons- or Russell as I call him should start another Def Jam project. Yeah!!!!

It should be called Def Artist Jam- alright so the name is kind of lame (dang, I rhymed) but I think it would be cool to document struggling artists with a small segment. I for one would watch it. It would be interesting to see new and older approaches to art and then you can get a little biography of the artist. Come on Russell you know you want to do it. And you know that you want to feature yours truly. You know....

Posted by jackie at August 19, 2004 11:07 PM