Lief! 12-jarige Kanye West leest gedicht voor

His name means love. Zo heet het gedicht dat Kanye West in 1990 schreef en mocht voordragen op zijn school ter ere van Martin Luther King, wiens nationale feestdag maandag werd gevierd. De bravoure die we van de rapper uit Chicago kennen was toen ook al, weliswaar in bescheiden mate, aanwezig.

Hier de tekst:

"A man who fought for freedom/ A man who fought for equality/ Those who were against him/ Were too blind to see/ What this man was fighting for/ So Blacks, Hispanics, Jews and Asians could put their foot in the door/ Yes, we know that this man is great/ That's why today we celebrate/ Everyone lifts their voice and sing/ For a man who wanted freedom to ring/ Martin Luther King is who I'm speaking of/ A man whose name means love."