This week's weekly word is on a little man named George Watsky. He is a slam-poet/rapper who's on the rise in the world of words. He got his start as part of a slam-poetry teen team who won the nation slam-poetry tournament.
After gaining some popularity among spoken worders, he performed the poem “V for Virgins” on Def Poetry Jam (hosted by Mos Def). “V for Virgins” is a poem which reclaims the sexyness and awesomeness of the high school virgin who would rather play D&D with his boys. I personally connect with the line, “Damn that's some sexy peach-fuzz sexy” as I cannot grow any sort of facial hair (nor can Mr. Cody Iremonger). Another poem, titled “Drunk Text Message to God”, is equally hilarious, but also has a serious side of acceptance and understanding.
Since making name for himself in the poetry realm, George Watsky has since began making a name for himself in the hip-hop world. You may have been one of the nearly eleven million viewers of his youtube video hit “Pale Kid Raps Fast”, in which he raps fast over Busta Rhymes “Break Your Neck”. He has an album coming out soon and posts a new song from the album every Monday until the album comes out. So check out the white kid reclaiming hip-hop and spoken-word poetry.
Links:
George Watsky home page: http://georgewatsky.com/
Watsky youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/gwatsky
“V for Virgins”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=212iH9jckT8
“Drunk Text Message to God”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uOhD67028I
“Pale Kid Raps Fast”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6XLswqiX0s
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