Top Ten Slam Madness Moments: 10. TIE- Seeing everybody...the energy...the love/ Idlewild, free style...sick!!! 9. Being a part of such a great event, this was the best one: everybody brought it 8. A Johnny C. Weaver & Sapient Soul experience keeping cool and handling every problem the best of their ability 7. Antonio JohnnycWeaver Mack reminding people that Slam Madness is not a mOody bLaCk event. I would never participate in a slam that Im hosting. Really? Those who know me know that I always (within my knowledge) go by the rules and keep it up and up. Why would I cheat to win in a slam? My god, its poetry! (rant) I know some poets get down like that, but we do our best not to follow that trend. 6. (TIE) Performing despite chest congestion/telling Justin Blackburn I told you so. 5. How Ed Mabrey flipped my Freestyle Saturday Night about my grandfather, had me teary-Eyed. 4. Seeing all of my upstate fam go in: Lindsey Lyla Flower Stevens, Blaq Socrates, Black Phoenix, Starry, Torey ThirdSunday Hill, Last apostle, Jenice Pleasant, #upstaterah 3. Youth workshop...Izzy reading the young mans poem...he cried, we all assured him that he have poetry fam for life/ Matthew Foley read a poem that inspired me...for life...bang, bang! 2. Having a lot of people believe in me (my Sterling FamilyNew Hunett said...moody, you a winner: why you worried..Precious Monique Bivings picked me in her bracket after a high school student tells her you need to pick moody. And Kimbi TheGoddess Mullins said baby, you got this! Pretend you in 8 Mile and I did... 1. Hearing Old Soul read his poem live from prison...I couldnt hold back the tears. After that, I decided that I was gonna perform like he was right there telling me you better go in, fool!...and I did!
Posted on: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 23:21:58 +0000