Before Kanye West went on to become one of the most famous rappers in the world and marry the American socialite, actress and model Kim Kardashian, he was already a star in his own right. The guy might have been a college dropout but he always had all it takes to be a performer. And an adorable one at that!
Wifey Kim shared a video of a pint sized Kanye reading a self-composed poem about Martin Luther King Jr. on Twitter yesterday. The twelve year old boy was in middle school, studying at John H. Vanderpoel Elementary, a performing arts school in Chicago, when the video was atken.
“I wish I posted this yesterday! How cute is my baby!!!!!!! #MLK,” the “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” star gushed over her husband on the micro-blogging site, captioning a not too clear video clip showing the gawky 12-year-old reciting an inspirational poem in front of his teachers and peers during an assembly.
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The superstar of the future is seen standing on the podium wearing a shirt and tie and introducing himself before reading his poem, “His Name Means Love,” written by him for MLK.
Here is the entire text:
“My name is Kanye West, and my poem is ‘His Name Is Love,”
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 and 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.”
Kardashian expressed regret about not being able to share it with her Twitter followers a day earlier, so that it could have coincided with the MLK day.