Rap-Up.com || Flashback: Kanye West Dedicates Poem to Martin Luther King in 1990

Before he was a household name, Kanye West still knew how to command a crowd. A 12-year-old Yeezy is seen reciting a poem in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. in rare footage from 1990. “My name is Kanye West and my poem is, ‘His Name Means Love,’” says Kanye with conviction while introducing himself to the audience. “What this man was fighting for, so blacks, Hispanics, Jews, and Asians could put their foot in the door.” Preach, Yeezy!

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9 Comments

Lauryn
January 16th, 2012 at 4:18 pm
Awwww. You Go Ye!

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Redchainsaw
January 16th, 2012 at 4:18 pm
This is nice! Thumbs Up

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Lauryn
January 16th, 2012 at 4:19 pm
I bet little Ye would have thought a site called MTo is posting pics of him giving backshot’s like a BOSS!!!

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B-Rad Reply:
January 16th, 2012 at 5:41 pm
@Lauryn, Get Yo Wack Ass Off this Site… Sorry Ass aint got nothing else to do #For Real

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keith
January 16th, 2012 at 4:23 pm
dope!

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RDK
January 16th, 2012 at 4:39 pm
hehe look a yeezy,,he was a star from the get. go.

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john
January 16th, 2012 at 4:41 pm
So cool. This Guy is the real deal

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nicegirl
January 16th, 2012 at 5:40 pm
Damn the videos been removed. Cute though!

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Phoenix_Wright Reply:
January 18th, 2012 at 1:12 pm
@nicegirl, if you want to see it youtube search “Kanye West Poem Dedicated To MLK”, rap-up seems to not want me to post the link

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