Before Maya Angelou passed away in May at the age of 86, she had been working on a rather unique project that blended her beautiful poetry with contemporary hip-hop music. For the project, Dr. Angelou recited her own poems, while producers Shawn Rivera and RoccStarr focused on original beats and instrumentals. The result was "Caged Bird Songs," an album whose title plays off to Dr. Angelou's iconic book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. The album was released in November, and now, one of its 13 s...
The Music Video For 'Harlem Hopscotch,' From Maya Angelou's Posthumous Hip-Hop Album, Is Here (VIDEO)
The Huffington Post - 23 Dec 2014 22:06
Before Maya Angelou passed away in May at the age of 86, she had been working on a rather unique project that blended her beautiful poetry with contemporary hip-hop music. For the project, Dr. Angelou recited her own poems, while producers Shawn Rivera and RoccStarr focused on original beats and instrumentals. The result was "Caged Bird Songs," an album whose title plays off to Dr. Angelou's iconic book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. The album was released in November, and now, one of its 13 s...
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