Def Poetry - Kayo - Who Am I 

I've been listening to this occasionally since I was a kid and it still gives me life to hear this poetry.

So many years later and this is still just as profound and delightful...thank you google search

Legendary. One day this will be appreciated as it's supposed to

I saw this close to 20 years ago and jumped out of my seat cheering after this. These are some of the most artistic lines I’ve ever heard. Nuff respect to you Kayo🙏🏽🙏🏽

"How amazin in that Raison in the Sun?" Son that was one of the hottest lines

Favourite poem ever. Best performance.

what an amazing delivery. i get chills everytime I hear this...even after all these years.

I AM THE BEARER OF ETERNAL LIFE! I get chills everytime I hear that!

Still listening in 2020💯

I’ve been looking for this!!!!! Still gives me goosies. This poem man....

Who would give this a thumbs down dont really know or understand spoken word poetry....THIS WAS FIRE!!

Hands down my favorite poem in the series.

that last line made me shiver... amazing.

Goosebumps even years later

this is still on another level! Passion!

THIS IS AMAZING!!!!! He describes himself as an elite in everything he speaks.

My favorite spoken word artist 😁

Hands down baad . . . loved this since I used to have cable. Reminds me of slight nudge of george ella lyons' "Where I Am From," but is rolling in the depth of epic expression of individuality exalting in abstract of self that brings to mind "Poem of Walt Whitman an American"-later retitled-"Song of Myself." Bravo, KAYO . . . Bravo.

Profound and inspired. Just amazing.

This is my all time favorite i must confess that i want to hear more of this black dark skin king who walks likr an Egyptian :)

Wow. Brotha got so skill with his words. Peace and love homie.

Love. Love. Love it!

Have Mercy!! This man almost had me out my seat!!

I caught the end of this on tv years ago. I typed in african king that walks like an Egyptian and it came up. Even better then i thought it would be.

The goosebumps are real!

AMAZING SIMPLY AMAZING

Loved it!!!!!

His last line is straight FIRE!!! 400degrees!

I know this by heart ❤️

Possibly the best poem ever written for me! If not it is in the top 2!

This really still give me chills

How amazing is that raisin in the sun....

Preach LION the KINGS need voices

love it

Killed it!

Killed it

Def poetry Jam

LOVE IT!!!

Blessings!!!!

FIIIIIIIIIIIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They should be playing this on the radio.

IF YOU WERE NOT AMAZED BY THIS YOU TRULY DO NOT UNDERSTAND IT, AND IT IS OKAY . BUT DONT MAKE IGNORANT COMMENTS, BECAUSE THIS IS PURE GENIUS.

I can NEVER remember his name but can ALWAYS remember his dopest line from this piece. "If anyone comes through that door and ask for my description, tell them I'm a dark skinned black king that walks like an Egyptian"

WOOO

I was thinking THE SAME THING!!!!!

this would be so dope if you did a poem like this for a high school poetry slam

dark-skin black king that walks like an Egyptian - love it

my 4 year old said the most amazing thing about this poet just now... she said "mommy he sounds like a lion!"" :-) and u know what... lol... he kinda does... yea my baby girl is on the same path of her mommy... she is a poet from birth!

Can i please have more

They hammered laid

Yes.

@IamAiramI I wonder if your daughter meant that he looks like a lion or maybe that he sounds like James Earl Jones in Lion King (Mufasa)? He definitely looks like a lion to me :p

Wow.

ahah, awww, "how amazing is that raisin in the sun"

@NaxNax96 - i just showed her the video again and just said "sweetie what do you think of this poem?" and she said "he looks a lion." so i guess that might give us the answer... she said he sounded like one last time and this time she said he looks like one :-) u gotta admit he is regal in appearance and voice. :-) and his words are a king's declaration.

@IamAiramI Yes, he has a very commanding presence indeed, plus a cool lion's mane ^_^

Lool...In English class yesterday we had to find metaphors and stuff in this poem. Teacher had to replay it a billion times so we could understand :P

This guys voice reminds me of the mc lord have mercy

♡

sick

@subscribe30 But where does the talk about egyptian come in to place?

Can someone explain this poem to me?

who is this man? can we find him?

@IamAiramI Exactly correct

Whats this guys name, hes awesome!

@blackice445 Most Egyptians are dark-skinned. So I'm guessing he's talking about black skin stereotyping, not just Black people.

@blackice445 He's talking about black stereotyping..

@blackice445 Most Egyptians are dark-skinned. So I'm guessing he's talking about black skin stereotyping, not just Black people. And Egyptians walked proudly..

Mufasa is that you?

Teasing teens cause they're virgins, but since birth I've been celibate LOL - my fav line besides the closer

im dhaa onee that stood on dhaa corner drinkingg for dhaa hell of it teasingg teens causee dey virgins bt sincee birth ivee been celibatee

If I had the much base in my voice I would pretend to be god

different, but i like it

WOW!!!

@MaliNswaggerific ...lol :-) thanks

He literally walks like an Egyptian though..

Black Jesus I think is who he talkin bout.

the way he talks really scares me

Ripped it

Africans

lolol

Um...this brother is talking about his being a Black Man. What the hell does Jesus have to do with playing skelly or hop-scotch, or becoming a man by holding his crotch?

this nigga can rap

How could you possibly describe it any other way!!

Wow.

wow!!!!