A be-bop and you don’t stop
Lose one genre and there’s a flop
The hip hop cool artists of yesterday
have paved the way for them today
They created and played the high notes
that today enable youngsters to buy cars and boats
And planes, trains, and automobiles
tell the stories of how one feels
Just listen closely today and you’ll hear
all the disrespect and ample fear
For many would like to forget the past
and use their talent and keep the cash
Their parents have not taught them
of the role they played in history
As melodic as a gospel hymn
without proper credit jazz artists aren’t even a mystery
There are those of yesteryear
when vibing to a mixed tune
would silently and gently cheer
tossing their head back towards the moon
Reflecting so on days of old
can then bring resentment and fear
For sharing tales of glory and gold
today is thought best kept in the rear
And all that Jazz still is heard
It’s just not remembered the way it should be
But today is today with the spoken word
And the stage is set for those we see
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