AFTER
AFTER LAW
AFTER LAW SCHOOL. >>> WHEN YOU
THINK OF ATLANTA
HIP HOP, YOU
THINK OF OUTKAST
AND MIGO AND
OTHER ARTIST BUT
THERE'S A HIP HOP
MOVEMENT TAKING
MOVEMENT TAKING -- MATT JOINING
US WITH UNTOLD
ATLANTA.
ATLANTA.
ATLANTA. PART OF
PART OF
PART OF OUR SERIES
OUR SERIES DEVOTED TO
DEVOTED TO CONNECTING OUR
CONNECTING OUR COMMUNITIES LIKE
COMMUNITIES LIKE NEVER BEFORE.
NEVER BEFORE. THIS WEEK'S STORY
IS A GOOD ONE.
>> HE CAUGHT ME
NODDING MY HEAD
EARLIER.
EARLIER.
EARLIER. IT'S
IT'S
IT'S CALLED THE SOUL
FOOD SIPER.
FOOD SIPER. THIS
THIS
THIS STORY IS ABOUT
WORDS SO WE LET4@
THE MEMBERS OF
THE SIFFER4@ SPEAK
FOR THEMSELVES.
FOR THEMSELVES. >> WORDS MOVE
PEOPLE AND WORDS
CHANGE A FUTURE
THAT WAS
THAT WAS
THAT WAS PREWRITTEN.
PREWRITTEN. ANY
ANY
ANY NAME
ANY NAME IS JOSEPH
STUART BUT KNOWN
AS JOE STEW.
>> HOW WOULD YOU
DESCRIBE --
DESCRIBE -- >>[SINGING]
>>[SINGING] >> I WRITE RHYMES
ALL TIME.
ALL TIME.
ALL TIME. I HAVE
I HAVE
I HAVE JUST NO NOTES OF4@4@
RHYMES THAT I
WRITE EVERYDAY
WRITE EVERYDAY AND WHAT'S
AND WHAT'S TONIGHT?
TONIGHT?
TONIGHT? >> TONIGHT IS OUR
CYPHER.
CYPHER.
CYPHER. >> IT'S A
>> IT'S A
>> IT'S A NONPROFIT.
NONPROFIT. >> CYPHER
>> CYPHER
>> CYPHER REPRESENTS A
REPRESENTS A CIRCLE OF PEOPLE
EXCHANGING
EXCHANGING RHYMES.
RHYMES.
RHYMES. >>[SINGING]
>>[SINGING] >> WE CAN SAY
SOMETHING --
SOMETHING -- >> IF YOU'RE A
NOVELIST MC,
NOVELIST MC, YOU'RE INVITED
YOU'RE INVITED IN.
IN.
IN. IF
IN. IF YOU'RE AN4@
EXPERT MC, YOU'RE
INVITED IN.
INVITED IN. >> IT'S ONE OF4@
THE FOUNDERS --
OSTA CAST.
OSTA CAST. >> FOR US, THE
CYPHER -- WE COME
TOGETHER ON A
SUNDAY AND HAVE
FELLOWSHIP.
FELLOWSHIP. SOUL
SOUL
SOUL FOOD
SOUL FOOD CYPHER HAVE
BEEN AROUND4@ FOR 7
YEARS AND THERE'S
SO MANY
SO MANY
SO MANY NARRATIVES
NARRATIVES AROUND.
AROUND.
AROUND. IT'S NOT
IT'S NOT
IT'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE IN
LIFE4@ AND WE
REVERSED THAT
REVERSED THAT NARRATIVE.
NARRATIVE. >> I LOOK AT THE4@
THE BOYS AND
GIRLS MUSEUM OF
AMERICA AND -4@-
WE'VE WORKED WITH
CHARTER SCHOOLS.
CHARTER SCHOOLS. >> IS THIS A4@
WHOLE VERSE.
WHOLE VERSE. >> CYPHER MEMBERS
INSTRUCT A CLASS
OF AFTER SCHOOL
STUDENTS ON HOW
TO CONVEY LYRICS
AND USE
AND USE
AND USE METAPHORS.
METAPHORS. >> I LIKE THE
STORM.
STORM.
STORM. I
STORM. I AM AT
I AM AT
I AM AT THE NORM AND I'M
THE BEST TEACHER
YOU HAVE SEEN IN
UNIFORM.
UNIFORM.
UNIFORM. >> DOES IT WORKS?
>> IT DEFINITELY
WORKS.
WORKS.
WORKS. I
WORKS. I MET
I MET
I MET PRESTON.4@
PRESTON.4@ >> MY NAME IS
PRESTON LAWSON.
PRESTON LAWSON. >> WHY IS IT A
METAPHOR?
METAPHOR?
METAPHOR? 4@>> STUART IS A
TEACHER --
TEACHER -- >> PROS WE JUST
4@READ.
4@READ.
4@READ. >> PRESTON IS A
NATURAL BORN
NATURAL BORN STAR.
STAR.
STAR. CYPHER
CYPHER
CYPHER OFFERED HIM4@ AN
OUTLET
OUTLET
OUTLET >>[SINGING]
>>[SINGING] >> HE MAY SETTLE
FOR LESS4@ AND
SETTLING FOR LESS
IN URBAN AREAS
CAN OFTEN LEAD TO
DEATH.
DEATH.
DEATH. >>
DEATH. >> I RAP ABOUT
HOW TO KEEP KIDS
OUT OF JAIL SO I
KNOW WHAT NOT TO
DO.
DO.
DO. >>
DO. >> IS
DO. >> IS THAT
4@
>> IS THAT SOMETHING YOU
SOMETHING YOU WORRY ABOUT?
WORRY ABOUT? >> NO BECAUSE I
KNOW I'M NOT
GOING TO JAIL.
>>[SINGING]
>>[SINGING] >> ■ I'M THE
LIGHT FROM THE
SUN ■ ■
SUN ■ ■
SUN ■ ■ >> GO, PRE, PRE.
>> IT'S IMPORTANT
FOR HIM TO KNOW
HE HAS POWERS IN
HIS LAND.
HIS LAND.
HIS LAND. >> ■ WHAT'S THE
GAME PLAN, I
DON'T KNOW ■ ■
>> ■ YOU'RE LIKE
PETER PAN ■ ■
>> ■ YOU GOT WORK
TO DO, I WAS ON
YOU TUBE ■ ■
>> ■ PLAYING
THESE4@4@ MIND GAMES,
YOU LIKE NO MANG ■ ■
>> YOU DID GOOD.
YOU DID GOOD.
>> THANKS.
>> THANKS. >> YOU'VE BEEN
PRACTICING?
PRACTICING? >> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. >>
>> NO. >> THE QUOTE I
FOLLOW IS A WORD
AFTER A WORD
AFTER A WORD IS
POWER.
POWER.
POWER. THAT'S
THAT'S
THAT'S WHAT WORDS MEAN.
THEY MEAN POWER.
>> PRESTON BY THE
WAY, 11-YEAR-OLD,
WAY, 11-YEAR-OLD, AND HE WAS
FEELING IT.
FEELING IT. IF
IF
IF YOU
IF YOU KNOW OF A
GREAT UNTOLD
GREAT UNTOLD STORY OF METRO
ATLANTA STORY,
ATLANTA STORY, E-MAIL ME.
E-MAIL ME. YOU
YOU
YOU CAN
YOU CAN FIND ME ON
ALL FORMS OF
SOCIAL MEDIA.
SOCIAL MEDIA. >> IT SEEMS LIKE
THIS PROGRAM IS
CONNECTING AND
CONNECTING AND MAKING A4@N IMPACT
IN THESE KIDS
LIFE.
LIFE.
LIFE. >>
LIFE. >> IT WAS A GROUP
MEETING IN A
BASEMENT EVERY
BASEMENT EVERY MONTH, THAT WOULD
BE GREAT.
BE GREAT.
BE GREAT. IT
IT
IT WOULD
IT WOULD BE A GREAT
OUTLET, BUT TO
SEE THE WAY THEY
HAVE CONNECTED
HAVE CONNECTED AND THEY'RE IN SO
MANY SCHOOL FROM
CHARTER SCHOOLS
CHARTER SCHOOLS AND WE MENTIONED
GEORGIA STATE AND
THEY'VE DONE WORK
AT KENNESAW
AT KENNESAW STATE.4@
STATE.4@
STATE.4@ THE WAY
THE WAY
THE WAY THEY ARE USING
HIP HOP AND RAP
TO GET INTO THE
COMMUNITY LIKE
COMMUNITY LIKE