Amato the Wordsmith

My wanderings always lead me up to something good, that's why I never worry when I do. It was a simple action that led me to a great discovery.

I was just looking through my Tumblr blog where I had gotten some notes on one of my posts. I was looking through some of the blogs that liked it and I happened to check out Baron Amato's blog, which has some great posts with some great music. His playlist consisted of his own work which I didn't realize until after I felt the music. Just these few songs gave me the excitement of hearing good words.

The first song on the playlist called "Amaterasu" has a classic old school hip-hop sound and his flow, one continuous train of thought, makes this song comprehensible and enjoyable. The latest, his feature in "Sound Like A Dream", creates a dope vibe of hearing woman's voice to being his peace of mind.

His hook with the old school sounding beat creates musical bliss and nostalgia. A lot of people have commented and compared Amato's music to the pioneers A Tribe Called Quest and that is nothing but an honor.

Just like the pioneers, Baron speaks realism. He speaks of the truth; the negatives about society and the hope for society. And his flow isn't just constricted to hip-hop. He also does spoken poetry, where he allows us to hear more about the truth by using his creativity and word illustrations.

He has a poem titled "My People", which speaks on the negative perception and stereotypes of the African American male. Baron evokes that we are all human, and we are the same on the inside just as we are on the outside so we must not segregate into different categories when we should be labeled as one, human.

He has also written a poem in which he speaks on the tragedy of Trayvon Martin and other victims of racial abuse and violence.

He uses his words to speak on what's going on in our world and what people are afraid to see.

He performed one of his spoken poetry pieces at an Open Mic Night that speaks on his love and the art of letting go to let someone be happy. This dope piece, which captured the emotion of loss, was able to describe the genuineness of what it feels like to know when a relationship has come to an end.

Baron wants her to remember all the good times and he described it so deeply you cannot help but understand and empathize.

Baron demonstrates that both music and spoken poetry can make us feel.

There is no word of when he will come out with new material but for now we can replay the words of the wordsmith until he makes a new key for hip-hop and poetry.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrSGz6n4EoY

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