Spirit Flow by El Jeffe

 "El Jeffe" is a 14 year old artist who has been in the Hip Hop Literacy program for the past 3 years. His recordings have a consistent quality of authenticity which makes his work particularly appropriate for Jonathan Cox Jr. to review and comment upon. Like Jonathan Cox Jr., El Jeffe is similarly insightful and courageous, sharing profound observations regarding his struggles as a young man. His latest recording is called, "Let it Flow," ...

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Spelling and Grammar

 Jonathan Cox Jr. is a courageous thinker and most fortunately for the Hip Hop Literacy program, he is a writer. I discovered that Jonathan is a writer, not because I saw writing he produced with flawless spelling and grammar, but I discovered that he was a writer while having breakfast with my friend, brother, and Jonathan Jr's father,  Jonathan Cox Sr. On most occasions when I have visited Jonathan's father, Jonathan has been up in his...

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