"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," reveals a level of introspection that we rarely associate with teenage males. The lyrics are below:
In touch with spirit flow
Going faster I’m not slow
Pushing through this now
Wiping sweat off my brow
feeling stress all my life
I can't sleep through the night
get rid of the pain
It’s destroying my brain
Wounding my relationships
Really hard to deal with this
My family has helped me grow
Now it’s my turn to go
In touch with spirit flow
Going faster I’m not slow
Pushing through this now
Wiping sweat off my brow
really feeling pumped
My abuse is getting dumped
Going down the right path
No one feels my wraith
Everything will be better
Take my meds I don’t stutter
Gonna be a great adult
I don’t hear the insults
In touch with spirit flow
Going faster I’m not slow
Pushing through this now
Wiping sweat off my brow
Rising to the surface
finding my true purpose
Its now my time to shine
The Problems they decline
Pushing past going through it
Gotten better we all knew this
Looking for a solution
I found my evolution
In touch with spirit flow
Going faster I’m not slow
Pushing through this now
Wiping sweat off my brow
I have trouble coping
not what I was hoping
I’ve gotten more mature
Now I must endure
All this testosterone
Telling me I’m all alone
But I have my family
They’re always there for me
In touch with spirit flow
Going faster I’m not slow
Pushing through this now
Wiping sweat off my brow
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