BYPO PHOENIX
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INSURRECTION ON A DANCE FLOOR
You spin pure fireSpirit soars higherPercussive resilienceScintillating desire Our tribe transcendsWe traverse bordersOpening psychic portalsForging a new world order This…
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REBEL OF CONTRADICTION
Icon of hiphopTalisman of the streetsA voice of dissentHis rage released Son of Afeni ShukurA leading Black PantherHe carried this…
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ANDROGYNY TRANSCENDENT
A working class girlRaised in AberdeenBecoming a synth divaOur butch pop queen Always iconoclasticEnergy transgressiveShe toyed with genderHer ethos suggestive…
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8 MILE SURVIVOR
Eminem emblematicSurviving white povertyWorking class realityIconoclastic destiny The urban wall of 8 mile roadDividing black from whiteA line piercing DetroitPost-industrial…
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VALKYRIE OF BLAXPLOITATION
Icon of sinuous sex appealVanquishing collective fearFierce vixen of the screenForce of nature Pam Grier Our first black woman action…
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OBELISKS OF FAITH
These perilous timesWhat will survive?We are barely aliveBut we rise and conspire Juggernauts of technologyDecimating industriesRavaging democracyArming feral autocracy Improvising…
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CELEBRITY SKIN
Juggernut of popYour fly beats dropDancing pure ecstasyMichael made hearts stop Raised a child starRobbed of rites of youthSubject to…
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ORACLE OF THE CYPHER
Prodigy and phenomenonVoice of a generationSlain by addictionDisembodied imagination He flowed with beatsHe thrived in musicalityMac Miller built communityHis craft…
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BITTER TRUTH
I came to the waterSeeking tides of emotionA fluid energetic mirrorFor my psyche Maybe you were rightMaybe I was hopelessly…
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DONE
I want to be done with thisI write to be done with thisBut in truthI am notI think of you…
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SAVAGE SEDUCTION
Your eyes entrancingSultry and savageEnergy kineticBoundaries ravaged Tattooes emphaticYour sinuous inkTantalizing kinkEcstasy within Salacious resurrectionImmaculate conceptionDivinity expandsFueling tantric insurrection Your…
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KISS THE SKY
Hendrix born in SeattleTaking London by stormConquering WoodstockPairing function and form His guitar pure magicA psychedelic orchestraTransforming his craftReimagining rock…
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BLACK HOLE SUN
This is so hard to writeConsumed by painA friendship I imagined eternalSevered and cauterized I have cried many times each…
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PSYCHOKINETIC LEATHER
You embody masculinityRaw and tectonicPsychotropic and eroticThis liberation embryonic My mind transfixedMy spirit inspiredI envision our connectionImagining this desire Leather…
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CRUCIBLE OF REINVENTION
Vibrating like a prayerVulnerable like a virginWe throb and moveGetting into the groove Your image evolvesYour tenacity rulesSparking imaginationFeeding psychic…
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PROPHET OF PAIN
Your voice intenseYour mind complexCapturing our anguishGasping for breath Prophet of painProphet of rageArchitect of grungeAntidote to guilt and shame…
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TECHNICOLOR TALISMAN
Pop star swaggerCreative electricityBeautiful traumaEmotional alchemy Basquiat jean jacketAerial acrobaticsHer vision of transformationTechnicolor and cinematic You are motherhood embodiedHealing multigenerational…
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SEX SYMBOL: an anthem for Prince
You were a virtuosoYour magical mindConjuring euphoriaReimagining pop life The erotic and the sacredA thematic dialecticDuality omnipresentPsychic fire telekinetic You…
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CULT OF THE VIXEN
This firestorm of sacred alchemyBorn on the edge of seventeenMistress of mysteriesGoddess of the seventiesHer voice imbued with cosmic energy…
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ANGEL OF THE ABYSS
Tattooed rawEtched like graffitiYour work profoundRooted in feelings You were the lightYour voice pure fireFierce freestyleConjuring desire Lucid dreamsAnxious screamsMusic…