Maya Angelou: Poet, Memoirist - And Godmother Of Hip Hop? by Artsjournal2

She mentored Common, inspired Kanye West, and won three Grammys for her own spoken word poetry. "Angelou saw hip-hop's innate connection to the tradition of poetry. When asked whether she thought of using students' interest in rap to lead them to poetry, she replied: 'Absolutely.'"

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