Jadon Smith, a senior at Newton South, found her escape in music in the 6th grade. After learning how to play the drums, guitar, and piano, she settled on rapping. Since her Freshman year she has committed herself to creating music that portrays reality.
LYRICS
Hi my name is _____
I’m just a young girl trying to make it in the world
I live with my mom and my little brother
And even though my life is good
I wish I had another
I wish I had a chance to change history
I wish I had a chance to be black in America and just be me
Yes, that’s right, I’m black
In fact, I’m a female too
So for me discrimination is times two
And I know some people think
“Who cares. I’m me, not you.”
But according to your status All Lives Matter
So care for me, would you?
Do you want to hear a story?
I’m a black female living in America, and I’m scared
But the fear that I hold cannot be compared
To the fear I share
For my sweet, innocent little brother
Or should I say
The black male wearing all black
The black male who looked like he was going to attack
Not only am I scared he will run into the police
But that they won’t understand his disability and shoot him for their own inner peace
I shouldn’t be scared, but I am
I’m scared he will be labeled as a criminal when really an innocent victim
I’m scared that the police will become so powerful there’s no way to contradict them
I’m scared that my brother will be labeled as a thug
But I’m more scared that institutional racism will never be debugged
Reflections 