NIKKI GIOVANNI - Ego Tripping (Up -Tempo Version)

'i am so perfect, so divine,
so ethereal, so surreal,
i cannot be comprehended
except by my permission
'i mean i can fly
like a bird in the sky'

[@debowbc]

One of my favorites, Nikki was played every Sunday in our house. It was our Sunday morning music. She and Nina Simone was some of the music that was played to soothe and educate our Son Malcolm when he was an infant and he still listens to this day. Thank you for posting this.

[@marky9267]

I'm just as moved today listening to this poem as I was in the 70's when she created it. She is an original rapper-poet. Long live Niki Giovanni.

[@RunawayTrane]

Thanks SO MUCH for presenting this. I used to hear this as a child in the 70's and had no idea who made it

[@yxyoic]

+RunawayTrane - Thx. Appreciate the comment

[@theodorephil6683]

God bless you for that people don't know our history

[@theodorephil6683]

@@yxyoic I appreciate everything people don't know our history where we came from or anything the schools don't teach the children or nothing I'm not being biased I'm just like yo that's hit me right now my mother used to listen to this

[@nkosib7966]

Always a jolt better than a 1000 cops of coffee. A great reminder of who we really are. Peace.

[@BrickCityBornandBred]

Happy Birthday Nikki Giovanni! I saw you several years ago coming out of an antiques store on the upper west side Manhattan carrying a rocking chair...I was so excited to see you, but did not want to disturb you...it was enough to just see one of my favorite poets!

[@joyce4815]

Celebrating Black History Month-Nikki Giovanni (this is hands down the best poem ever)

[@enchantresse23]

The feeling this gives me is so indescribable. ✨

[@yxyoic]

Yes, Nikki and Nina are both great artists. Thx for the comment

[@KantaBosniak]

Love, love, love!

[@yxyoic]

+ Kanta Bosniak Thanks for the comment!

[@theodorephil6683]

One Love thank you for putting that out there people don't even know about this you need to put it up further and further so they will know about history and about what was going on with us as immigrants blacks Hispanics everything no disrespect to the site people don't know the history

[@taylordottie5858]

Nikki Giovanni is BAD! I love "I am so hip even my errors are correct". She's my favorite poet.

[@drstevie]

Brilliant !!!!!!!!!

[@markhabersham4153]

LOVE IT ! LOVE IT. ! LOVE IT ! Thanks to the GBE (Gary Byrd Experience) for turning me on to this supreme masterpiece of word , music and soul - timeless ! (WWRL 1600am NYC)

[@SisterFromAnotherPlanet]

This is the ORIGINAL, not an “up-tempo version”!

[@laurarice]

sisterfromanotherplanet hey Andrea!!!

[@mahoganysmiles3022]

What is the name of the background song? Or is the the original song itself?

[@SisterFromAnotherPlanet]

Mahogany Ashford They're just jamming, doing a Black-hand clap!

[@TheShaneBot]

It's the original song - That is the legendary Bernard Purdie playing the kick drum and clapping along

[@anthonyarchie6410]

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