Monday, February 5, 2024

THE BEST SPOKEN WORD POETRY ALBUM — 2024 GRAMMY AWARD

“our muscle memory is made out of miracles” — J. Ivy

Even as Jay-Z gave a stirring acceptance speech after receiving the Dr. Dre Global Impact Grammy, let us remember that over a half-dozen years ago Chicago poet J. Ivy began to agitate for the Grammy Awards for “Spoken Word” to have a separate category for poetry. This is something that should have happened a long time ago. If it had, Michael C. Ford would certainly have an actual Grammy sitting on whatever stands in for a mantel where he lives. Ford was once nominated for a Grammy, and he will continue to share that honor along with the others who were nominated with J. Ivy for the 2024, which went for the second year in a row to J. Ivy.

THE LIGHT INSIDE:

I wasn’t able to scribble down all the names of J. Ivy’s collaborators in making “THE LIGHT INSIDE,” but here is a partial list:
Torrey Torae
Christian McBride
Jimmy Jam
Greg Majors
Omar Keith
Dj Jazzy Jeff
Anthony Hamilton
Bootsy Collins
Michael Jamal Warner
Maurice Brown

Tarrey Torae
“our muscle memory is made out of miracles”

FROM 2023 AWARDS FOR BEST SPOKEN WORD POETRY

First Win

J. Ivy wins for Best Spoken Word Poetry Album

Jay-Z’s acceptance speech: