{"id":3747,"date":"2025-02-03T21:26:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T21:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/chicagos-own-grammy-nominee-malik-yusef-hopes-to-spread-passion-of-spoken-word\/"},"modified":"2025-02-03T21:26:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T21:26:20","slug":"chicagos-own-grammy-nominee-malik-yusef-hopes-to-spread-passion-of-spoken-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/chicagos-own-grammy-nominee-malik-yusef-hopes-to-spread-passion-of-spoken-word\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago&#8217;s own Grammy nominee Malik Yusef hopes to spread passion of spoken word"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><strong>CHICAGO (CBS) <\/strong>&#8212; Chicago&#8217;s own Malik Yusef was nominated for a <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/grammys-winners-2025-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Grammy Award<\/a><\/span> this year for his own spoken word poetry album.<\/p>\n<p>Yusef didn&#8217;t win this time. It also was not Yusef&#8217;s first time at the Grammys \u2014 far from it, with eight Grammy wins and 44 nominations. <\/p>\n<p>But it was still an absolute thrill for the South Side kid, whose first passion of poetry led him to the art of the spoken word.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m living a dream way beyond my own dream,&#8221; Yusef said. <\/p>\n<p>CBS News Chicago caught up with Yusef before the awards ceremony Sunday night. Inside Agriculture Custom Clothier at 67 W. Chicago Ave. \u2014 which draws NBA and NFL athletes, R&amp;B crooners, and other notables \u2014 Yusef picked out the perfect outfit for a walk down the Grammy red carpet.<\/p>\n<p>He explained the tradition of spoken word.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Spoken word is ancient. It&#8217;s Griotism. It&#8217;s how people pass down information throughout generations \u2014 and they made it catchy,&#8221; Yusef said. &#8220;It&#8217;s music without singing \u2014 a form of rhythmic poetry made for the ear, not so much the eye.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Yusef got his big break after performing during a poetry open mic night at Chicago&#8217;s iconic Green Mill Lounge, 4802 N. Broadway, over 30 years ago. He caught the attention of other artists and the media there.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It literally catapulted everything,&#8221; Yusef said.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Yusef counts the biggest names of the era as collaborators \u2014 Drake, Chance the Rapper, Jay-Z, John Legend, The Weeknd, Common, Fall Out Boy, Jennifer Hudson, and Adam Levine. He even cowrote &#8220;Sandcastles&#8221; for Beyonc\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Beyonc\u00e9 singing a song that I wrote with my daughters in the backseat of my truck \u2014 It still feels like a fantasy,&#8221; Yusef said.<\/p>\n<p>Yusef received two nominations for the 2025 Grammys. While he has previously won for writing collaborations with major stars, this year was his first nomination for his own spoken-word poetry album.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;d like another Grammy. I would love it. 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