{"id":41110,"date":"2013-09-26T13:32:43","date_gmt":"2013-09-26T17:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=41110"},"modified":"2013-09-26T19:48:16","modified_gmt":"2013-09-26T23:48:16","slug":"rapping-abortion-13th-elevator-floor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/rapping-abortion-13th-elevator-floor\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapping about abortion on the 13th Elevator Floor"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brandon Kagel<\/a>\u00a0was born into a Jewish family as a triplet with two sisters and an older brother. This Phoenix, Arizona native is now a devoted husband and father of two. Brandon is also a rapper who goes by \u201cThe Rep.\u201d Brandon\u2019s first project titled “Street Prophecy” was released in 2001. He toured across the U.S drawing fans from the gospel industry as well as the secular.<\/p>\n

I found Brandon online when I stumbled upon a rap video about abortion. The video titled, \u201c13th<\/sup>\u00a0floor<\/a>\u201d is a heart rending poem spoken from the perspective of an unborn baby.<\/p>\n

\u201cMommy, I\u2019m only five weeks old but I can feel my heart. \u00a0The doctor says I\u2019ll see you in November but were still in March. By the way Mommy, what the doctor says is a lie; you don\u2019t have to worry my body\u2019s developing just fine. So please tell Daddy that he doesn\u2019t have to cry no more. Jesus finished with my brain; he\u2019s working on my spinal cord.<\/i><\/p>\n

Brian got the inspiration for his poem through an experience with his wife. Years ago his wife came home weeping loudly after volunteering at Crisis Pregnancy Center. Brian feared she\u2019d gotten in an accident or was hurt. To his surprise his wife was sobbing because she saw a video of an abortion procedure for the first time.<\/p>\n