Original sentence: As a spoken word artist, poetry allowed Yusef the aesthetic freedom to comment on a wide breadth of personal and social issues while his lyrics remained commensurate with a global vision: to encourage the benevolence in all people.His lexicon tells stories that speak to both the intricate depths and heights of ghetto culture, as well as global socio-economic woes.His spoken word artistry has contributed to promotional campaigns including ASCAP, Sprite, Coca-Cola, General Motors, Chrysler, Verizon, Miller Brewing Co.His voice  incorporates street vernacular against backdrops of hip-hop beats, organic keyboards, guitars and horns.Some of his influences include Langston Hughes, William Shakespeare, Haki Madhubuti and Phillis Wheatley.The Chi-town native has made his career as a “wordsmyth,” reciting verses that chronicle inner city life growing up on the urban streets of the Windy City
Edited sentence: An unapologetic ghetto scholar with a gift for penning rhythmic tales, Yusef presents paradoxical prose as an ever-twisting saga.As a spoken word artist, poetry allowed him the aesthetic freedom to comment on a wide breadth of personal and social issues while his lyrics remain commensurate with his global vision, to encourage the benevolence in all people.His enthusiasm for metaphors, similes, wit, rhymes and hip-hop music is clearly evident in his passion for the poetry of the streets.His lexicon tells stories that evoke both the intricate depths and heights of ghetto culture, as well as global socio-economic woes.His spoken word artistry has contributed to a myriad of promotional campaigns including ASCAP, Sprite, Coca-Cola, General Motors, Chrysler, Verizon, Miller Brewing Co.His voice resonates with a diverse population and has maintained a common ground with the people by incorporating street vernacular against backdrops of hip-hop beats, organic keyboards, guitars and horns.Some of his all time favorites include Langston Hughes, William Shakespeare, Haki Madhubuti and Phillis Wheatley.The Chi-town native has made his career as Hip Hop’s labyrinthine “wordsmyth,” reciting verses that chronicle inner city life growing up on the urban streets of the Windy City