“Need to be five minutes ahead,” he said
“And not five years ahead,” he continued
Ahead of your time may as well be dead
The wisdom of Joseph Kahn thus issued

You know this guy? He directed Bodied
That movie about the battle rap scene
It strikes even harder than karate
This ain’t 8 Mile, the bars are way more mean

The audience does want to be challenged
But don’t you dare lose them in confusion
Pushing limits of your art form, managed
When only you “get it,” that’s preclusion

      “Respect the artistry,” the artists say
      Now break the ‘net with a doomsday display