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Taye Diggs reads Amar'e Stoudemire's ode to New York
On Monday, Amar'e Stoudemire debuted a piece of poetry that shook the literary world to its core, and now those verses are being given a proper reading courtesy of Broadway and film star Taye Diggs.
On Monday, Amar'e Stoudemire debuted a piece of poetry that shook the literary world to its core, and now those verses are being given a proper reading courtesy of Broadway and film star Taye Diggs.
Diggs decided that the couplets would be best served by some beatboxing, so host Maggie Gray does her best to provide a beat while the Rent star gives life to Stoudemire's words.
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Not since Dylan Thomas died has the reading of a poem elicited so much emotion.
GALLERY: CELEBRITY SIGHTINGS AT 2015 NBA ALL-STAR WEEKEND IN NYC
Celebrity Sightings at 2015 NBA All-Star Weekend in New York
Jerry Seinfeld
Beyonce, Jay-Z
Ben Stiller
Bill Clinton
Julius Erving, Oscar Robertson, Bill Russell
Christina Aguilera
Floyd Mayweather Jr., Rihanna
Ellen Pompeo
Adrian Grenier
Michael Rapaport
Nicki Minaj
Ansel Elgort
Jesse Williams
John McEnroe, Spike Lee
Erin Heatherton
Skylar Diggins
Larsa and Scottie Pippen
Queen Latifah
Amy Schumer, Rob Gronkowski
Ethan Hawke
Anthony Anderson, Chris Tucker
Floyd Mayweather
KeKe Palmer
Ludacris
Dave Chappelle
Chris Tucker
Mo'ne Davis
Gabrielle Union, DJ Nix
Chanel Iman
Vita Sidorkina
Niko, Vinz, Nelly
Common, Skylar Diggins
- Brendan Maloy
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