D.Minor, the 24-year-old rapper from Western Sydney took to the stage on Australia’s Got Talent not just to showcase his incredible skills, but also to raise awareness for a cause that is close to his heart.
The rapper explains to the camera how he will be performing a song about homelessness, which relates to his own journey growing up as a kid.
“I found myself homeless at the age of 11 and 12. Majority of the nights i would sleep next to bakeries for warmth. Growing up through that whole experience I’d often just watch families and wish i was a part of them.
“Music was like therapy for me.”
WATCH: Homeless young rapper moves the audience to tears on Australia’s Got Talent
“When I was living in a refuge I got put involved in a charity and they helped me turn my dream basically into a reality.”
“So you’re a songwriter too?” host Ricki-Lee asks the rapper before he hits the stage.
D-Minor agrees, saying how he just connected with the process. “Music is powerful.”
“I want to raise more awareness for young people going through homelessness” he says of being on AGT.
D.Minor reveals to the judges that he will be performing an original song called “Concrete Pillow”, explaining how it “speaks about my life and experiencing homelessness from a young age. It’s a song that I wanted to raise awareness for a situation that is really big in Australia.”
Judge Nicole Scherzinger asks the 24-year-old, “How would $100,000 change your life?”
“I would invest it into a charity to help the program which helped me when I was younger. It would help other kids that have gone through some struggle.”
D.Minor raps along with a band who joins him on stage, including a pianist, guitarist and backup vocalist.
It’s an emotional performance where D.Minor raps his own experiences of dealing with being homeless at such a young age.
“I know it’s hard to see the future and imagine it’s bright/ I have dimmed my lights down I keep crashing at night / every foster home I’m rostered in are highly distorted / the pain ain’t going nowhere I don’t try to avoid it / sometimes it’s too much to bear, can you carry my load? / I know the streets snatch you up so we really die old / I used to sleep next to bakeries to gain some warmth / Kind of crazy how you saved me in the heart of the storm.”
“So build me up and take me home I leave behind this concrete pillow / so build me up and take me home, I leave behind this concrete pillow,” sings his backup singer in a stunning voice.
The judges by this stage are clearly moved by D.Minor’s song, brought to tears by the experiences he has expressed through his highly emotional performance.
Not only did he gain a standing ovation by the crowd, but he won the hearts of everyone in the room.
“I don’t think there’s a dry eye in the house,” Ricki-Lee says to the camera as she applauds his performance.
Nicole speaks first. “I love Australia’s Got Talent because it gives a platform and a stage for people like you who came from the streets, and now everyone in the whole world and all of Australia gets to hear your voice and your message and how powerful it is… Thank you so much for that.”
Lucy agrees: “To be able to take a really dark and hard and difficult time, and out of that making something beautiful… that was a truly magical moment.”
Shane Jacobson understands how important the message he is trying to send is.
“Hopefully the message you just put out will remind people that people who are homeless… so many do not choose to be there and you’re a perfect reminder and an amazing ambassador for those people.”
For Manu, he understands first hand. “I cook for homeless people. I bring my son with me and i hope with what you’ve done today it will open those people’s eyes.
“If you win this competition and you get the $100,000, call me and I’ll help you with your charity mate.”
All four judges give D.Minor the ‘YES’ votes that he deserves.
B-E-A-U-T-F-U-L!
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