Best of 2017 #9: Joseph Capehart – “America Diss Track”

Best of 2017 #9: Joseph Capehart – “America Diss Track”

“I’m not even sure if this is a poem; I’m just mad.”

Heading into the new year, we’ll be counting down the top-viewed videos on Button from 2017! Coming in ninth on the list, “America Diss Track” by Joseph Capehart. Congratulations Joseph!

Note: This countdown list only covers a small fraction of the brilliant artists who let us share their work on our channel this year, and is by no means a definitive list of the “best” poems, simply the ones that got the most views. Take some time and check out more from the past year on our channel.



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Joseph Capehart – “America Diss Track” (100K)

“America, I didn’t wanna have to do this, but you left me with no other options.”

Congratulations to Joseph on topping 100,000 views on this great poem. Check out more videos from Joseph here and here.

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