Inspiration
12-year-old Sparsh records a smashing cover of Eminem’s ‘Not afraid’
Wheelchair bound 12-year-old Sparsh Shah has recorded a cover of Eminem’s ‘Not afraid’. The video has gone viral on Youtube and Facebook and has received a tweet from Shady Records, Eminems record label.
The word Hip-Hop brings to mind images of mic toting rappers, dressed in a distinct style, the cap, the bling, the swagger and of course the inimitable cadence of rap. But one look at this 12-year-old talent and you will see that all other things are just props and what truly counts is the spirit. Sparsh Shah, a singer and musician who also goes by his rapper name, Purhythm, recorded a cover of Eminem’s 2010 hit “Not Afraid” that's sure to blow you away.
Since this New Jersey boy uploaded the video to his YouTube channel early this year, it's gotten over 1.6 Million views. The performance’s Facebook video has scored over 3,000 shares and likes and has been viewed over 624,000 times. With such an overwhelming response, even Sparsh’s idol, Eminem’s label, Shady Records, couldn’t help but tweet about it.
Sparsh was born with an incurable disease called osteogenesis imperfecta, which makes his bones extremely fragile and brittle. According to his YouTube page, even a hard handshake can break his bones. Due to his condition, he uses a wheelchair.
In this short life, he has had 125 fractures but that hasn’t stopped him from writing 10 original songs, several short stories, poems, and speeches and giving performances at community events all over New Jersey, reports The Better India. Not to mention he has also memorized the first 250 digits of pi and knew how to spell the 45-letter word, “Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis,” by the time he was 6 years old.
Not too shabby for this Slim Shady fan.
Image Courtesy: www.offgamers.com