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Local artist raps in an effort to “Save Our Children” Darren Dunn
(Seguin) -- A local man is using his musical talents to bring a message of awareness and hope for children who have been abused. Joel Hayes Smith has a song, called “Save Our Children, and it’s blowing up on streaming platforms and other services. The song’s music video and audio downloads of the song continue to rack up numbers on Amazon, Spotify, Apple Music and
other services. The music video is available on Vevo and can be watched on YouTube. It’s a rap song with a catchy beat and jazzy undertones, but that’s not what stands out the most. It’s the lyrics that focus on the abuse of children and how more needs to be done to protect them from the predators of the world. Smith is best known for his artist name “#Operation 1009.” He
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says the name is symbolic not just because it’s how he’s recognized as an artist, but it’s also a reflection of his overall movement in the fight against this abuse. “It’s my idea of a civilian operation. The beginning and the end -- the Alpha and the Omega. The one means us. The nine means them. The zerozero is infinity. We are in this together. Some of us are over there. Some of us
are over here, but we are one. It’s going to take us coming together to figure this out,” said Smith. Smith grew up in Shreveport, LA, but he’s been in this part of Texas for years now. He says his passion for this work goes back to his childhood, and the pain that he endured when he entered the foster care system as a 12-year-old boy in Louisiana. Rap, pg. 3