11-year-old rapper sensation, MattyB, defends his sister with Down Syndrome

Early in September, kid rapper MattyB released a cover of Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors.” The music video – featuring MattyB’s younger sister Sarah Grace – quickly soared to hit status and stands at nearly 4.5 million YouTube views.

The song’s words convey how MattyB thinks of his sister and how the entire world should view people with Down Syndrome and other genetic conditions or disabilities.

Here are a few excerpts:

MattyB also sings about treating everyone the same and that, despite acceptance not always being easy, it is always right. He reminds us that we each have our unique challenges that “pressures us to be open to change” and argues that no one should be “hated on because of your DNA.”

“If we’re honest inside and really want to do right, judging others for something they have no control over” is something this young rapper knows is wrong. He says it would “make me less of a man,” and, in his opinion, “the biggest thing I think is standing as a leader.”

Standing as a leader is exactly what 11-year-old MattyB is doing for his little sister and for all people with Down Syndrome. And, as ABC News argues, he may just deserve “the title of World’s Best Brother.”

MattyB and Sarah Grace’s parents – Blake and Tawny Morris – also put together a “behind the scenes” video. In it, they share their advice and encouragement, as well as a few thoughts about Sarah:

These incredible parents honestly admit that Sarah’s Down Syndrome can be “a little more challenging” at times, but they believe that parents should be all of their children’s “biggest advocate.”

As Tawny puts it:

She’s right.

And it needs to start in the womb, because “the truth is that we’re all equal, and the answer is love.”