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Mon 7 Mar, 2005 08:03 pm
im do'n a text tape called tha renisance n this is from it tell me wat u think
i've been down n out n tha only thing that kept me alive was drive
thoughts to be tha best better than tha rest got a second chance
so ima keep spit'n **** magnificiently that keep ya in a trance
they call me tha soothsayer so ima speak to ya heart to heart
i was a young blood soldier driven by hate alive by fate
but that kinda life wasnt all that great n now i've been set straight
could say i saw a light but tha truth is that it was foresight
looked ahead and never seen tha future but that was tha problem
realized i had issuse n with tha help of god im gonna solve them
gotta no jus cuz your hood its not your obligation to inflict pain
ok be tha hardest but to stay alive you gotta be tha smartest
outwit your burdens to achieve superiority and a future of infinity
go out in tha street n yell look at me be proud n hold ur head high
even if you fail at least you got tha pride in say'n you try
these words are being rip'd from my chest n torn from my heart no lie
i've been down n out n tha only thing that kept me alive was drive
thoughts to be tha best better than tha rest got a second chance
so ima keep spit'n **** magnificiently that keep ya in a trance
they call me tha soothsayer so ima speak to ya heart to heart
now ima hit you up wit tha hard stuff that shows niggaz that im tough
been shot, not contribute'n a stereotype or try'n to get get some hype
not volnerable to kryptonite but piercable by bullets aimed at me
come'n from a nigga that was down wit me but i was to blind to see
this is communication straight from tha heart wit a revolution to start
time to turn **** around spit'n renisance **** at tha speed of sound
look'n to take this **** by storm n take tha consequences pound by pound
glaze tha ghetto wit some paint but a pig wit lipstick is still a pig
were seen as bloodthirsty murderous people but we still got a good heart
tell people act'n ignorent like that to go to tha hood n get rip'd apart
but to others we no good jus becuz we grew up in a place called tha hood
now its time to ban together stand up against fears n say we ready to fight
take down tha things that keep hold'n us down camouflaged by tha night
i've been down n out n tha only thing that kept me alive was drive
thoughts to be tha best better than tha rest got a second chance
so ima keep spit'n **** magnificiently that keep ya in a trance
they call me tha soothsayer so ima speak to ya heart to heart
remember this isnt a rap battle section so keep it out of this thread
jus feed
"was a young blood soldier driven by hate alive by fate
but that kinda life wasnt all that great n now i've been set straight
could say i saw a light but tha truth is that it was foresight
looked ahead and never seen tha future but that was tha problem
realized i had issuse n with tha help of god im gonna solve them
gotta no jus cuz your hood its not your obligation to inflict pain
ok be tha hardest but to stay alive you gotta be tha smartest
outwit your burdens to achieve superiority and a future of infinity
go out in tha street n yell look at me be proud n hold ur head high
even if you fail at least you got tha pride in say'n you try
these words are being rip'd from my chest n torn from my heart no lie"
Incredible sentiments here. I especially like the lines that I've put in bold. I also like the ending where you talk about the revolution that needs to happen. I like the imagery you used about "putting lipstick on a pig" - and the fact that it's still a pig. I think you have a lot of good things to say and should keep on saying them... I read the thread about people being sick of the rap battles - that's what made me look you up - was looking for your valentine poem- and found this. The only comment I have to make about that is that it's good that you're posting stuff like this in rap - so those who are interested in that genre will read your sentiments - but you could also really make an impression on those of us in the mainstream (ie. older people who still give a ****) if you made your language and grammar just a little more accessible. Do you know what I mean? Not necessary to get your message across - but you'd be getting it across to more people. Anyway - really liked it and would like to read more of your stuff.
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