Cities burn, racism on a bender
left of center
they killed Fred Hampton
before he became a true mentor
futuristic splendor, white washed
for certain members of society
cops eyeing me
feeling undisputed
wishing my color was muted
so I…

From the land of marks & pimps
shotgun pumps and a sharkish grin
get dumped with a heartless grin
throwing up the five star fin
cousins bent off juice and gin
moving with ruthless sin
po pimp black and gold…

Came up Independent as fuck
crushed by dumb luck
life’s road bumps
wouldn’t let me hold love
ran with blood lust
punch up numb nuts
bum rush the show off, a slow burn
my soul yearns for a growth spurt…

Born three months premature 
Cerebral palsy, no cure, blood impure 
hated mirrors, afraid of my own glare 
owned the fear, because of that 
I walked with a thousand yard stare 
it’s hard to share the pain 
where to place the…

Two alcoholic fathers 
Haven’t spoken to Mom in 5 or 6 years 
should have wrote this off 5 or 6 beers 
the truth is, 
this came after 5 or 6 tears 
rebuilt self 
after struggling with mental health 
finally displayed…

Salute DOOM, hot spoons 
smooth over beef rap 
like yo son, we don’t need that 
arthritis in the knee caps, my speech snaps 
Rudy Ray Moore blaxploitation 
my pen bleeds big boy hatred 
Channel 66, the inspiration 
don’t you dare…

Once fell in love with someone 
who put junk in their veins 
blood paints art through the jugular pain 
my brain sprung from the childish game 
when our lips once touched 
while she was on that succulent plane 
pumped with…

Blood stained clothes of the tragic 
hit the laundry basket 
maneuvered with shooters 
was too scared to get blasted 
so I kept the blunts lit 
with zippos and match sticks 
a rose in concrete, penning classics 
product of my environment …

Sun colored Jordan’s 
soak in the calamity it’s gorgeous 
ripping wax, pass the torches 
been rhyming since Nas 
snuck an Uzi on the island and Wu Tang 
was signing five percenter science 
formed an alliance with gazelles 
sitting amongst the…