Perspectives AKA (Best Rapper Alive... Since the best rapper retired. Part 3)
Understand
Im hearing psst behind my back cause theyre saying the money talks
open my wallet to find Benjamin trying to take a walk
He told me to get in this game my position I should have bought
wanted me to forget everything about hip hop that I was taught
he said First you pay the DJ and the DJ plays you record
Then you pay him to say its hot and that how you get respected.
I told him yeah, thats cool but theres something that you neglected
I cant afford to pay a DJ to say my shits infected.
I guess that means itll just sit on the self
cause in case you havent noticed youre in my wallet by yourself
he said Yeah, thats true here's what you gotta do;
slang rocks you ll get money and a rep too.
It seems thats the prerequisite for getting in the game theses days
it seems thats all these people talk about to these tape DJs
i told Ben never mind you can go to sleep and chill
beside Ill need you tomorrow I have to pay my bills.
Emma
It happened again they found mommy walking through the street
talking to herself she looks dead on her feet
but she wont be on her feet for long
she's been diagnosed with AIDs now her hope is gone
now I cant fear death cause everybody's gotta do it
and I cant feel sorry for myself cause everybody's going through it
Im from where most of the babies die by the age of 2
so when my cousin, uncle, and father died it wasnt nothing new
30,000,000 Africans living with HIV
1 in 600 gets the medication we need
All I can do is sit on my bed and read
as my doctor awaits for me to die from this disease
but there is some hope tomorrow is my birthday
I swear I want to live in the worst way
by May 6th Ill be just 16
by may 16th Ill be six feet deep...
Havent put this to music yet.
you told me I was useless and Id be nothing without you
said Id never be successful unless I wrote about you
told me you were all I had so I would never doubt you
I changed everything about me be cause couldnt be without you
told me I was too tall so slump in my seat
said I was getting too big so now I watch what I eat
I forgave you for all the times you said no one else would fit me
all the times that you tricked me all the times that you hit me
for all the times our son had to watch us fight
you knew it wasnt right now I wear shades at night
I still love you after you told me no one else cares
had to tell my mother I fell down a flight of stairs
told me to wear pants that showed off my back side
had to powder my face so I wouldnt show off my Black side
told me you would do better but youd always backslide
told me I was ugly cause you knew that I lacked pride...
[Leehs] the shit even when he rhyme in third person./ The God MC, I should be rapping with a turban.
Understand
Im hearing psst behind my back cause theyre saying the money talks
open my wallet to find Benjamin trying to take a walk
He told me to get in this game my position I should have bought
wanted me to forget everything about hip hop that I was taught
he said First you pay the DJ and the DJ plays you record
Then you pay him to say its hot and that how you get respected.
I told him yeah, thats cool but theres something that you neglected
I cant afford to pay a DJ to say my shits infected.
I guess that means itll just sit on the self
cause in case you havent noticed youre in my wallet by yourself
he said Yeah, thats true here's what you gotta do;
slang rocks you ll get money and a rep too.
It seems thats the prerequisite for getting in the game theses days
it seems thats all these people talk about to these tape DJs
i told Ben never mind you can go to sleep and chill
beside Ill need you tomorrow I have to pay my bills.
Emma
It happened again they found mommy walking through the street
talking to herself she looks dead on her feet
but she wont be on her feet for long
she's been diagnosed with AIDs now her hope is gone
now I cant fear death cause everybody's gotta do it
and I cant feel sorry for myself cause everybody's going through it
Im from where most of the babies die by the age of 2
so when my cousin, uncle, and father died it wasnt nothing new
30,000,000 Africans living with HIV
1 in 600 gets the medication we need
All I can do is sit on my bed and read
as my doctor awaits for me to die from this disease
but there is some hope tomorrow is my birthday
I swear I want to live in the worst way
by May 6th Ill be just 16
by may 16th Ill be six feet deep...
Havent put this to music yet.
you told me I was useless and Id be nothing without you
said Id never be successful unless I wrote about you
told me you were all I had so I would never doubt you
I changed everything about me be cause couldnt be without you
told me I was too tall so slump in my seat
said I was getting too big so now I watch what I eat
I forgave you for all the times you said no one else would fit me
all the times that you tricked me all the times that you hit me
for all the times our son had to watch us fight
you knew it wasnt right now I wear shades at night
I still love you after you told me no one else cares
had to tell my mother I fell down a flight of stairs
told me to wear pants that showed off my back side
had to powder my face so I wouldnt show off my Black side
told me you would do better but youd always backslide
told me I was ugly cause you knew that I lacked pride...
[Leehs] the shit even when he rhyme in third person./ The God MC, I should be rapping with a turban.
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"One of my greatest fears is that Im bringing people down because Im not naturally a happy person." I feel like that all the time. In fact, I have actually had family members criticize me for it. My father is convinced that all you have to do to be happy is decide to be. I think that only works if you are a self centered egotistical bastard like him. If you don't care about how others are affected it is a lot easier to make yourself happy.
I also wanted to comment on the tortured artist thing. I am sure sometimes it seems like the number crunchers are happier. Maybe they even are. As someone who kind of crunches numbers himself, I doubt it. If I had to do what I do for my family in a corporate setting I think I would go postal. Seriously, I am jealous of anyone who has passion about something. Or anyone who makes a living by actually creating something. To have both or even just the dream of both would be unbelievable.
[Edited on Jan 25, 2005 11:18PM]