How can you expect to be rescued if you don’t put first things first and act proper? - William Golding
So a couple weeks ago i found myself in a heated debate
it seemed i may have been the only one with reasons to hate;
And i was deeply dismayed,
to find out, i was the lone speaker to actually reasoned this way!
After reading the paper it became a group discussion
another rapper caught in the act; yep......drugs possession
but what was interesting were the different arguments heard
and the more i listened,
the more i noticed something disturbing
but first thing's first, im not what you would call a lecturer
Sure, life isn't always black and white....even for the best of us
subjective reasoning; It can be a curse or blessing
But this was one of those moments were i couldn't except it
Not that im evil or heartless
it's just....i refuse to support dudes bringin evil to projects
see i guess it all started with this statment here:
"The po's gotta layoff some of these dudes man. They just doing what they have to do to survive. You got rapists and murderers out there and they're busting dudes fro trying to survive.."
Sounds noble right?? WRONG!!
That's the most likely song,
that one would sing just to try and justify a cause
that's nothing more than an act of greed;
deceiving the law
asking for grievance as recipients lay deep in the morgue
not to mention the broken families still weeping on floors
never mind the source of the cycle or the force of the rifle
since they're not rapist or murderer, they have a life time pass too?
Now i respect this rapper's art, but i condemn his action
and the fact that some are making excuse for his ass, is sad. Some
suggested that perhaps he's trying to fit "That" urban mold
a kinda of stripes one MUST earn as their creds unfold
I disagree to a degree and my reason is simple
And it's best illustrated by this B.I.G. quote:
Yeah, this album is dedicated to all the teachers that told me
I'd never amount to nothin', to all the people that lived above the
buildings that I was hustlin' in front of that called the police on
me when I was just tryin' to make some money to feed my daughters ~ B.I.G
It was eloquently written with some rather intelligent quips
You can't help but feel for the guy...but then, just listen to this:
Livin' life without fear
Puttin' 5 karats in my baby girl's ears ~ B.I.G
I apologize for the quotes; just tryin to make my verse clear
in other words, thing's aren't always as they first appear
No he wasn't slinging dope just to feed his family
The true motive behind the notion of this man is greed
No his daughter didn't NEED gold carats in each ear
See, it's just his own justification for an action declared...
immoral; A kind of defense mechanism created
and for the record, yes, i do think Big's one of the greatest
But the point i'm trying to make is...a crime is a crime
though we tend to romanticize with those life at times
i think it's time we seperate the fuckin facts from lies
Meh...GL, man.
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