TheebMansa - It's Life

When the beat drops, I feel it all in my bones
That's when the words come to me to compose a poem
Each line brings life to my totem
Pole position in a race to my vision
I'm looking beyond the abstract
I plugged into the outlet at an early age
Misunderstood with misplaced anger and rage
Self destructive, with creativity leaking onto the page
It was something fun and therapeutic, quickly became addictive
Carried notebooks, homies were doodling
I was doing this
I was parallell to a world I would soon immerse in
Obtaining three of the four elements before my birthing
As I engage in various battles both seen and unseen
In this medium of expression I can bring some relief to me
Thus beginning the thorough cleansing of my soul
Gaining clarity and gaining some self-control
Seeing the hood in a better perspective from soul to soul
These sounds of blackness is the litmus
Testing everything like my skepticism is a gift
Maybe caused a few riffs because of it
I won't apologize if you think I take it too seriously
But it isn't a clićhe when I say music is everything to me
I'm just a hiphop kid that grew up
Still giving less than a few fucks annually
Like my salary needs more than a few bucks
I was bitten by the bug
The verses I heard had me smitten
Had to carry mittens for the headphones
'Cause the food for thought was scorching hot
Bouncing from house to house and soaking in these schools of thought
Collecting gems and tossing strange things
I'm just a fan and a student of this culture
The love formed by the introduction from my pops
But I was restricted due to my upbringing though
So it was T-bone, The Cross Movement, Heavy D and The Boys
Eric B and Rakim, LL , MC Lyte, Queen Latifah, KJ52, and De La Soul
That's not a complete list
It just gives you a glimpse of me, myself, and I when I write
It's just me, myself, and Allah before I close my eyes at night
It's just like music It's everything around me
It's just like hiphop It's everything around you

Written by:
JAMES BRYANT

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