yo dee..whats your philosophy man
my philosophy is..fuck animosity
alert..alert..
for all those who dig my
spiritual and romantic prose
close your eyes
cover your ears and nose
because brother dee is gonna get
stank real right here
i was born with a pentagram
on my diaphram
when the priest baptized me
and said jesus loves me
i said god damn
before i was taught by huslters
to weigh a gram
i was already disrespecting my ancestors
from barbados and the sudan
on my soul is tattoed a brand
i wont bow down to any man
i read voraciously
occasionally
i would cry and ask myself why
america tries so hard to disband
the african
on my wall was a poster of che guevara
wearing a tam
but it turned out the revolution
was a scam
select confidants
typed in large font
memos back to j. edgar the man
hello
cointelpro
this is the black panther 10 point program
i remember visiting
brother rahman in the hospital
on his beard
was some spittle
his brain was seared
damn
people he was my hero
a real shaka zulu from african sand
and now his diet is bland
ulcers in his gut
when i was growing up
brother rock was the cat with
the fresh hair cut
stompin on cigg butts
was so black he didnt give a fuck
always rappin about
me and you
yo mamma n yo cousin too
a straight outkast
but i saw
brother rock had a fatal flaw
he believed in luck
while i believed in chance
i was seeing how riches
and so called bitches was the devils advance
still
when he would instruct
i would not rebut
his vast historical knowledge in my brain
i tucked
the rest of his bullshyt
well like nesta marley once said
only fowl go cluck..cluck..cluck
nah mean
brother rock
had that philly strut
he was so intellectual he would end
debates at colleges rather abrupt
but even then i knew he drank
too damn much
from the hope cup
you see
hope is like dope
it can get you feeling high for a while
but you gotta come back to fight
the power sooner or later
now look
the brother is 50
but looks like he is 70
in his mind he gets no relief
and why
because instead of fighting for freedom
he engaged in too many petty beefs
what a damn shame
people
opinions are like azzholes
i got one
you got one
so how do you know mine is shittier
than yours unless you lookin
up my black azz
every man vibin on this spyt
in cyberspace
knows how to grip and rip
knows the taste
of fear
many of us aint as sweet
as we appear
we pissed about
the years wasted
and we can trace it
back to ghetto innuendo
way before rap was the flow
for those who dont know
fear is a combo
of bile and vomit
it feels like you are in a disaster movie
with a comet
about to strike the earth
no time to examine black mans worth
no rhyme for africa
the mother of our birth
no mind
on birds and sunshine
just fuck you nigga
this is my turf
i told you before
i was cursed at birth
so i am adept at spotting
the devil in disguise
right before your eyes
he can transform into
a cat wearing brooks brothers blue
or a sister talking satanic verse
rockin a fake prada purse
here you be
thinking he
is quite considerate
literate
rather diverse
until you end up
with the send up
your dead body in a hearse
isnt it contrary
some brothers can define faith
from the dictionary
yet forsake
allah with the petty beefs they make
or have a stake in
or take part in
brother i beg your pardon
god never promised a rose garden
but if you look over the expanse
of the diaspora and all you see
are thorns
you were warned
but treated with scorn
threads from the african tapestry
that were torn
so you see it doesnt matter
if you spyt black power
pussy or porn
when your head is adorned
with horns
you already filled out the forms
and chose the beast
taking part in petty bullshyt beefs
people
opinions are like azzholes
i got one
you got one
so how do you know mine is shittier
than yours unless you are looking
up my black azz
you hear brother dee
you read brother dee
but you dont really know me
yet
we part of the poetic collective
on the internet
i know some cats up in here
that are real direct
they dont dig disrespect
some would rather die
last thing i wanna hear is
some brotha rode on eye 95
why
for some words
that is absurd
you see
if you follow the leader
without a breather
it is a mental feeder
system
a prison
derision becomes a collision
pride starts to compete
damn if you dont like a maafucka
on your fiends list
press delete
it is just that simple
unless you call yourself a vegitarian
and secretely dig petty beefs
i lived through a hella lot
thoughts of suicide
because i refused to commit homicide
god knows the devil tried
but how i was born
is not how i live
now i give
the devil my emancipated azz to kiss
i aint on his list
anymore
but you just might be
becasue you havent learned
real freedom aint free
feel me
ashes to ashes
dust to dust
we all goona die sooner or later
i trust
so i am free of animosity
real hositlity
i mean seriously
if i get in beef
with a cat who dont know satan is a thief
how is he gonna come to philly
and teach me a lesson
when i am in my house
and know where i keep my weapons
truth be told
we would probably
go have a drink
put our heads together
and think
of ways
we can pick up the strays
among the youngin
who are buggin
because nothin from nothing
dont leave nothing
and you gotta have something
to fuck with brother dee
no demands
my voice
my choice
to live for redemption
spiritually
or hoist satanic shyt artificially
i dont run from redrum
i embrace the son
so i stand here stripped
holding my throbbing dyck
but i aint tryin to question
your veracity
i just wanna chill
swill moe scad do
and make love to my lovely
with erotic intensity
remember this always brah
the most shall indeed
come to the least
but only if we as black men
collectively put an end to petty beefs
people
opinions are like azzholes
i got one
you got one
so how can mine be shittier than yours
unless you looking up my black azz
that is just my opinion....feel me
i am out
let this shyt fade
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