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I ride for the cause..I’m down for my dogs…
don’t tell mmmmeeee…that I ain’t gangster…i ain’t gangster…
i take care of my fam…I’ll never let you down…
don’t tell mmmmeeee…that I ain’t gangster…i ain’t gangster

people got the game messed up…when I say i.m on my g shit…
mean I ain’t playing no games, so no not on no WII shit…1
don’t bang no set just me, that’s that only he shit…
two hands, no weapon, on my mk3 shit…2
brothers be so comical, living life they heathcliff…
reptile with these bars, it may sting when he spits…3
Bible with a bullet in it, that’s the disciple street shit…
words that come out fire, Make’m feel the heat quick…4
bron, dat wade cb shit, Miami beach shit…
trying to run us out they town, bye bye mr. freaknik…5
we move in so many waves, got them feeling sea sick…
no cannons blasting, don’t take that route I don’t even see nick…6
attitude is art to some…band is the surrealist…
paint yo city then run yo town, joggin with acrylics…7
if you keep the peace, put it up, my niggas feel this..
and if you keep that piece,  remember da steel set up the stillness…8

Rap Journal 4.7 
Teacher told me she should spit on me… Some ppl open they mouth just to sh*t on re…1

All this *ss to mouth is sickening… Fussing, fighting, constantly bickering…2 

Im glad u find joy in other’s ppls spasms… I dont mean that sh*t, just sarcasm…3 

Empowered to be punished, a painful orgasm… Funny how we shrug that off, yo nothin happened…4 

Try not to see failure in the future plans… But being real snap ya back, man its a rubber band…5 

Slow and painful death, but its called quicksand… I stay spittin on the soapbox, ima kickstand…6

Teachin myself everyday, practicin sensei’n… Supercali dopesh*t, i dont get what im saying…7

Hard to keep ya composure, while they jake’n ya balls… Well grab a handful of life and swallow it all…8

Rap journal 4.6 
Looking to the heavens, shouldve studied astronomy… Knowing that economy, actin like anomily…1
Seems like there’s a monopoly on atrocity…sponsored by malice, meelee, and beauracracy…2

Future whats it gonna be?, gov’t shut now?… Followed by an atomic energy meltdown…3

King, rockin no crown…see thru night gown… A lil thigh showin, lion tiger, should prounce…4

Dont force it, should bounce…not accused never dat…cuz stiff wood aint always good to a lumber jack…5 

Hangin back, feeling lumbar…knowing that i’ve come far…under construction…all we do is raise bars…6 

Waste it on they cars, struggling to maintain… Top 1% controlling everything, gain…7

Or gang bang, both leave you screwed… I pay homage to you, others pay due…8

4.5 rAp journal 
Feel like a pretzel, rap circles around you… Improve ya mistakes, dont let’em drown you…1 
people tell ya things, actions mean opposite… Said they cant stand u, guess u shud tell ock2sit…2 
Born in my prime, raised optimus… Making strides to eliminate my slopiness…3 
A child’s love…they dont know color know creed… All they know is that super man, who is christopher reeves?…4
  Addicted life is sloppy, thats y they call’em junkies… I was 2 strong for 1 of dem, so they chose to jump me…5 
When its time for humpty, i am dumbty… Cuz even if i fall off, u still read bout me…6
And by me, i mean every1 of the… Stocks of black, spittin facts, leavin brains lumpy…7
  Lemme be yo fist…or ya gas see… If u cant pump ya boks(box) up, just pump REE…8

4.4.11 Rap Journal 
Today was perfect, they always have to come to an end… The queen expanding her mind, and she found it within…1
Good records spend, open the eyes to a new world… Baby boi. a grown man. havin a little girl…2
Give birth to an idea a concept… Pops a monster, incest with lochness…3
4 more years of leadership we may never see… consciousness comes and goes like a number from lottery…4
Pick 6, or pick nigs…sound da same to me… Cuz both pretty cool, now ppl hang from tree…5
The paper, or sequoia, the plant can destroy ya… Moe mondays make ya wanna run to border…6
Mother earth mood swings, dont know what shit bring… We just playing round the edges, thats y it’s offspring…7
Simply said, i dont even know what it means… Even with the 4.4 u neva killed his dreams….8