What is the Rap Challenge?
The SteemIT Rap Challenge is a weekly Hip-Hop competition for SBD. I launched this initiative to help grow the Hip-Hop community here on SteemIT. There are tons of rappers here and there wasn't a specific contest that gave these MC's a chance to compete against one another. Battling is one of the foundations of Hip-Hop culture so it is only right to have a Hip-Hop battle contest right here on our favorite social media platform.
Week 15
If you are part of the rap challenge this week submit your videos here and enter for a chance to win prizes! For those who have been with the rap challenge from the beginning, thank you for all your support. We have made Hip-Hop come alive on steemit, now let's keep on giving Hip-Hop some STEEM! Submit your videos!
Interested in joining?
Every week on Sunday I make a blog post with the beats for that week. So if you want to join the Rap Challenge just come to blog on Sunday and check the weekly rap challenge thread for the new beats.
LET THE GAMES BEGIN!! SUBMIT YOUR VIDEOS HERE AS A COMMENT ON THIS THREAD.
Good luck everyone! Another Steem related rap from me:
Future of SMTs?
Lyrics and more in the: Original post
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Nice bro, good luck my dude
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Thanks and back at ya!
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Nice lyircs dude!!! Keep on steemin!!
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Thanks you I will! Hope I didn't sound too negative
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Yo your lyrics were really fresh, thoughtfully deep, and rhetorically intricate about Steemit Cryptoknowledge. Chill flow too, nice entry bro.
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Thanks a lot you went deep with your lyrics as well! Appreciate it!
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You're very welcome, all good
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This is dope man nice work!!
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Thank you! :)
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Wow. Impressive. Very impressive.
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Thanks a lot I hope you get time to upload something for this as well! You've been keeping busy here lately, good stuff!
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Trying to man. Ya'll keep bringing bars. I like that.
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dope!
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Thanks digged yours as well!
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very good entry bro!
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Thanks a lot! And thank you for coming back for us, hope everything is ok with you!
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I like it.
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STEEMIT RAPCHALLENGE SUBMISSION - WEEK 15 // GEECHI DAN
Ya'll arms too short to box with God. All for the love of hip hop.
Geechi Dan Bitch, I get it, ya’ll taking shots at my crown
But I’m high, homie you underground
Don’t make me put this spliff out, pull this cig out
Pull up, reverse, pull ya bitch out.
This week I’m stressed, I don’t like fake love
Death’s gonna grab you, bullets gonna make hugs.
Ya’ll don’t resteem, ya’ll just reply.
What ya’ll scare of, that I am that guy?
Hold up though, shit’ll get critical.
Most of ya’ll rapping are pitiful
I give an upvote cause I pity you
Make you come out ya shit like a fitting room
Ya’ll aint ready for funerals
1000 tracks plus my interludes
My bars so fucking cold that my pen needs winter boots
Everybody threatening but none of ya’ll fitting to shoot
Big words or fast flow, complex or rambles,
Ya’ll can’t fuck with Rambo.
Ken stop playing, 2 bars will have you twisted
like I pulled out the can opener, it’s all in shamble
phew Blow out ya candles, then bounce like a Kangol
I’m America’s nightmare, young, black, smart, and keep
plenty of ammo
Cause life is a scandal, the government are renegades,
so I got my hands full.
You ever aimed for greatness, now you got the chance to.
Meanwhile riches’ on my mind, my money’s my shampoo.
We gon make it, We gon make, we gon make it.
Fuck ya’ll hating, we gon make it, we gon make it.
Geechi
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MY NIGGA GEECHI REPRESENTING THE CUT TO THE FULLEST!!! HAHAHA .... MAAAN! i been listening to all the entries this morning and i played yours now aout 10 times now, lol... i aint go' lie, i feel like Jay-z and you're eminem on renegade in this weeks challenge, lol... too nice!! "Ya’ll don’t resteem, ya’ll just reply.
What ya’ll scare of, that I am that guy?
Hold up though, shit’ll get critical." lmao! my guy, ima go resteem your post right now!!! lol... this shit it critically dope! even your choice of beat stands you apart... you clever bastard! lol...
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As always solid entry!!! I'm gonna have to hit you up on discord so we can colab man!!!
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Amazing!!!
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Enjoyed this!! Solid lyrics and this beat was a really good choice for your flow/voice. You're fighting hard to keep that crown, appreciated!
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Gee chi Dan Bitch! hahaha! That was hard.
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feels good to be back, lol... good luck yall
Lyrics:
Renegade flames in my brain\ i demonstrate heavy game playing when i say... what i say\ (andele)x2\ i do this everyday\ i do it for the people who afraid to renegade\ we are all the product of something that's heaven made\ i tell 'em, but they don't believe me coz they so afraid\ i wish this shit was really easy, but its hella krae\ when life is throwing lemons at you; make some lemonade\ and if there's people fucking with you, be a renegade\ sometimes we shackled by the chains of being fucking paid\ things are things, and things are here, so why not get it made\ there's too much of this blingy, blingy, thingy over here\ loosing woman's pussy is my biggest fucken fear\ so i renegade on 'em just to show 'em i ain't scared\ (i aint scared)x2 ma'fuka! i aint scared\ i just wanna say whats in my ma'fucken head\ i just wanna live, have fun, and have it made\ life is fucken crazy, thats why i'm a renegade\ my eye's are getting hazy coz of too much purple haze\ my rhymes are getting crazy and they getting you amazed\ i was raised to be blessed\ i blaze up weed, yes\ i say with no regrets\ replay and reset\ i Mickey Mic - chiki-chiki- check it all the time\ thats why i aint afraid to say what's on my ma'fucken mind\ IM A RENEGADE!
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I liked the way you rode that beat homie!!! Fresh!!!
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thanks man
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Killed it homie!!!
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thanks
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i do this everyday\ i do it for the people who afraid to renegade\ we are all the product of something that's heaven made\ i tell 'em, but they don't believe me coz they so afraid\ i wish this shit was really easy, but its hella krae\ when life is throwing lemons at you; make some lemonade\ and if there's people fucking with you, be a renegade\ sometimes we shackled by the chains of being fucking paid\ things are things, and things are here, so why not get it made
My favourite part of your verse, you was going in bro with some real life truth, great message and nice entry bro
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glad you liked it. thanks
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You're very welcome
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Looked like fun. Keep at it bro!
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thanks bro
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Wow. Best delivery I've heard from you...Not best one...You've done great ones before as well. But your delivery on this one though was A1, best delivery I've seen.
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thanks man
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No doubt man. You been MIA for a bit. Everything cool over there where you at?
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yea, there's been heavy storms where i'm at. the Internet has been up and down...
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Nice man!!!
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thanks
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Where you lack in energy flow as your critics say, you make up for in creativity, originality, attitude, wordplay and lyricism. Nice solid entry bro, good to see your writing showcase your name's meaning. Killed Every Notepad. Barred up
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thank you verbal-d! It's good to hear someone remember my name's acronym, i try to live up to the name when i write!
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You're welcome bro, I can tell effort from the lack thereof, and I admire your passion. I really thought you were about to go full Super Saiyan with your energy when you brought up the whole energy criticism, like "Yo, watch this!" Haha
Either way, I enjoyed your literature without a doubt, I see the clever methodology in your rhyme schemes, with context switch ups and what not. That is one of the arts of Hip Hop, and we gotta keep the level of respect and our attributes elevated.
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can't say anything more realer than what you just said!!! I'm glad there's other true hip hop heads here
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Your pen game on this one...Was probably the best I've seen from you.
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thanks my g, you see what i did with your name? You killed it as well, i didn't think anyone was gonna use we gon make it, seems hard to keep a flow on but you did your thing
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Hahahaha Shots fired huh!!! Good entry dude.
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thanks bro, i had to do it....for the love of hip hop!!!
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I decided to do something different
Hope you like it lol
Trump #RapChallenge Eminem diss track
If you like it show some love and upvote the original story HERE
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Yo....Very very creative, and very entertaining VOYCE...I like this man. I didn't expect this at ll from you. Well done sir and it was hilarious.
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I hope this catches attention haha! People has to decide on a winner now. I must say I kind of enjoyed Trumps laid back style..
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this was soooooo good!
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Hahahahahahahhahahhah This is awesome!!!
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ahahahahah. This hilarious bro. You should ghostwrite Donnie's speeches. lol
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lol!!! good shit bro
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HAHAHA this win
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lol, nice
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Thanks everyone... Once I get settled in more at home your gonna realize how weird I can be lol
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I recommend headphones for this one, full lyrics are provided below so you can read or rap along. I appreciate you all for listening and reading my lyrics.
Verse 1:
I'm not ill 'cause I talk sick
I'm only ill at the will of this world that's so toxic
How can us people and the living organisms
Ignore the prison we live in, still imaged a gorgeous prism?
People saunter around, so empty like gorges in 'em
Frozen in fear, still rocked like Gorgons hit 'em
Face to face with their beliefs, like greetings from Mormonism
Robotic without a soul, controlling no mechanisms...
I try to show the truth, they're rooted in skepticism
Acting all kinds of crazy, they maybe need exorcisms
Lyrics break it all down to the ground, that's criticism
But negate, they, all the facts, they relapse into pessimism
Possibly Hypnotism, guided by Symbolism
Embodied Conceptualism, admired the Mysticism
Neglected realest Wisdom, they follow Empiricism
Embody Collectivism, so All can protect the System...
How can you Miss 'Em?...
How can you Miss 'Em?...
How can you Miss 'Em?...
Song Lyrics Copyrighted By @Verbal-D
https://steemit.com/rapchallenge/@verbal-d/rondonson-s-rap-challenge-15-my-entry-how-can-you-miss-em-original-song
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Oooooooo shit!!! Goose bumps bro, you always go hard. Salute
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Thank you very much bro, I set the bar high always so I can attempt to elevate the next week. Much respect, that is an amazing comment bro. Glad my music gives you goosebumps
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Hi... We got the winner here... @verbal-d ddd, COOL
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Appreciate you to the fullest @moonleesteem, we all win when quality Hip Hop is available to educate and vibe to, and that is why I am here. Many thanks and much gratitude truly.
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Good stuff!! I though you said Goron first. Guess I'm a bigger fan of Zelda than greek mythology..
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Haha, yeah thank you, glad you caught that connection with the Gorgon aka Medusa and her two sisters, eye contact making people rock and still hence the whole bar was a minischeme with wordplay reference. Zelda is classic, I am not knocking the love for a classic game like that. I am a fan of Link especially in Super Smash Brossssss
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Really well snuck in reference! I'll just have to reference the Gorons from Zelda in a verse soon myself and see if you catch that
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Thank you very much. I look forward to catching that line since you already gave me the heads up lol
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Haha ops, spoilers!
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SICK!!!
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Thank you very much bro, glad you liked my entry
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Great job!
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Thank you very much, I appreciate that!
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I tried something different this week
Lyrics:
Were on a planet, circling a star
within an infinite universe, that thought goes far
cuz there may be an infinite number of these universes
only you see a small sliver as you observe it
in each one of these parallel worlds, if you can fathom
anything , that could ever possibly happen
will happen, every possibility you could imagine
will happen in one of these worlds, some where my albums
gone multi-platinum and Ive been killed in a fatal stabbin
dying, grabbing my chest laughing like how could this happen
some where, out there, even the laws of physics
have been changed, warped, twisted somewhere theyre non existant
some where people can fly, were all geniuses hi,
magic is real and people live forever and never die
somewhere, youre in absolute paradise like the afterlife,
somewhere your in eternal hell being human sacrificed
I sound like I need to be locked up in the mental hospital
but if this theorys true, nothings truly impossible
im deep in thought, getting lost in amazement
we can all catch a glimpse of these worlds with imagination
Willy G
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Beautiful!! Lyrics really took me on a journey, keep imagining and sharing!
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Ireland in the house!!!! Keep spitting fire willy!
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Epic shit
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thats creativity straight out the imagination. nice1!
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Been waiting so long to post this lets do it.
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sick flow.. smooth with it!
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Hi guys, a lot of time without an entry and this time I'm going to do it with my new user and in spanish, I hope you enjoy it.
https://steemit.com/rapchallenge/@orbital753/steemit-rapchallenge-week-15-venezuelan-flow
Lyrics:
Hola ¿Cómo están?
llevo tiempo sin participar
me vuelven a ver la cara, nos volvemos a encontrar
muchos se preguntaban dónde estaban mis canciones
bueno yo estaba perdido, yo estaba de vacaciones
Rapchallenge, me tienen aquí de nuevo
ahora voy a agarrar vuelo
con este material bueno
que inyecto como veneno
no le voy a poner freno
armaré todos los versos solo como quiero yo.
Ahora tengo un nuevo usuario porque el anterior
Fue visto por un ladrón y la cuenta me la hackeó
contraseña me cambió, el dinero se llevó
todo mi trabajo aquí en Steemit se lo robó.
Ahora voy a presentarme como Orbital753
un nuevo comienzo estelar,
me toca empezar de cero desde abajo
pero mirando hacia arriba siempre con la mente en alto.
#PrayForVenezuela
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Very well delivered. Great breath control. Dope.
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Thanks man!!
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nice chilled out flow yo. nice to see you back
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thanks, nice to see you too bro!!!
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this is fire bro, i love when you spit in spanish
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thanks man, I think I am improving my flow thanks to this contest, I'm glad you liked it.
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My first Steem rap challenge post! Give me feedback, how can I get better
Here are the lyrics ;
don't you get your paperwork mixed up with my file system I was going to go easy on you but fuck it now I'm annihilate you. I just graduated from ADB (android debugging Bridge) to cracking into ADT, kicking in your front door dressed up like a cyborg like Terminator, I'm logic bomb, more layers than that Tor router I was going to bring down every network but life would be such a bore without them I need to see an optometrist I'm stuck inside my Oculus Rift my flow is drm-protected so no you cannot copy this shit maybe if you listen to the nerd rapper you wouldn't be a little fucking purse snatcher and I just feel like I'm the shit in the air flying on the back of a pterodactyl and I run this bitch like an Overlord with big cannons like Bulbasaur parents face looking real void with your face on the page of a tabloid I'm more of an Android you're more of an apple boy don't make me slap you boy but I'm not your father me and your mother together together like solder there is no chance of me taking my dick out her mouth like God on his throne you shouldn't bother I was going to go-----("theres more to the song but I cut it out to keep it within the one minute
#rapchallenge
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You should create a post on your profile. Make sure to include the tag rapchallenge
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Thanks, Ill do that now
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You got bars. Enunciate so we can understand what you're saying more clearly. Keep submitting.
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I never used to rap
Cus I disagree with the dissing
Somehow I feel, there's a point that we all are jus missing
Insisting superiority over a similar victim
We're all in the same boat, none of us came over swimming
Its funny, claiming righteousness
But selling your hommies for money
Books filled with hooks,
On how to, properly create a dummy
It's pointless, deranged,
And I find it confusing
Why is our music,
The only one that's delinquent inducing
How can we be murderers
When we kill with the mic
Hatred and violence and jealousy
We try to incite
Dominance for a moment
Then go back to your place
You don't belong here, not with that black face
Hold up, call the cops
He's got a gun, shoot first, that damn nigga
He tried to run, he's laying down,
and clutching his side
Yo, I swear that mofo reached
For the piece at his side
Oops, my mistake, forgot that i fired
One more for good measure
Okay, now rap for me child
Tell me how gansta you are,
And how much coke you can slide
How much you dominate your brothers and how much you fight
How you're gunna win this war this war,
Going on in your mind
While we commoditize you and fill you with false pride
Feed you for a day, dress you up and take you for a ride
While your brothers getting shot down, trying to make it overnight
We hate the music but we love it cus it does the job right
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Dope. Conscious...and good point.
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Thank you.
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yo you went in deep this week.. real shit!
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I think i get that every week :D. Thanks man, loved your track!
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https://steemit.com/rapchallenge/@pegasusphysics/rap-challenge-week-15-submission
This is fun! Good luck, y'all! ^_^
Lyrics:
said i was a tease,
said to come with 16 bars
but this is new to me,
didn't know to go that far
so let me see what happens
if i open up some scars
tell you all some stories
from a wounded reservoir
my first time on stage
i was only eight
thought i'd be great
til my mind went blank
i stood and i stared
though I wanted to run
nobody cared
but the damage was done
or how about the time i was a hostage in japan?
talk about a high ass fucking cost of living man
i had to pay my own ransom
a price that was handsome
but it was all that i had
my options were bad
i was homeless for two weeks
i slept on a bar seat
the language, i couldn't speak
every day, i'd barely eat
until one day, someone pitied me
tall dude, kinda looked like me
and the sickest rapper i'd ever seen
switched languages like it was nothing
spit bars like it was just breathing
also, he fed me...
took me to a barbecue with friends and family
spicy southern style, they were US military
got the biggest plate of meat i'd probably ever seen
wolfed it down in minutes and then licked the plate clean
i'm eternally grateful for the kindness that he gave
and it makes me really sad that i can't recall his name
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Wow...is that true? First off, dope to see you back with the full verse. You did very good. Salute...But wow, that story..did that really happen?
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Thank you. ^_^
And, yes. Went there in '08 on tourist visa -- alone, like a right dumb-ass. I got off lucky.
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Wow....why though?
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Short answer:
synchronicity, curiosity, naiveté, fear...
Long answer:
I was making my way to Okinawa -- I'm half Uchinanchi and I always wanted to go. It was meant to be the first stop on my life-long, unstructured, "mixed heritage" tour -- where I visit all the many places of my diverse ancestors. Never made it to Okinawa, though.
There was also an annoying pattern of shoot-outs in the neighbourhood I was living in at the time. I spent at least three days a week on the floor hoping to not catch a stray bullet.
But hey, the rent was cheap, right? (won't make that mistake again)
I have no idea how many weeks I put up with it, but the last straw was a shoot-out in my front yard. I called the cops as it was happening, got a "stay safe, we'll send help right away", cops never showed.
At the same time, I had some money set aside from a fast food restaurant thing I agreed not to talk about when I accepted their check.
Side note... This was also the year I got t-boned by a hit and run driver, and the cops I passed when I was trying to follow the driver told me to "keep following them, we'll catch up"!
Kinda surprised I made it out of 2008 alive now that I really think about...
Anyway, it was already an option to spend that settlement money on a short trip to Japan, so that, well, settled it. All other considerations for that money vanished, for the stars had aligned! Or something like that, lol.
Honestly, I think I was of the mind to just disappear into Okinawa if I'd found a way to do it. There was nothing for me in the States, and I was that "shook" by that last shoot-out. In hindsight, being held hostage probably saved me from a far worse fate...
C'est la vie, eh?
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Sheesh....Hell of a story. So you're back in the states now, right?
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Yea, this happened back in 2008.
Man... been almost ten years... where does the time go?
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yo... the sincerity in your voice makes me think this story is true! this is pretty deep and dope! i see stage freight is no longer a problem, lol. nice entry!
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thanks, man. glad you liked it. ^_^
now that i've realised that I've forgotten that guy's name, it's going to bug me for the rest of my life... or until he pops up somewhere and tells me, lol XD
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i wanted to say that not remembering his name is pretty fucked up, lol... but i didn't wanna preach hate... but i'm sure you'll never forget his face or the loved he showed you... he might not of heard the verse but i'm sure he felt the love\intention of gratitude wherever he is
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yea, the brain can be a funny thing...
especially when malnourished and traumatised.
i think it's fucked up too, though...
there are memories i still have that I'd gladly trade for forgotten details.
I only knew him for a few days, but you're right, I'll never forget that kindness. ^_^
Even if I couldn't recognise his face, I'd definitely recognise his energy.
Kinda like when you recognise someone you know at a costume party, even though they're completely covered up...
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yea, its fucked up that you had to go through that ... but we live and learn... sometimes the hard way. atleast you live to tell\rap the story. i'm really interested in hearing the full story in detail... it sound like a hectic one. but i dont think the details could be explained properly here... the rap and reply to geechi was sufficient, lol...
nd yea its crazy how you can recognize someone just from their energy...
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One day, I plan to make it into a movie or something so I can get my money back, lol
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lol, sounds like a box office hit
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Wow. Can't make that up.
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You gettin' ready for STEEMFest?!
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I am planning to join! But so hard
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