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Nate Dogg
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since 1999-11-15
Posts 1658
Georgia, Fulton

0 posted 2001-03-29 01:23 AM


Man, I must have caught some poetic fever cause, I'm releasing two poems on the same night, something I haven't done in a long time. Anyways, this piece was inspired by the song "Reelishymn"  by my favorite MC, Ras Kass....Ras Kass is a great underground MC that's struggling for commercial sucess despite the fact, that he's better 90% of the competition....he raps about religion, politics, struggles to fame, etc.....he's has a large vocabulary and he's one of the few MC's to have a degree...he's very intelligent and that's why I like him....I did good bit of revising on this too...anyways, I hope y'll enjoy the poem.....peace!


Like the sun in the sky,
my career is fixing to set
as money barely comes by,
for a rap artist such as I
as, I got skills in heavy abundance,
but my fate, been reduced to a low rate,
while my peers, make music that's redundant
as their rivers of cash, flow great
because, it's all about the money
so, it's quantity over quality
as good intentions are microscopic,
to swell and fat pockets,
as it's easier to stagnate and flop,
than it is, to elevate to the top,
and it's a shame,
that some artists in this rap game,
only care about the women, money, and fame,
and neglect the projects,
from where they came
when they get rise, from ashy to classy.
I give a damn about a platinum plaque,
I just wanna get paid,
and recieve respect from true hip-hop fans,
for all the worthy music I've made,
as I'm depressed, drinking a bottle of henny,
thinking about the future of my son Jimmy,
while avoiding that feeling dancing in my heart
of deciding whether or not, to abandon my art
cause, when I make a commercial song,
the true hip-hop fans think I'm wrong
but, when I make an underground classic
the masses, by pass it,
so basically, I'm trapped in rap's casket.
Who can I blame,
for these thought waves,
that flow through my brain,
keeping me from going insane,
as I'm a dope lyricist, a hope therapist,
that drops knowledge, like an anthropologist
but, they don't wanna hear anything complex,
all they wanna hear, is drugs, money, and sex.
They don't wanna hear something essential,
something that helps your mental,
they just wanna hear something more conventional
as I refuse, to forfeit my artisic integrity,
for more money from making a pop-rap melody,
in other words, I refuse to sell out
my hip-hop roots, in pursuit of more clout,
as I just want enough money,
to live my life in security
but, it's alright though
as I've accepted,
to how subjected life goes
and how rough life can be
as I'm in this abyss, of unhappiness
cause, of my immense passion to emcee
but no matter what,
I will continue to bless the mic,
with immaculate precise.

[This message has been edited by Nate Dogg (edited 03-29-2001).]

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JamesMichael
Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA
1 posted 2001-03-29 06:58 AM


Good message Nate...the hits are not necessarily the good quality songs...although some do slip through...
I think when an artist has a hit it gives him an opportunity to be true to himself and that is when an artist can really shine...no one likes rejection....James

Nate Dogg
Senior Member
since 1999-11-15
Posts 1658
Georgia, Fulton
2 posted 2001-03-30 08:41 AM


Thank you Jimmy for responding...I figured not much people would respond to this one cause, it's about rap, a type of music that few peple on this website seem to like.

[This message has been edited by Nate Dogg (edited 03-30-2001).]

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