Wednesday, May 26, 2010

New (and old) music!!

A couple of tracks off the upcoming mixtape!! Enjoy!!



Sunday, May 16, 2010

Thursday, May 13, 2010

"Message"

Actually…
SYNAPTUALLY…
My brain snaps on so many different levels an elevator could not compete.
A devastator could not defeat.

You see, the only way to the top of this tower is sheer willpower, dedication, determination, and the patience of eight men.

Intellects malnourished until their shapes thin,
but at this food for thought buffet
even lay-men can get a plate in.

We are PSYCHOLOGICALLY LYNCHED and forced to endure the stench of our own internalized racism,

FACE IT!

No longer will I hold my tongue or turn a blind eye as I watch my beautiful Black people be misled to believe that to be Black is anything less than that of Kings and Queens.

It seems to me the TV and Media have forgotten where we came from.

The land of kings where we REIGNED once
and ancestors sang songs of freedom,
What have WE done?

Stand on the block and shoot
contraband in socks and shoes,
Is that COOL?

Slingin the same product that got us locked up in this perpetual cycle of cops and robbers…

Feels like all they do is watch US.

And you can run but the clocks up,
Not time but life’s hourglass has just passed its last grain of sand. A quick trap in which they laugh when your ass gets caught… fool.

Maybe WE forgot too…

Because now we let the media and magazines disrespect our Black queens, telling them that to be attractive they have to get:

Perms and Weaves
Makeups and creams

Wake up and dream of a day you wash your face in the sink and say “I Am Beautiful”

It comes as no surprise, beauty blooms from inside
Confidence, ladies that’s where true beauty lies.

I remember, its been like this from the start
they told us to hate our own skin and pit light against dark

“Light skin and Wavy” vs. “The Tar-Babies”??

MAYBE we need to… PAUSE and contemplate the way we allow outsiders to create and provide us the perceptions of our own race.

How many Black men do YOU know sharing a jail space?

The new slave ship, they’ll have you believing its fail safe, only because they don’t want to give our sails space.

Once we catch the wind we can travel and go to heights unfathomed by the likes of those oppressive types.

FREEDOM!!

Fight for our rights…

…error, message not received, please return to sender….
…a fracture of our dreams, NOW do you remember?

Peace.

Monday, May 3, 2010

FOLLOW ME!!

Man, I hope yall are watching the Twitter Page!!! Things are coming together in a BIG WAY!! Keep your eyes & ears open!! @APoetsTweets!!