1996
A Rapper Named Nati
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Started writin' back in '96 No one thought I could rap, they were surprised I did He's the quiet kid, he's too shy to spit And I had the whitest skin, didn't even kinda fit The stereotype in which they supplied me with Didn't try to fit in and I was fine with it Tryin' to find a glimpse of hope in my environment Nine years old, exposed to some grimy shit Mom and her drunk boyfriend just had a fight again So I'm hidin' in my bedroom, turn up the tunes In an attempt to silence it MTV just to block the noise, then he got annoyed I heard him yellin' 'till he lost his voice "Tell him turn that shit down 'fore I pop the boy!" So I run outside and dry my wet face Practice my jump shot, tryin' to be MJ Bone Thugs, Pac, and Nas in my headspace Big Poppa, The Lox, and then Mase I was a Bad Boy, '97 and '98 '99's when I really started to Shyne great Early 2000's, I put my soul in it I was 'Bout It, 'Bout It, there was No Limit By '05 I was in my prime Only thing I cared about was gettin' signed But 2010 was a different time Put down the pen, led a different life Who are you to criticize if you never lived it? I... Swam against the tide and still survived I epitomize resiliency, brilliantly And still unleash wrath and death on every track I wreck I was Ready to Die, this Life After Death A second chance to advance and demand respect I'm back and yes, I'm at my best Quick maths, you skipped class; couldn't pass the test I talk a lot of trash, but can cash the checks As you gasp for breath, any last requests? Yo Started fightin' back in '96 No one knew the pain of the life I lived He's a frightened kid, inside his mind is sick We were designed to live and die on a violent whim Dedicated my life to this And what do I have to show for it? Success is so foreign, how do I go forward When I have been denied at every turn every time? Rappin' longer than most of you've even been alive My tracks are somber, emotional, deep and energized I'm a menace, I have been described as a threat With a serious neglect for life, mysterious when pennin' lines I'm not a friendly guy; period, end of sentence, bye So respect the line and make sure you don't cross it My verbal genocide stops flows like a broke faucet You don't want it, no emcee is safe But it didn't have to be this way Wanted to be the hero, you didn't see the cape I can't believe how casually you threw me away I wanna eat this cake, but people say You can't have have it and eat it too, that's the defeatist view I have a plan to make sure these elitists lose And I'll see it through, the establishment Leading you to believe that you can make your dreams come true Feedin' you lean till you cant even move That's the secret to keepin' you weak, subdued, And on a leash confused, so you don't see the truth This ain't a speech where I reveal my evil scheme to you It's plain and simple, they maintain a system Where basic clichés retain the place of wisdom If anything that you say is out of place or different They'll replace you with someone who obeys and listens When you're jaded 'cause you're sick of the same conditions And you're pissed and don't embrace the fate you're given You don't relate to livin', and it's your face they spit in That's how you create a villain Started dyin' back in '96 When Pac died, I cried; I was a tiny kid This is what violence did to your idols And this is how you're tryin' to live? It's suicidal We loved Pac and Big both though the two were rivals You might have to pick coasts in the feud, but I don't We used to jam tunes about true survival Now all these wack dudes are just spewin' bile We used to have storytellers that painted pictures Now every song that's ever on's 'bout cocaine and liquor They did the same but the way they behaved was different They used to slang 'caine, now these lames just sniff it There's only so much that a man can take Before he snaps and breaks, when he can't escape The shadow of his past mistakes, he has to manage And maintain the massive weight on his shoulders They told him to adapt or change, he understands the stakes That came attached to the decision that he has to make And how his actions shape his mission and tragic fate The vision he had has changed, he has to recalibrate They keep castin' shade on the plans he makes Which only exacerbates his damaged state He's a savage, he's manic, he's a basket case He went a tad insane debatin' which path to take He had the chance to save the damsel in distress Or wreak havoc on the rest, those that challenge and reject Even casually detest him, he's obsessed with Vengeance, the regression's endless, we all played a part To create a villain, you just break his heart If you degrade his art, that's a great place to start Cast him aside, if your actions deny Him any chances to shine, you'll be glad that you died He's consumed by the darkness in the absence of light Now you're doomed as a target of his actual spite This ain't the type of madness you can banish or fight I can only imagine how you react to the rise The rise of a Villain
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