1300 Canal St.
A Rapper Named Nati
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Yo I'm a do this in one take Keep it all I put my life in my raps Testify with my hand on the Bible in fact We had to fight for a chance Our only hope was the light through the cracks 'Cause otherwise it was very dim If I was scared to die, I'd be scared to live Escorted to paradise by the seraphim They threw me in that lake, I could barely swim This is the truest shit I ever dared to spit The truth is, music is my therapist If the shoe fits, you should be wearin' it You couldn't take a step in mine; find a pair that fits This is my cross to bear so I carry it Till it becomes the pine box that I'm buried in I inherited this pain. So I'm sharin' it I was four years old when my parents split Yeah, that that was my earliest memory Honestly, I have trouble remembering Anything as a kid that's a happy thought All I had was rap and basketball But I remember my dad takin' me See, I was kidnapped basically I sat in the van waitin', he Was on the phone at the gas station, screamin' At my mama. Now I'm re-livin' the trauma Of a childhood filled with demons and drama I had no one to lead or to follow So I marched to the beat of a hollow 55 gallon drum on Canal Street I cut the rim off and nailed it to a damn tree That was my hoop. The dirt was my court, fam Ballin' in second-hand dirty Jordache Rim so low, I'd feel tall with my short ass Didn't have a real ball, couldn't afford that Got a cheap one from Save-a-Lot again The last one I had, ended up poppin' it I would freestyle while I was lobbin' bricks Every time I would take a shot and miss I would just pretend that I was blockin' it Wanted to be Dennis Rodman or David Robinson Now I'm Pac again. Goin back and forth Between rap and sports. Once I realized I'd never have the chance to score like Magic or Soar like Jordan, of course I started rappin more I used to wake up before the sun came up Watch A Different World, eat, and lace up My DaDa Supremes. Hit the court for A few hours at least. Never got any better But I would feel free, and I would be sore June 15th, 2004 The greatest day of my life until my child was born I created a life, but my smile was worn I was elated with pride. But at the same time my strengths were outweighed by my plight. I was in a dark place Found my way to the light. And I prayed every night Anxious and blind, the pain always stayed on my mind I channeled it into this music, had a dream and a vision Never needed permission. You could see the commitment I caught a wave in a sea of affliction I lost my faith, I just needed conviction We were raised in egregious conditions We were born with predispositions For alcoholism and evil addiction But it's not a disease, it's a symptom Daddy was an alcoholic He kicked the habit when I went off to college It left me wondering if he drank because of me I was a handful when I was a teen But I'm so proud of him and bro and sis too They both kicked drugs and that's a big move You gotta kill that shit before it kills you 'Cause the reaper don't take IOUs when the bill's due I don't even wanna know what they went through That led to the drug use and the spent youth See, their dad was a drunk just like my father But he was a different type of monster One time I found a knife inside his car That night he came inside with the knife behind his arm I never knew him to have bite behind his bark But I was afraid for the lives he'd try to harm He was looking for my brother while he threatened us I think he wanted to kill his own flesh and blood I guess that's just what this infection does It affects and spreads to everyone you love Quite often mom would take me to McDonald's When the fights stopped 'n get me a Happy Meal How ironic. All I wanted Was a hockey stick. So she ran out and got me it And my friends said what a spoiled ass kid But they didn't understand we never had shit And we only did then 'cause she got her taxes Never had a plasma screen, but we got a trampoline A soccer ball and a basketball hoop We even got a real basketball too And that was the best summer that I ever had I like to think about it if I'm ever sad And for some reason, it makes me sadder
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