I didn't see ******* until I was too old for school
I graduated myself GED when I was twelve
went out to pasture early I was so cool
educated on the streets got literat-ed liberated delved
dabbled collaborated mixing drooling at
all the gangster easy money,  got rich,
had a bizness a box chevy with changing paint
twenties a banging ***** -
ain't never did what was good for me- ain't
feeling ****** now, cause I caught a nine mil', natch'

it is glorious!*

A beautiful morning

Mr. Velvet suit

Softly breezy too

What bout you?

Mr. Velvet suit on the street

That **** corner

Looking for your boo?

Mr. Velvet suit

Your babay making babies

From **** jazz to city blues

A little bit more sad

The lone piano

Black half key in b-minor

Mr. Velvety is an entrepreneur

I doubt he'll sue her

That girl he got all dressed up for

The sweets

Mr. Velvet suit's candy

Shop

Holding down the bizness

This The Streets!

Mr. Velvet suit's company

Don't he dress all nice for you?

A bright summer morning

This here tiny corner

Of a great wide world

Sin City and Mr. Velvet suit.

Good morning!

****** ****.

Ain't it all ****-glorious!

A beautiful morning to you

Mr. Velvet suit

Softly breezy too...

What 'bout bamboozled?

Mr. Velvet suit on the street

That **** corner foo'

Looking for your boo

Mr. Velvet suit?

Your babae making babies

To **** jazz from city blues,

Diminishing our cool.

A little bit more than sad

The only lone piano

(Black crescendoes

A half key in b-minor)

Mr. Velvety is an entrepreneur

I doubt he'll ever sue her

That girl he got all dressed up for

His sweets

Mr. Velvet suit's treat

His candy shop heat

Holding down the bizness

The Streets!

Mr. Velvet's company.

Don't he dress all nice for you?

A bright summer morning

This here tiny corner of a bruise,

Of a great wide world

Sin City and Mr. Velvet suit.

Good morning!

****** ****.

He Escalades as I walk

The dog

Looking for tricks…

So Are You A... Risk TAKER... ?
Or One Who Plays... SAFER... ?

Than Those Whose Flavour …
Prefers … MISBEHAVIOUR... !!?!!
The Reason I Ask Is Because It's QUITE A Task...
To Make Your Mark If Your Thing Is... ART... !!!

One Day In Conversation An Artist Got To STATING...

That.....

"For your art to hit hard and top the charts,
that you've got to take risks, to be a big thing !"

Which I Guess Is True But Think It Through...
Is Risk INTRINSIC... To Being ARTISTIC... ???

I Guess It Is …
When SO MANY USE Gimmicks...
And MANUFACTURED Lyrics …
To Make It In The Bizness'... !!!

The Business of CREATING...
Art That's... Entertaining...

I Guess That's What He's Saying... ?

Art That's … INNOVATING...
May Well INDULGE Risk Taking... ?

But Art That's REAL...
Seems To Be... "Concealed"...

So The Risk To Me Would Seem To Be...
Being An Artist Whose Art Is... FREE... !!!

From Poetry To Comedy …
It's A Risk To Concede To Artistically...
Be A Breed Whose Speech And Artistry …
FITS In Boxes or … “ TV's “...

... Know What I Mean... ?!?

It's An INDUSTRY Where Art COMPETES...
For WHAT... Trophies And BIG MONEY... ?

..... Well That's Just NOT ME..... !!!

But it is RISKY …
To PIN Your Hopes On Artistic Dreams... !!!

Like It Is To BELIEVE …
That SELLING DOPE Ups Periscopes... !!!

... I DON'T THINK SO... !!!

You May Just Sink And Take A HIT...
That ROCKS Your Boat Like CRACK Or Coc'... !!!!!

It's A Risk To TAKE HARD DRUGS You Know... !!!!!
I Mean CLASS A Cos' Most CAN'T Cope...
When It Comes To ADDICTIONS...
That Lead To... "MENTAL PRISONS"... !!!

Apparitions And Prescriptions …
That LIMIT Bigger Visions...
Because of Preconditions …
Positioned Next to VILLAINS.... !!!!!

So... Talking of POSITIONS...
What About These Women... ?!?
With Heads That BOB Like Chickens... !?!?!
They AREN'T ALL... " Finger Lickin' "... !!!!!

In FACT These Days I'm Thinking........
That Condoms Should Be... THICKENED... !!!!!!

Cos' ***** Holes Be STINKIN'... !!!!!!!
of RISKS That Have *****... SHRInkin'... !!!!!!!

It's A Risk To Link With THESE HOT Chicks...
Who Now FRY GUYS Who Think They're Wise...

UNTIL What Rests …
BETWEEN Their Thighs Brings TEARS To Eyes... !!!

Because of *** With A Hole That RIDES...
MORE Than Bikers... RIDE Their Bikes... !!!!!!

But Ladies It's A RISK For You... !!!
To MESS With Dudes Whose Vibe Is Cool...
Has Got NICE SUITS And Money TOO... !!!!!!

.......... DON'T Be Fooled.........
ALL That GLITTERS DIGS OUT Holes...
Just Like THOSE Who DIG For Gold... !!!!!

Ya' See RISKS Are HERE...
And RISKS Are... THERE... !!!!!

So Are You Prepared To RISK Truth or Dare... ?!?
I'd Rather RISK TRUTH Than LIE To PROVE...
I Can Walk Amongst SNAKES To Make My Way... !?!

The Game Nowadays Is...
FAR FROM............................... ............ Fair...... !!!!!
And RISKS DON'T CARE Like Medusas... STARE... !!!!

RISKS Are... " Stone Cold "...
With NO BREWSKIS Yo... !!!!!!!

It's A RISK To Drink And Drink TOO MUCH... !!!
Like It Is To Do Stuff That'll Get You CUFFED... !!!

Because Cops SPILL BLOOD...
And LIKE To PULL GUNS...

So... WATCH YOURSELF Son... !!!!!!!!!

DON'T PLAY That You're TOUGH …
… UNLESS You ARE... !!!!
Cos' Police MARK Cars …
Like Dealers DO CARDS... !!!!

It's A Risk To Gamble...
If You CAN'T HANDLE That BIG LOSS... !!!

Because Like James said...

"You have to pay the cost, to be the boss !"...

And On That Note...

I'll RISK One LAST Quote... !!!
It's A RISK To VOTE For POLITICAL Folks... !!!!!

As It Is To... EVOKE...
That Risks Are THE WAY For A Person To GO... !?!

When It Comes To Lyrics And Scripts I FLIP...
I STICK To THIS NO Gimmicks or TRICKS...
Or... Trying To Be SLICK... !!!!!

My CREATIVE Vibes And Dealings In Life...
DON'T Deal In Cosmetics …
Because They're AUTHENTIC... !!!

Which LIMITS THIS...
A NEED To STICK To Doing Things...

That Make Me INDULGE In TAKING...

........ " RISKS "........

gone with the record collection just
fly beeeeeitch!
I had ten years at least
of changing my name and ordering
13 free LP's on Columbia House
and RCA invested in that
a penny like twenty times
had some of the best Tull
and America vinyl
Eagles and Uriah Heep
and you had me thrown out
on my *** like I was yesterday
by the Beatles
the cops came said go
I did
but I expected my record collection
and my Bose 901 speakers
that mustang all in parts in our shed and parked
without fenders or tires  on our carport
and I came back to get them
and you had gone
with all of it
so just go
I don't think Columbia House
is in bizness ******
anymore-
what can I do?

began the day  
with a lick of sleep
the crust of last night on my lips
Rush songs playing still
grabbed my Olde English I had
not finished in last night's
session
pushed the
volume all the way up
got down to Bizness
ag'in

Ya Know...

It's CLEAR The Subject of WISDOM...
Requires Lyricism That's Bred From...
... THOUGHT And THINKING... !!!!!

In FACT It's DEFINITION...
Encompasses Prescriptions...
That DO NOT Stand By...  " Isms' "...

So Therefore NO RELIGION...
ENCOURAGING DIVISION......
And ACTS of.... SEPARATISM....
Can CLAIM To Be Positioned...
ALONGSIDE... Holding WISDOM... !!?!!

In FACT It Seems NEW VISIONS...
REJECT......... Wisdom........
For Missions Embracing...
... NEEDLESS KILLINGS... !?!

Where INNOCENTS Are VICTIMS... !!!
VICTIMS of... COLLISIONS... !!!
That Leave SO MUCH Blood SPILLING... !!!!!

That... Wisdom Filled Civilians...
Make... ILL ADVISED Decisions...
That Simply INCREASE FRICTION... !!!!!

Like Bullets Sent By VILLAINS...
Whose Wisdom LACKS Good Vision... !!!

WISDOM FEEDS MORE Lenience...
Than... Civil DISOBEDIENCE... !!!

And Has NO TIME For DEVIANCE... !!!
From EVIL Breeds of... DEVIANT... !!!

Who Seem To Lack Ingredients...
Where Wisdom Is The MEDIAN... !!!

The Point Where BALANCE...
.... BADGERS Catchments....
To.... DISMISS BARONS....
COLD And... CALLOUS... !!!!!

When It Comes To The MALICE...
That... FUELS Their Actions... !!!

You See Wisdom DENIES...
Embracing LIES And TAKING Lives...
So That You Can... " FLY HIGH "...

From Family TIES To Corporate Guys...
It's Really NOT WISE To Get TOO TIED...

To Those Who TRY...
To INFECT Your Mind...
With RELIGIOUS Vibes... !!!!!

Or MONETARY Ties Where Wisdom's Consigned...
To Taking Sides And CONTROLLING Designs... !!!

Wisdom DEFINED...
..... PERSONIFIES......
The Ability To THINK... !!!
YES For... YOURSELF... !!!

WITHOUT Using WEALTH...
Or A FAITH That Sells...
Your Soul To The BRINK...
of What's Called... HELL... !!!

For NOT Doing What You're TOLD...
By... CORRUPTED Folds... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wisdom CONTROLLED... ?!?
AIN'T The Way To Go In My Opinion Yo'... !!!

Because TRUTH Be TOLD...
The Deity You FOLLOW...
MUST Have Truths UNTOLD... ?!?

And It Seems Pretty HOLLOW...
To BELIEVE You KNOW...
About An Entity's Role...
From... EONS AGO... !?!

WHY Cos' SOMEONE...
.... TOLD You So.... ?!?
Through... Historical Quotes...
That SOMEONE ELSE Wrote... !?!?!

My Wisdom SLOWS That Roll...
Cos' It DOESN'T Fill Zones...
Where BLACK HOLES Roam... !!!!!!

It FILLS My Spirit To EXHIBIT Lyrics...
That BENEFIT ME... !!!!!
And My... SPIRITUAL Fitness... !!!!!!!!!!!

So Atheist... PLEASE...
It's NOT My Bizness'... !!!
To CLAIM To Be ALL SEEING...
When It Comes To SUPREME BEINGS... !!!!!

My Wisdom Is MORE Like...
An Explorer Trying To Find...
Their Way Towards The LIGHT...
That Gives... ETERNAL LIFE... !!!!...
And WISDOM BEYOND Chat...
That Has NO CONCRETE Facts... !!!!!!!

So My Wisdom DENIES Subscribing To LIES...
Or Things INSCRIBED In Books Designed...
To CONTROL Minds Like They DO Peoples' Lives... !!!!!

From Girls To Guys...
To THOSE Whose PRIDE...
THROWS Wisdom...... ASIDE...... ?!?

So That They Can CLAIM...
To Be BETTER Than CAIN... !?!

When They're NOT Able To USE Their Brain...
To FIND Wisdom That Resides On PLANES...
Where Being HUMANE Is The Name of The Game... !!!

Rather Than Joining CLANS...
Who Are Just As... LAME...

As Those... BEARING.....
.... " Ku Klux Names ".... !!!!!!!

Because... SEPARATIST Traits...
... Are A Path to HATE... !!!

I Believe It's FAIR To Say...
That Experience And Age...
Are Where Wisdom EXHALES... !!!

But YES SOME Youths Have Wisdom TOO... !!!
Because of The Things That They Have Been Through... !!!

But MOST It's TRUE DON'T Make SMART Moves...
Because They're YOUNG And Wanna Have FUN... !!!

Cos' You're Only Young... ONCE... !!!
And On THAT Note Here's My LAST Quote...

LIVE LIFE... Be WISE...
And Make SMART Moves... !!!

DON'T FOLLOW Crews...
Try FOLLOWING... YOU...

YES... YOUR OWN INSTINCTS... !!!!!

Take Time And... THINK...
And... DON'T Be The ONE...
Who's The WEAKEST Link... !!!!

Be An... ORGANISM...
That EVOLVES With A Rhythm...
Where HEIGHTENED Thinking...
DISMISSES..... *** - is - ion.....
And............ IGNORANT Living..... !!!!!

But INSTEAD Is Something WILLING...
To... EMBRACE KNOWLEDGE...

And ENLISTING...

....... " WISDOM "......

Ain’t it all ****-glorious!

A beautiful morning to you

Mr. Velvet suit

Softly breezy too

What bout bamboozled

Mr. Velvet suit on the street

That **** corner foo,

Looking for your boo?

Mr. Velvet suit

Your babae making babies

From **** jazz to city blues

Diminishing cool

A little bit more sad

The only lone piano

(Black crescendo just a half key, so b-minor)

Mr. Velvety is an entrepreneur

I doubt he'll sue her

That girl he got all dressed up for

The sweets

Mr. Velvet suit's candy

Shop

Holding down the bizness

The Streets!

Mr. Velvet suit's company

Don't he dress all nice for you?

A bright summer morning

This here tiny corner of a bruise,

Of a great wide world

Sin City and Mr. Velvet suit.

Good morning!

****** ****.

He Escalades as I walk

The dog

Looking for tricks…

Ya Know I Think It’s Fair To Say...    
That PUPPETS Reign The World TODAY... !!!
    
From Heads of State...    
To Those Making CLAIMS...    
    
That They COMMAND The Stage...    
With WORDPLAY ARRAYS...    
Befitting of... “ A SAGE “... !?!    
    
When IN FACT They DISPLAY...    
Wordplay That Indicates...    
    
A LACK of Lyrical Gifts...    
BEYOND What Pulls Their Strings... !!!!!!    
    
Being FAKE To Earn Their Pay... !!!    
USING Stakes That Count DRAC’ BREAKS... !!!!    
    
Playing... “ SAFE “...    
With Things They Say...    
Cos’ They CAN’T UPSET...    
Who WRITES Their Cheques... !!!    
    
MASTERS Who Set...    
ALL TYPES of TRENDS... !!!!    
Like RAPPERS Sent...    
To DUMB Down Heads... !!!    
    
AND SPOKEN WORD Poets...    
Whose Words EXPRESSED...    
    
DEFINE... PUPPETS... !!!!!  
    
Whose Form of Text...    
Whether HEARD Or READ...    
Is Used To EXPRESS...    
A LOT of NONSENSE... ?!!!?    
    
SHOUTING And SCREAMING...    
About Their … “ Leanings “...    
    
To Be The NEXT HEAD...    
Whose Words Have MEANING... !!!  
    
Well I’m Glad To Say...    
I’m ABOVE Their Ceiling... !!!!!    
Sipping Darjeeling... !!!    
Whilst Compiling ARRAYS...    
of FREE Wordplay... !!!    
    
NEVER Written For Pay... !!!    
But Written To DISPLAY...    
    
How FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION........    
REFUSES Second Guessing... !!!    
    
Because of Those OBSESSING....    
About Making IMPRESSIONS... !!!  
    
That... Audiences LIKE... !!!    
That’s NOT The Way I WRITE  ... !!!!  
    
I Write Thoughts From My Mind...    
That Are MY TRUTH DEFINED... !!!  
    
NOT FOR APPLAUSE And SMILES...    
Or BIG TIME Dollar Signs... !!!    
Cos That To Me DEFINES...    
    
A Mind That’s Inclined...    
To Write WEAK Rhymes... !!!!!!    
    
Built To WEAKEN Minds... !!!  
    
Which Like Prince Said...    
Are Just... Signs of The Times... !!!    
    
Toeing Lines To Get Some SHINE... !!!!!    
I Guess That’s Why I’m NOT Recognised... ?!?    
    
Cos’ I’m NOT INCLINED...    
To Join... PUPPET Lines... !!!  
    
Or THOSE With Strings... !!!    
That Pull And Tug... !!!    
At Them Like LINKS...    
    
Who DON’T Give A... “ WHAT “... !!!  
    
ABOUT Things They Bring...    
When They Rap And Sing...    
    
Puppeteers Who RING...    
Changes That STING... !!!!!    
... ESPECIALLY When... !!!    
Problems AREN’T Stemmed... !!!    
    
Like DUBIOUS Deaths... !?!    
Grand Juries DEFEND.... ?!?    
    
YES... FERGUSON Types...    
Where Young Blacks DIE... !!!!!    
And PUPPETS Start To CRY... !!!!!!!  
    
For... EQUAL CIVIL RIGHTS... !!!    
    
Well It All SOUNDS NICE...    
UNTIL You Find...    
    
The BADDEST of Rappers... !!!    
... Crying Like Hatters...    
    
... MAD And SAD...    
And FOLLOWING FADS... !!!    
    
As If Their Lyrics...    
STAND AGAINST The Bizness’...    
    
of Spitting SICKNESS... !!!!!!    
That INSPIRES Young Minds...    
To Live By... " CRIME "... ?!?!?    
    
If You’re One of THOSE Guys... ?    
... You Should RECOGNISE... !!!    
    
The Strings of Your MASTERS... !!!    
That Lead To DISASTERS... !!!!!    
    
And STOP Your SQUAWKING... !!!    
When The ONLY ONES Walking...    
After Streets Start WARRING...    
    
Are THE SAME PUPPETEERS...    
Who SHOOT Then SNEER... !!!    
    
At... Protests Made...    
That DON’T Make The Grade...    
of AFFECTING CHANGE... !!!    
In Those Who TIRADE...    
    
About Black On Black Crime...    
    
On CNN... PRIMETIME... !?!  
It’s Time For ALL THESE PUPPETS...    
    
To STAND FOR MORE Than RUNNING...    
GUMS To Have THAT MONEY... !!!    
    
Cos’ YOUNG Black Deaths AREN’T FUNNY... !!!    
And ARE FAR FROM...  Light And Sunny... !!!  
    
THATS RIGHT I’m NOT A Guy...    
Whose EVER Had THAT SHINE... !!!!!!.    
For My Wordplay Designs...    
    
One Has To Wonder... WHY... ?!?    
    
Well MAYBE It’s Because... ?    
I Don’t Write For A PRIZE... !!!    
    
Or Simply For APPLAUSE...    
And STRINGS TOO TIGHT And Taut...    
    
To STEM How My Mind ROARS... !!!    
When THOUGHTS Are What It Draws...    
About The Way The SYSTEM...    
    
Like Puppet Strings Be GRIPPING.... !!!!!    
ONTO Puppets... " TRIPPIN' "... !!!  
    
Because People Will Listen...    
To NONSENSE They Relate...    
Due To Their Chains of FAME...    
    
THEY Talk About... THE GAME...    
That RULES The Way They Play...    
    
Well Just Like TOSH I Say...    
    
“ I’m Here To **** What’s Fake ! “    
    
So Just for Those Now FRONTIN’...    
Like CINDERELLA Pumpkins... !!!    
    
Who SWITCH Their Stance...  
For..... “ SHOW “..... !!!!!!!!!!!    
    
Then BEND OVER Like **’s... !!!    
THESE WORDS Are For YOU PROS’... !!!    
    
Cos' It’s Time To TELL Y’all SOMETHING... !!!    
There Are Those of Us... WHO KNOW...    
    
You’re JUST ANOTHER...    
    
......... “ PUPPET “........

Ya Know CERTAIN Dudes....
Have Told Me... “ That I’m Rude ! “...

Well Now If This Is TRUE... ?
My Response To You FOOLS...

Is THIS... “ **** WOOD !!! “...

Now I’ve Also Been Told...
By... IGNORANT Thinkers...
That I’m... “ Just A ****** !!! “...

By Asians And Wiggers....
And Black Joes Like... “ STRINGER “...

This Ignorance Lingers............................    ..........
And Rings Just Like BELLS...
Now WIRED To Cells... !!!!!

That’s RIGHT... Cellphones... !!!

Ya See I’ve Also Been Told...
That... “ I am TOO BOLD,
And Just TOO ******* ! “...

Now That Argument’s POOR...
Cos’ I... Just KEEP It RAW... !!!
And ARTICULATE War... !!!

I’ve Been Told A LOT of Things...
That Have Proven To STING... !!!

From Chicas’ Who Think...
That Dem’ ***** Don’t STINK... !!!
of The Latest *****... !!!
That They Let Part Their Lips.... !!!!

While I Have Been Told...
By Girlies Who KNOW... !!!

That My **** Is Quite BIG... !!!!
And FAR TOO THICK...
For... **** Bizness... !!!!!

By... Stupid White Chicks...
Who Claimed To LOVE IT.... !!!!!!

You See This Is A Piece...
That Will Simply REVEAL...

The Talk That Some RUN...
When They Should SHUT Their Gums... !!!!!

I’ve Been Told DIFFERENT Stuff...
That Was CALLOUS And ROUGH... !!!

Sandpaper Flavoured....
By Those Known As... “ Playas’ “...

Who CLAIM To Be GREATER...
Than... BRUTAL Dictators... !!!!

The Kind of PROCLAIMERS...
Who CLAIM To Be SLAYERS... !!!
of The... Great Debaters... !!!!

I’ve Got Words For Them TOO... !!!!!

… “ Stop Playing The Fool ! “...

Cos You Just AIN’T... “ The ONE “...
You PROCLAIM To Be Son... !!!

I’ve Been Told That I’m COLD...
By Those Who LACK Soul... !!!

And That... “ I am ANGRY ! “...

Because of My Speech...
And Use of Poetry... !!!

I’ve Also Been Told That I’m....

.... “ OPINIONATED “....

Simply Because of TRUTH I’ve Related... ?!?

Now The Point of This Script...
Is To WARN Those LOOSE LIPS... !!!!!!

That You NEED TO THINK....
Before I Start To FLIP....
Your IGNORANT Quips... !!!

And Choose To SINK... !!!!
Your... " Battleship "... !!!!!

It Can Happen THAT QUICK...
If You TRY To Diss...

The Lyrical KING That Big Virge IS... !!!!!
  
Cos I’ve Been Told This TOO... !!!!

“Big Virge, it is true !
You’re a talented dude !
and a very clever fella,
when it comes to using letters !
The V in your case,
goes way beyond space
and Lizard Vendettas !
Too sharp for most heads,
because when you express
you’re far from generic !
In fact your flow,
comes like antiseptic !
Authentic and clean,
with a cure that’s poetic !”

But Wouldn’t You Know...
These Days I’m Told NO... !!!!
By..... Studio Pro’s.......

Who CLEARLY Can’t Take...
What I Flow In Prose...
And Rhyme That SHOWS...
That My Style Is DOPE...
WITHOUT The... “ Coc’  “... !!!!!

It’s A TOUGH Ol' Road... !!!
When You KEEP Getting Told...

That You’re...
... “ This And You’re That !!! “...

By Mind States Now TRAPPED...
By This Simple Fact...

That Speaking TOO FAST...
Just PROVES You’re An ***... !!!!!

Who Moves Just Like DARTH... !!!

So DON'T Get A Pass...
To Get Past... GO... !!!!!!!!!

Cos’ You Dig BIG HOLES...
That IMPRISON Your Soul... !!!

And That Is THAT.

I’ve Been Told A LOT of CRAP...
By Woman And Man... !!!

And That’s Just The Way....
That My Story Goes...  

When It Comes To The Things...
That......

......... “ I Have Been Told “.......