Poem of the Month!
Niggas Don't Read
by B. Roc
I said, put in a book 'cause niggas don't read.
What do you mean niggas don't read....
Nigga's read Terry McMillian and Nigga's definitely read Zane
and they 'bout to start reading 50 Cent's stories of the streets and cocaine.
Nigga's read the TV Guide
Nigga's read the Sports pages.
Man, Nigga's even read each other's clothing labels.
Nigga's read the Source for sho' and they definitely read XXL.
Nigga's don't stop reading that bullchit even when they go to jail.
Nigga, you don't understand
I'm trying to tell you that niggas don't READ.
What I mean is that niggas can't see.
Niggas don't see what lies between the lines of our society.
Niggas spend all they time reading what they think they be.
Time spent fulfilling an American made Self-fulfilling prophecy – better known as --------------- the nigga.
If nigga's only knew what they should be reading thru…
Man, if HBO, ABC, CBS, & BET would just have a news flash – "Yo My Nigga - READ ME".
Read Malcolm
Read Martin
Read Marcus
Read Malauna
Read Kwame
Read Carter G.
Read Haki
Nigga pick up a book about you and me.
Pick up a book about YOUR psychology.
Understand that it really is bigger than Tupac & Biggie. It's bigger than Hip Hop, it's bigger than Rocafella, the Urban League, and the NAACP.
Nigga read like a scholar in pursuit of yo' PHD.
Get 'you a gotdamn library card – it's free.
Start trading your books like wack ass rappers trade irrelevant hooks and dope boys trade empty and mean looks.
Read for empowerment and self-improvement and spiritual growth – that's that real dope. The dope that gets you high and empowers you.
The dope that spreads like wildfire to your children and your children's children so that they will know somewhere down the line
Before them the Nigga died
and the Black Man began to grow.
He finally got hooked on that real dope – Knowledge, Wisdom, and Understanding
wrapped in them papers called a book.
Read Niggas.
Read.
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What do you mean niggas don't read....
Nigga's read Terry McMillian and Nigga's definitely read Zane
and they 'bout to start reading 50 Cent's stories of the streets and cocaine.
Nigga's read the TV Guide
Nigga's read the Sports pages.
Man, Nigga's even read each other's clothing labels.
Nigga's read the Source for sho' and they definitely read XXL.
Nigga's don't stop reading that bullchit even when they go to jail.
Nigga, you don't understand
I'm trying to tell you that niggas don't READ.
What I mean is that niggas can't see.
Niggas don't see what lies between the lines of our society.
Niggas spend all they time reading what they think they be.
Time spent fulfilling an American made Self-fulfilling prophecy – better known as --------------- the nigga.
If nigga's only knew what they should be reading thru…
Man, if HBO, ABC, CBS, & BET would just have a news flash – "Yo My Nigga - READ ME".
Read Malcolm
Read Martin
Read Marcus
Read Malauna
Read Kwame
Read Carter G.
Read Haki
Nigga pick up a book about you and me.
Pick up a book about YOUR psychology.
Understand that it really is bigger than Tupac & Biggie. It's bigger than Hip Hop, it's bigger than Rocafella, the Urban League, and the NAACP.
Nigga read like a scholar in pursuit of yo' PHD.
Get 'you a gotdamn library card – it's free.
Start trading your books like wack ass rappers trade irrelevant hooks and dope boys trade empty and mean looks.
Read for empowerment and self-improvement and spiritual growth – that's that real dope. The dope that gets you high and empowers you.
The dope that spreads like wildfire to your children and your children's children so that they will know somewhere down the line
Before them the Nigga died
and the Black Man began to grow.
He finally got hooked on that real dope – Knowledge, Wisdom, and Understanding
wrapped in them papers called a book.
Read Niggas.
Read.
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