Annotations for Speaker: Jonathan Gray

Jonathan

Jonathan

from Howard University.

from Howard University.

Peace to all the brothers from 8 Rock.

Peace to all the brothers from 8 Rock.

Um, if you think this poem applies to you, then it probably does.

Um, if you think this poem applies to you, then it probably does.

What?

What?

You don't really want to battle.

You don't really want to battle.

Are you buggin Comin at me with some old muley mouth bullshit about why can't the brothers and sisters get along.

Are you buggin Comin at me with some old muley mouth bullshit about why can't the brothers and sisters get along.

Fuck that, fake punk.

Fuck that, fake punk.

You know you only kickin that shit so you can have sex with a pseudo revolutionary, nappy headed, falsetto intellectual who is jockin you because you have a nose ring.

You know you only kickin that shit so you can have sex with a pseudo revolutionary, nappy headed, falsetto intellectual who is jockin you because you have a nose ring.

A nose ring.

A nose ring.

And you surely ain't no bull like I am.

And you surely ain't no bull like I am.

Preachin about respect.

Preachin about respect.

You don't respect what I stand for.

You don't respect what I stand for.

Always talking about represent, hmm, what the fuck do you represent?

Always talking about represent, hmm, what the fuck do you represent?

Bourgeois black trust fund baby trying to be real, phony punk, what?

Bourgeois black trust fund baby trying to be real, phony punk, what?

I know you ain't saying nothing.

I know you ain't saying nothing.

Doing this rhythm and poetry to rebel against your parents.

Doing this rhythm and poetry to rebel against your parents.

I don't have parents.

I don't have parents.

My mother dropped me off when I was 12.

My mother dropped me off when I was 12.

I was old.

I was old.

I have suppositions.

I have suppositions.

And you want to battle me?

And you want to battle me?

Bitch ass nigga, step!

Bitch ass nigga, step!

I ain't got nothin to live for, and nothin to lose.

I ain't got nothin to live for, and nothin to lose.

So what, nigga?

So what, nigga?

Step.

Step.

Yeah, that's what I thought.

Yeah, that's what I thought.