Being Me Is The SH** (unedited version) -parental discretion advised- I’ve seen a lot of cool cats N my time caught some sweet rhymes checked some fine dimes slip away with lames wondering Y it wasn’t like that 4 me I’ve seen it as a crime as I’ve been passed over 4 this or that time after time guys doing grimy shit getting all the benefits nickel & dime niggas living million dollar lives while in the meantime I lived the old paradigm of nice guys finishing behind But it’s cool By the time it’s bedtime digested daily doses of bullshit with powerful mental enzymes thanked God 4 his blessings & drifted off 4 dreamtime I know that everything is as cool as the sunshine on the shoreline in the summertime on a breezy afternoon Despite living in this cesspit of hypocrites, pulpit pimps, and presidential nitwits I must admit being me is the shit I love being just who I am Damn the rest God made me the best Living this life w/ fire and grit Being me is the shit I thank God everyday 4 blessing me 2 live another day Doing things my way Using this wordplay like my sensei’s swordplay Not conceited But I won’t downplay my divinity 4 some1 else’s comfortability My DNA is that of royalty so I got every reason 2 B happy Life is my forte making me ready 2 get any day underway But that’s how U do when U recognize that U R as powerful as any sunray I shape my own payday which can happen all 2 infrequently This word is 4 the people so I continue 2 spit cuz being me is the shit * chorus * *bridge* I’m the little legged muthafucka Nationalistic supa brotha movin all the people furtha 2 burn this system down Ain’t neva been afraid of being me Used my nationality 2 set me free descended of those from the bottom of the sea Not 2 ghetto Not 2 bougie Being me is the shit *repeat* The doors of the Church of the Funky Soul R now open U ain’t got 2 B N the choir 2 sit in this pulpit This outfit is 4 the spiritually legit the halfwits, tight-knits, & dimwits alike Only the counterfeit clones R unfit 2 kick it here We don’t want them 2 transmit any of that negativity 2 our soon 2 B close knit family But don’t trip We’ve got a place 4 U 2 If U submit 2 the Divine voice Nside of U Commit yourself 2 the knowledge that the Creator made U perfect Don’t allow any culprit 2 convince U that your self love is narcissistic rather than simple healthy and realistic Embrace your own spirit & admit being the best U that U can B has its benefits Look em dead N the eye & say it adamant I LOVE MYSELF I'M LIKE NO ONE ELSE Being me is the SHIT! Discopoetry 7/25/05