A feminist stance on Hip Hop for a change?
Here's a glance at the 'real me'.
lyrics
I hope that you see,
Seeing the real me (x3)
This air that I breathe,
Isn't the real me,
So won't you come on and see me?
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Identity, what a concept...
You and me, social construct..
and what a complex we must have,
cause judging by those Jordans
you ain't nothing to jump past, Jumpman.
Yeah, and I'm glad you can buy pride,
cause everything I buy, highly defines mine,
and every time someone questions me about my ride,
I tell 'em I wanna buy another one and help me decide why.
Just to start the conversation, and then I'm like, oh ya, I'm in entertainment, and just for your information, this conversation would usually cost you a retainer, but I'm just sayin' that so he put's values upon my statements!
What a way to get that validation, you thought you were bad,
I was on my Instagram all day looking for a newer fad,
I tried to grab a couple fans, I guess a few were mad,
cause they didn't tag me back
I wish I could refute this crap!
But I refuse to dad,
I'm not gonna son you,
Like I refused a dad,
I didn't want ad-vice,
like I refused a dad,
Uh, 3 triple entendres in a row, here we go, what a foolish man
See I provoke a sound of laughter when I joke around right after
I say something serious that how I have ta-,
Talk about my ever after, never thought I'd be a rapper,
matter fact, my child hood friends are prolly laughin', *ugh.
Whats with this truth you use? It's truly you, its beautiful! *ah-yeah.
I try to enthuse and move, to share these views that I see, *yeah-yeah.
••••••
I hope that you see,
Seein' the real me (x3)
This air that I breathe,
Isn't the real me,
So won't you come on and see me.
••••••
Yo, I tried to coax Xolisa to get up on this track with me,
You know how many dudes from the block that rap I see?
That are frequently, like please pick me,
but I'd rather have a female MC, her strength is deep.
Real strength, don't talk shit or make noise,
you know it takes a strong female to raise you boys?
Pure power in her spirit, no raised voice,
Yeah, thats the way to do it, great choice,
It's like who am I? maybe its part of me,
And through all this mysogony, it may be hard to see,
but to create art, we need vulnerability,
So a female trait, is deep, within you real MC's.
Now think about that shit and bring it on back wit
all that bitch talk , that makes you sound backwards
'cause whats the time frame? we in the prohibition?
If you a strong man, take the strength, sit n listen!
See what you've effected, be open now,
Consider the emotions that your thoughts are growing out,
Do you wear that mask every time your going out?
Light bulb* Looks like we got a winner sir, come on down.
•••••
I hope that you see,
Seeing the real me x3
This air that I breathe,
Isn't the real me,
So won't you come on and see me.
credits
released October 10, 2016
Vocals by Evan Porter & Ellevan
Music by Evan Porter & Ellevan
Produced & Written by Ellevan
Guitar by Nick Tateishi @mixmunk
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