Youth Message-Spoken Word Poem-Blast Off
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Posted By: Mister O The Hip Hop Teacher on December 14, 2012 Internationally known Spoken Word Performance Poet Kamal breaks down real life with real talk for today's young people. Lyrics/Poem (edited edition) Blast Off Youth Message by Kamal Imani You blasted off from the infatuation To be the first to reach the ovum miraculous conception you are now here for a purpose and a cause the world is in your hands bredren it's yours you are a spiritual being descendent of the most high supreme so step up take your place on the world scene blast off Now sister, don't let him blast off in ya unless he got a ring on your finger education a degree or certification or else you gonna end up in a tight situation blast off now brother don't blast of and step off be a man with yours don't leave your shorty and your seeds alone to fight these wars blast off I see some of yall need clarification the real blast off is the jump off and that's education cause yo, cats gonna bling, blaze, bang and do they thang but you gotta innerstand understand and overstand the unseen hand Cause there's a war going on outside no man is safe from to get you out of school into the prison industrial system to make you just a number in the beast computer arteries or just a tombstone in the cemetary either way the system gets paid you just a matrix battery so don't let them stop you and get out your own way you keeping real? Keepin it real is good credit and straight A's and the world will bow to you and write you a blank check You'll be too big for pimpin rides and mtv cribs you'll be rulin the world like Nas and Lauren Hill talked about and you'll be like yo "that cat kamal was the truth no doubt Blast off. Focus on a goal take control and role let the whole cipher know that you got soul like the atom in the womb of the universe that grew into the sun be determined and rise like helium blast off! Purchase on Bandcamp for only $.99 cent! kamalimani.bandcamp.com/track/blast-off-youth-message From the spoken word album "The Mic Is Calling Me" cdbaby.com/cd/kamalimani If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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