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Urban Poetry

I was on the eighteen headin' downtown
when I heard a tin beat headseat turned around
Dude asked if it was cool..."the ipod too loud"?
I said it didn't matter, you make yo gangsta proud

He smiled and he asked me "you wanna sit here?"
This joint is so dope
the message too clear
I said "I'm not a fan, I like the rock n roll"
he said give this a listen
it' ll do good to your soul

it's called Urban Poetry
the voice of all these passin streets
every corner tells a story
there's blood in every single beat
It sounds like sex and violence
but the real one's lived the news
put it all together
it's a modern day blues

Well, he knew alot more then he let on
he mentioned Led Zep and Stevie Ray Vaughn
He said, "them cats are hip hop, know you dont believe
It starts with Robert Johnson on up to Jay Z"

Then he pulled out a gitar from under the seat
startin riffin Hendrix hummin a Snoop beat
it's all raw and primal, then he grunted a note
"pain and pleasure
from 19th century folks"

it's called Urban Poetry
the voice of all these passin streets
every corner tells a story
there's blood in every single beat
It sounds like sex and violence
but the real one's lived the news
put it all together
it's a modern day blues

Not having been a student of this particular art form I don't really know how to adequately respond to this one except to say that it does have a moral to it that some people know more about life and different things when you dig below the surface. Comes from those who often are left out of enjoying the luxury life and surrounded by abundance.

yeah, that's partially it. Just because we can't see or hear validation in somebody else's culture, doesn't mean it's not valid.

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Not really a kid rock fan, but one thing he said kinda hit me, he said that hip hop music has a huge influence on all music today, it's today's blues music.

So I thought about it, and I was able to see similarities in blues and hip hop, it's all about the lifestyles and hard lives, and struggle. Music just reflected that.

Some of the things rappers complain about were the same things the blues men were complaining about. "You done me wrong"

The talent and the musicality is not in the same plane, but the sentiment is not far off. Both art forms have it.

Thanks for takin a look

Another good story well told.

Another good story well told.

Holy [naughty word removed] i remember this true story. I thought the guy was a punk , boy he knew music.

I prolly need to fix the meter but I could use this, maybe do a Linkin Park kinda thing with it