so im out front the gas station heem rye
(lls,heem mean anything yall.so when i say heem,jus yea,lol)
with my brother Sol Zahran.he was copping beadies.
and it was cold as ever outside.i had on my nicky barnes coat.
its a big brown piece,the exterior look like a good times couch.
and the lapel is brown fur.way warm.
then this Elder brother ask me for some change.i aint have the it forreal.
and he ask me
"thas a zero king you got on there boi?"
"..nah.......wait,what you say?whats a zero king"
"aw mayn you too young to know about that there.we wore zero king jackets back in the day boi.they made the best stylish coats.for the white folk,but we use to get those coats,and sport'em at the cabaret boi!"
(i smile)
"word?ima look into them right there.preciate that unk"
".....yea boi"
its gona be warm again soon..so ima have to put that on ice fa the winter
About Me
- Nathaniel Benneton Grey
- a young rhyming romantic from uptown dc..i just wish to do what Ellington did.create the premier definitive work for my generation.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
G5Clive+Nate Grey=UPTOWNSPECIAL
the Renaissance.
yall have see me mention it a mill times..
well,the time has come to start taking action.
this isnt just about music.
this is the soundtrack to our Renaissance.
our time of change.our time of action.our time of empowering ourselves.
G5Clive & Nate Grey put together this sampler tape for us.
for yall.
the young Renaissance pioneers we all are.
rock this as we celebrate life,and struggle to bring change in the world we live in
an remember..this is just a sampler.its way iller tapes for the coming seasons..
Uptown DC loves you.
mm..almost forgot..rip aaliyah,happy earfday sugah
G5CLIVE & NATE GREY
present
the UPTOWNSPECIAL
http://usershare.net/4jimqmq7iadv
http://usershare.net/4jimqmq7iadv
http://usershare.net/4jimqmq7iadv
yall have see me mention it a mill times..
well,the time has come to start taking action.
this isnt just about music.
this is the soundtrack to our Renaissance.
our time of change.our time of action.our time of empowering ourselves.
G5Clive & Nate Grey put together this sampler tape for us.
for yall.
the young Renaissance pioneers we all are.
rock this as we celebrate life,and struggle to bring change in the world we live in
an remember..this is just a sampler.its way iller tapes for the coming seasons..
Uptown DC loves you.
mm..almost forgot..rip aaliyah,happy earfday sugah
G5CLIVE & NATE GREY
present
the UPTOWNSPECIAL
http://usershare.net/4jimqmq7iadv
http://usershare.net/4jimqmq7iadv
http://usershare.net/4jimqmq7iadv
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Saturday, January 2, 2010
010
its 12:58
j.cole spinnin on iphone..its ji 2010 hm..the world my parents molded that i thrived in is turning into my own..
the elders..more elderly or passed on.us young brothers in sisters having youth now.im 22 now
im thinkin like..im fully able to improve the quality of my living.
last year?
droppin jacks in heine bottles on my couch with aspiring drug dealers.
west africans speak of european mind control.they sleep with their eyes closed.a couple of them killers..
another bad broad.i caught feelings,thinkin this was the one.again.celibate for 2 months..another bad broad....
im staring at my feet standing on a yellow and blue prayer mat.im teary eyed.smoked too much.as im whispering arabic the guilt from my high is all i could think about.
jus hung up the fone with my nephew.my grama passed.last time i spoke ta her i told her what i read in the Qu'Ran about heaven..
this year?..i have a plan.and thas way better that i did last year..
j.cole spinnin on iphone..its ji 2010 hm..the world my parents molded that i thrived in is turning into my own..
the elders..more elderly or passed on.us young brothers in sisters having youth now.im 22 now
im thinkin like..im fully able to improve the quality of my living.
last year?
droppin jacks in heine bottles on my couch with aspiring drug dealers.
west africans speak of european mind control.they sleep with their eyes closed.a couple of them killers..
another bad broad.i caught feelings,thinkin this was the one.again.celibate for 2 months..another bad broad....
im staring at my feet standing on a yellow and blue prayer mat.im teary eyed.smoked too much.as im whispering arabic the guilt from my high is all i could think about.
jus hung up the fone with my nephew.my grama passed.last time i spoke ta her i told her what i read in the Qu'Ran about heaven..
this year?..i have a plan.and thas way better that i did last year..
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