Words by Fatboi Fresh (@BigWizIzDead)
“I get mad frustrated when I rhyme thinking about the people who be doin this for all the wrong reasons.” – Lauryn Hill
In 1994 I wrote my first rhyme. I don’t remember how it goes, and I’m pretty sure that it was terrible. I’ve always been a nurture over nature kind of person. Nothing that I’ve even done in life has come easy aside from getting fat as hell – that was easy and hella fun. However, being obese isn’t exactly a talent, unless you’re a competitive eater. My whole life my only talent has been my gift articulation, and expression. I’ve never had a problem doing that, but I do even to this day, have a problem with fitting into social groups. It’s not that I’m shy or timid; I just could really give a shit about supporting popular belief, people or opinions.
In the 90’s, my school of thought would have served me very well as an emcee as I feel the 90’s were about being a rebel and hip-hop was rebel art. Don’t believe me? Think about artists like ODB, Busta Rhymes, the shermed out version of Method Man, and what they stood for. It wasn’t about how much money they had or which celebrity they had sex with; it was about having fun, being yourself and not giving a fuck. In present day hip hop culture not giving a fuck is still a very popular mind-set however individuality has gone out the window.
A few months ago my friend and true supporter Andrew Barber saw that I had a way with expressing myself via Twitter and Facebook and asked me to write an article for his blog. Since I wrote that article my life hasn’t really been the same and I must admit, my burning desire to be a popular force in the rap has downgraded to just creating. Because I’m good at it giving me the mindset of whatever happens just happens, I’m not going to be phased either way. Don’t get me wrong, a chance to show artists that have received the chance of a lifetime how to truly take advantage of being heard by the masses, is what wakes me up in the morning. But at this point in my life, being in my mid 20’s with a pretty wonderful life already, the thought of getting my creative rocks off doing something else doesn’t scare me as much as it did from 18 to 21.
Fact is, I’m always going make music, and when I think about my favorite artists like Kanye, Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Twista, and Common, I know the things that they went through to get to their spots. The type of success that I would prefer doesn’t come fast or easy and if I ever “get on,” I just might be in my late 20’s or maybe even in my 30’s – thank God for my baby face. The question I ask myself from time to time is what exactly will I do in the event I can’t live out my dreams of being a paid emcee? Honestly, I got mad options at this point, so I feel like at the end of the day, I’m good! However, I can’t really say the same for some of my friends and people who I see out here rapping with no purpose or plans for the future. So what I’ve done is put together a list of things that people like myself could possibly do for a living in the likely case that the rap game doesn’t work out. Though I’m sure you can do better, humor me.
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UPS always hiring doe lol
I dont want one of these fucking rappers kicking struggle bars about their fake loud pack when my shorty is trying to nap in pre-k. Gas. Face.
hahahahahahaha that actually would not be cool.
The foray into writing is a great thing. However, I hope that you will continue to hone this talent and watch the grammatical errors and run-on sentences. I’ve enjoyed reading you before and I want you to improve 🙂
#1 and #5 were actually viable options……
if u wanna deal drugs tho – become a Pharmacy Tech and legally slang dope.
Why do black folks never consider white hustles, like Insurance Salesman or Stock Brokers??
Preacher? Its too many of these already anyway.
Teacher is a great choice and some real shit, tho…..
Dope article bro! lol
Hah love it! .. There are actually a surprising amount of teachers/rappers (I used to be one) — teach by day, rap at night and then there are a few who are cool enough to do both at the same time all the time
my bro mikkey halsted was rapping and teaching as well