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Listen Close

from Blank Canvas (illegoaliens) by Fres Thao

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LISTEN CLOSE

Put a bowling ball on your pains
Welcome to my home on the range
Umbrellas just cant stop the rain
Planes, trains and automobiles
Lift the hoody just to reveal
A poker face that’s ready to kill
On top of that a baseball cap and backpack full of rabid bats

Some say that I rap too fast (YES YOU DO)
Some say that I rap like crap

Say what you want (but) you know for a fact
(That) ive got skills (and) you know that
I could be blunt, (and) say it simple
But I like to make them foreheads wrinkle
Scratch your chin
Scratch your temple
Back again with another new jingle
Yes my friend, im ready to tango
Rewind again just to understand those
Words that I put on (this) instrumental
Birds keep flying into the glass window
So im bout to make shit official!
Whatever that meant, I don’t know
When you got a show, I don’t go
These emcees aint got no skills, I don’t either but I know
I can pretend better yo, put together words that flow
Make no sense, but that don’t matter
Grab a ladder and climb the roof

Now let me sing

Every time I write a song
Its too fast, cant sing along
This time I will take it slow
Follow it and learn to flow
No more deep thoughts
No more words, that you just cant understand
Follow me and listen close
Because I know you caaaaan

Now all those who want to try to rap
Grab a pencil, grab a pad
Think one word that’s in your head
Does it make you happy, sad
Mad or glad or even bad
Add that word to fuck or shit
Now I bet your loving it
Throw that on top of a beat
Now you’ve got yourself a rap

(time to make millions?)

now all you need is a name and a crew
maybe, even a dj too!

Scratch - See all that scratching is making me itch

Alligators and crocodiles, take a number, itll be a while

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from Blank Canvas (illegoaliens), track released January 1, 2007
Written and Performed by Fres Thao
Produced by Kshksh and Fres Thao
Cuts provided by Seed

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Fres Thao Minnesota

I am a Hmong American poet, Hip Hop artist, multidisciplinary artist, activist and educator. My life long love of poetry, Hip Hop and storytelling has spawned eight albums, including Illegoalien’s ‘Blank Canvas’ and a vinyl release of my ‘Mind Full Of’ album, and one book, Lullabies for Happiness, A Manual for Love and Peace. ... more

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