“What do you want to be when you grow up?”

“A rapper… A rapper?!?!”

“Stay in school rappie chan…”

“You smoking too much of that kush dog… you really think you can make it as a rapper???”

I got a dream
I can’t seem to see
Myself
Waking up at 6:30
Drive 40 minutes somewhere
And be working
And clock myself to 9-5
Just so the boss of the company
Can afford to have
More things to buy
While he or she gives
Me a tiny ass slice
Off the profit
And he or she eats
The majority of the pie
But this is life
But this is society
Maybe if I tried
Applying the
Theoretical methods
I learned while getting my degree
I see the point in trying
In making it as an indie artist
Or a content creator
All I know is Ima try my hardest
Before I acknowledge
Uncle Sam and Big Brother
As some sort of savior
Shred the blueprints of the past
And let my future stack on some paper
“Like the way Seba did it man… I want to be like Seba man… NUJABES! that’s the thing… they say Ye was just a producer rapper… well now he’s one of the biggest artists in the game right? I feel the same way man… I feel like I cane make it… I got the skills and talent to do it… I know I’ll live a life of regret if I don’t pursue this dream of mine…”

Where I’m from
Others such as my own homies
Shared the same sentiments
But we ain’t doing shit
We got no accolades
Status, or achievement
If you can’t beat them
Join them
If you see yourself losing
Leave them
Fighting demons
With our respective vices
Get a college degree my son
My father told me
And you won’t ever
Worry about a potential
Financial crisis
Righteous
Muchlike Abraham was for his faith
I believe in the music I can make
I believe in the paths I can carve for myself
Along the way
Some say
A rapper dream Is fool’s gold
Maybe cause they’re given large advances
But for the remainder of their contract
They owe
Their souls to labels and executives
And such and such
Let’s just hope
I have more than
A fair share of good luck
“You know… I envision myself becoming big time… making XXL Freshman list… doing interviews on The Breakfast Club, with Nardwuar, the Ellen Show, both the Jimmys in Kimmel and Fallon… and then I’m not gonna stop once I’m the rapper of the game… have collaborations with clothing lines and apparel companies.. design custom shoes for Nike, Adidas… that kind of shit man… and then once the name spreads, act on movies, start my own company, possibilities are endless my dude.”

The Naive Notion of Chun