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First song from the Hip Hop Play about a biracial student stuck in detention after a schoolwide race riot.

lyrics

Well I was born in Philly/ Rugged?/ Not really/
Just a young kid with theories/ Blunt/ Unappealing/ The trouble I’ve been in/
It’s peeling back layers/ An onion of a life/
Seasoned with the flavor of racism twice/
Half White/ Son of an immigrant who fled in the night/
Failing to be of a master race was his only crime/
His ascendance from poverty was a lonely climb/
It’s aight/ it only served to strengthen his might/
On the other hand/ My mother was a queen/
Seed of the streets and seen the obscene/
Don’t trust the world, it can be unclean!/
Her ancestors screamed/ In her African dreams/
Now here’s me/ Half Fred Sanford/ Half Dukes of Hazzard/
See, I’m used to madness/
One part Prince/ One part Aerosmith/
With a hint of Bob Dylan and Parliament/
Need an audience desperately/
You know the kid with a new skit every week/ Incessantly?/
Toothbrush for a mic/ Flashlight for a spotlight/
A colorful sight/ Even under the cover of night/
Grew into a stereotype/
A meteorite/ Crashing/ Burning/ Screaming “I’m right!”/
My own media hype/ Comin’ straight from my mind/
And even if I’m wastin’ your time/ The pleasure is mine

credits

from Square Peg Syndrome, released November 1, 2009
Lyrics by Dyalekt. Cuts by DJ MilkMoney. Beat by Domer. He sampled his own voice. Recorded, mixed, & mastered at Asterisk Art Project by brokeMC.

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Dyalekt Brooklyn, New York

MC, theaterer, & educator for 20 years. At Pockets Change he uses hip-hop pedagogy to demystify personal finance and help students' relationships with money. He’s rocked everywhere from conferences like AFCPE and SLA, to stages like Bowery Ballroom and the OSF,, to keynotes at Harvard. He co-hosts the Brunch & Budget podcast, which discusses personal finance and racial economic inclusion ... more

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