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From the Hip Hop Play about a biracial student stuck in detention after a schoolwide race riot. And in this corner...

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Welcome ladies and gents to tonight’s main event/
This fight isn’t for titles or a check to pay rent/
It’s about respect/ One fighter will have his chin checked/
And a dent in his ego he’s gonna try to prevent/
The first competitor we present is named Confidence/
He’s a rookie/ Ready to give 100 percent/
Full of energy / and down to experiment/
Claims he can punch a hole in a block of cement/
And on the other side/ The veteran: Doubt/
Virtually undefeated after hundreds of bouts/
A big mouth with a bigger reputation for knockouts/
This match is 12 rounds in front of a sold out crowd/
Let’s get ready to rumble/Confidence stumbles/
One “Why are you trying?” jab and the bridge of his nose crumbles/
It doesn’t pay to be humble/ He tried to give daps/
Doubt saw that as the perfect chance to attack/
One “That’s why she dissed you” sucker punch to the gut/
And an uppercut of “Even your mother thinks you suck”/
But Confidence isn’t through/ A “Worked hard, went to school”/
Combo/ But Doubt dodges them all/ He’s so smooth/
A blow to the ribs/ “Your not the father of your kids”/
“Your not rich/ You’re somebody nobody would miss”/
Confidence is bleeding/ He sure is taking a beating/
“That time you got caught cheating? You nearly cried you weakling”/
“When’s the last time you got some ass?”/Confidence is on the mat/
No surprise/ Doubt made his face a punching bag/
He’s not up by the count of 5/ Is he even alive?/
He’s on one knee/ Let’s see if he makes it in time/
Confidence gets up at nine/ A haymaker to Doubt’s eye/
“I did cry/ I was mad at myself because I lied”/
Doubt’s eye is beginning to swell/ Confidence has been through hell/
But by the way he’s swinging now/ You can scarcely tell/
“I take pride in the truth and I learn when I lose”/
Confidence is putting his footwork to good use/
The momentum is shifting/ Doubt is swinging but missing/
Every blow adds to Confidence’s chance of winning/
Doubt throws a lazy hook/ “You’re ugly/ look”/
A counterpunch of “So what”/ And Doubt’s body is shook/
But he tries to mount a comeback/ “Look. You ain’t Black”/
“You can’t dance or rap/ You’re coffee with half and half”/
“And you’re not white/ That’s why they don’t treat you right”/
“You’re a loser in life you uneducated kike”/
Confidence steps to the side/”That’s their problem, not mine”/
Fist and jaw collide/ Doubt goes down this time/
He can’t get up/ It’s the end of the fight/
For now/ The rematch is every night for life…

My ill is impregnable
My freestyle is indefatigable
Praise to Bambatta
I will eat the beat’s children
What I mean to say is: were it possible for an instrumental to have sexual intercourse
And produce offspring,
Said offspring would be a midmorning snack with a protein shake

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from Square Peg Syndrome, released November 1, 2009
Talking points by Dyalekt. Points of articulation by DJ MilkMoney. Pointed rhythmcysm by Domer. 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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