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P​.​O​.​E​.​T​.​R​.​Y (just so you know)

from P​.​O​.​E​.​T. by TONY B. CONSCIOUS

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THIS TRACK IS DEDICATED TO The Art of Spoken Word Poetry.

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P.O.E.T.R.Y

(Chorus)
Spoken Word is something you do,
Poetry is something you live
Putting Out Energy To Raise You
While staying focused on the positive


Next on the List, Who could it be ?
No other than that brotha by the name of TONY B.
A true P-O-E-T, everyday of the week
That’s how I eat and put shoes on my feet

But wait ? When you hear this beat
You might say this is something that is made for the street
Nah the coffeehouse is where I read
But play this in your Jeep? Yes indeed

Do that, I approve of that, so move on that
I’m a cool cat, who too raps, I do that
Just the way When people and talk
Whether in L.A., ATLANTA, THE BAY, or NEW YORK

We can take this art form to the next Plateau
Just by the way we write and how we flow
By putting aside our pride and our egos
And respecting the Art and the Beauty fo sho’

But, this is for Every POET who loves to recite
And is really scared to go to an open mic
For anyone who’s seen a POETRY SHOW
And likes the content and the way we flow

Every individual that loves to dance
And all the starving artist never given a chance
Play this while you’re chillin’ or on the go
This is just a little somethin’ to let you know...

Spoken Word is something you do,
Poetry is something you live
Putting Out Energy To Raise You
While staying focused on the positive

See, I used to read my poems from a pad
But now I use my brain and I refrain
From coming to a spot unprepared
To connect with the audience when I share


Look them in the eyes and take control
Open my heart and spill my soul
So many fronters and fakers in this game
Only out for fame, but I won’t say no names

Coming to the venue, with a menu
Of 3 minute slam pieces...shall I continue ?
Nah, not right now, cause my vow
Is to be a role model and to show you how

We can take this art form to the next Plateau
Just by the way we write and how we flow
By putting aside our pride and our egos
And respecting the Art and the Beauty fo sho’

But, this is for Every POET who loves to recite
And is really scared to go to an open mic
For anyone who’s seen a POETRY SHOW
And likes the content and the way we flow

Every individual that loves to dance
And all the starving artist never given a chance
Play this while you’re chillin’ or on the go
This is just a little somethin’ to let you know...


(2x)
Spoken Word is something you do,
Poetry is something you live
Putting Out Energy To Raise You
While staying focused on the positive

See there’s a thin line between and rap
And I made this to make your hands clap
And fingers snap, like you up in the club
TONY B.’s on the mic, so show me some Love

I’m just came to show you Poetry’s potential
Over an instrumental, which is an essential
And monumental, when we’re doing our thang
And want to start a new movement like the SUGARHILL GANG

Yea, just like RAPPER’S DELIGHT
Can the spoken word movement be that tight ?
Yes it could, if it doesn’t stay in the hood
But goes mainstream, yet its still understood

We’re not gonna let em’ do us like they did jazz
Nor THE COLD CRUSH and GRANDMASTER CAZ
We’re not gonna let em dilute, substitute nor POLLUTE
By staying true to our roots

So we can take this art form to the next Plateau
Just by the way we write and how we flow
By putting aside our pride and our egos
And respecting the Art and the Beauty fo sho’

But, this is for Every POET who loves to recite
And is really scared to go to an open mic
For anyone who’s seen a POETRY SHOW
And likes the content and the way we flow

Every individual that loves to dance
And all the starving artist never given a chance
Play this while you’re chillin’ or on the go
This is just a little somethin’ to let you know...

Spoken Word is something you do,
Poetry is something you live
Putting Out Energy To Raise You
While staying focused on the positive

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from P​.​O​.​E​.​T., released September 9, 2012

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TONY B. CONSCIOUS Los Angeles, California

A renaissance man (Harlem Renaissance that is), TONY B. CONSCIOUS
is the personification of AFRICAN- AMERICAN culture.

He is (amongst other things) A B-BOY, BEATBOX,EMCEE, GRAFFITI/VISUAL ARTIST (known as “THE GHETTO VAN-GO”), Poet/ Spoken Word Artist, Vocalist, AUTHOR, ACTIVIST, VEGAN VEGETARIAN and PHILOSOPHER.

ALSO a member of THE UNIVERSAL ZULU NATION and THE TEMPLE OF HIP HOP. ... more

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