This is a remixx of the song P.O.E.T.R.Y (just so you know). This version introduces and features GIL SCOTT HERON'S Daughter...GIA SCOTT HERON.
lyrics
P.O.E.T.R.Y
(REMIXX)
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
(And Now introducing...
GIA SCOTT HERON...)
I want my word to stick, to your mind’s ribs
Like hot grits,
Cause like a Dragon, it’s hot fire when I spit
And since my debut, back in 02’
My main goal has been to inspire and uplift you
I fight for the cause, at any cost
Rappers are scared of me, cause I’m hotter than hot sauce
Spoken word gave birth to HIP HOP
I’m fluent in both, so you know that it don’t stop
You’re gonna feel the truth, just wait til’ my album drop
It’ll be the proof, I’m the daughter of GIL SCOTT
But in the meantime, in between time
Let me kick my rhyme, and let it jump start your spine
Though HIP HOP defines the times,
Poetry has proved to be more than a state of mind
So kick back and press rewind, Just kick back and press rewind
Cause...
Spoken Word gave birth to HIP HOP,
Though they’re 2 seperate genres
They are like action and KARMA...
Spoken Word was born in AFRICA
Griots spoke from KENYA to GHANA
SO remember your ORAL tradition
(do, do, do, do, do, dah)
(Tony B.)
Next name written on the open mic list
Is a brotha from the gutter with a black fist
But if they into slam or commercial shit
And the host is a sellout, you bound to get dissed
Yea, keep it real., be about your ends
I’ll be the first conscious poet who’s done bought a benz
On spoken word, cause if you haven’t heard
I’m slanging c.d.s like I’m slanging birds
And t-shirts, I’m puttin’ in work
Got a knot in my pocket, and you ain’t gonna stop this
You might as well cop this , when I first drop this
Cause everybody knows TONY B. CONSCIOUS
Attacking the track like a super hero
Not another negro with a suped up ego
Coming to the spot, but ain’t sayin nathan
Hoping to get caught and jocked by STAN LATHAN
Man I ain’t hatin’ on your “Mantan “ mantras
But don’t your ancestors voices haunt ya
Been on HBO but look what it done got ya
Alot of dope features but the hood don’t want ya
Yea, your ghetto pass has been revoked
And like CHEECH and CHONG, you’re up in smoke
Cause like RAKIM , I ain’t no joke
And am still getting paid off the shit I wrote
But just like Jigga, I jumped off the boat
So I could paddle past you and your wack ass crew
Of putanany poets who don’t have a clue
That I’m livin poetry, and it’s what I do...
Written by: TONY B. CONSCIOUS & GIA SCOTT HERON
COPYRIGHT 2006
credits
from P.O.E.T.,
released September 9, 2012
3RD VERSE: Gia Scott-Heron
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
