make i represent small with this sms i sent to a couple of friends on Feb 14th (valentine and NYSC POP day):

you’ve reached an important milestone in your life today/
congrats man(girl), the NYSC months will surely pay/
i hope you also know that you mean a lot to Trae/
peace, love and respect…use a condom if you lay/

When I 1st decided to get into the rap scene
I had dreams of being in covers of magazines,
Awards, accolades, and of course the dough
But I’m fully awake now, still the bread no show!
Back to the very harsh rea-lity on ground…
Investing in music doesn’t appear to be sound
I know this is over flogged but I‘ll still say it
The more wack u are the more u seem to eat
The industry appears deaf to real lyrics and hip hop
Give them sing-songs and u’ll be headed straight off to the top
Bull**** gets to the media and sells like haywire
Leaving the real heads stranded wit works with no buyer!
I want to walk away from it all b4 I explode
My writing skills are better but sales are on still mode!
I guess its time to look 4 a regular 9 – 5
And create something stable for my ponies and my wife!

VERSE TWO

When I get shows, it takes hassles to get paid
Ask me; is this how superstars are made?
Screw the popularity if it’s not feeding me
Instead of hailing me on the streets please buy my CD!
Ok? We have to learn to always hold our own
The talents are homegrown and strictly 4 this zone
After all is said and done Naija is still our home
So why not pay me enough to at least get a decent phone?
I stay awake every nite of my life to write
It’s the only way left to make my future right
I can’t sit around and wait for government welfare
Now with the rot in Showbiz, there’s a lot to fear!
Remember, I’m young, restless blood in my veins
I can’t say where the wind will blow if this struggle is in vain
Now do I need to tell u idiots how to behave?
Or do I blast this piece and send us all to the grave?!(boom!)

VERSE THREE

Tell me, is hip hop all about gyrating naked women
Champagnes and orgies, and letting loose our demons?
of course thats not what the culture is about
We preach attitude, black hoods, power and clout.
They say the world we living in is self destruct
But we can reverse the curse if in God we trust
Wut does my kid watch when he tunes to MTV Base
Stuff that makes a young fella get debased?
Don’t show my daughter that every girl is a hoe and cheap
I want the kinda songs that makes her whole and deep.
Hip hop is education infact it’s a religion
The same has to operate in every black nation!
I’m not trying to preach like a holier than thou
But the future can only be changed by controlling the now!
I’m signing out hoping that wut I said made an impact
Step out and spread the message by playing your part!!!