THESE ARE REAL LIFE STORIES OF INNER CITY AMERICA OR AS WE LIKE TO CALL IT THE TRAP. I'M TOO OLD TOO BE A RAPPER, SO I FIGURED I'D WRITE THE LYRICS AND SOUNDTRACK TO OUR LIVES BUT IN A POETIC WAY. I'LL LET YOU FIND THE RHYTHM AND LIVE OUT YOUR RAPPER DREAMS. THE PLACE I RESIDE USED TO BE A THRIVING AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY BUT IN MY OPINION BAD LEADERSHIP AND A CROOK HERE AND A CROOK THERE HAS LEFT US HERE IN THE TRAP. IF YOU'RE STILL WONDERING TO YOURSELF EXACTLY WHAT THE TRAP IS; THE TRAP IS NO JOB OPPORTUNITY'S AND GETTING PAID BY NEFARIOUS WAYS IS AN ACCEPTABLE JOB CAREER. THE TRAP MURDER RATES RISING TO A ALL TIME HIGH, THE TRAP IS GETTING MURDERED BY THE POLICE AND THEY PUT A DOLLAR AMOUNT ON YOUR HEAD PAY YOU'RE FAMILY AND WALK AWAY. THE TRAP IS GROWING UP WITHOUT YOUR FATHER BECAUSE HE'S INCARCERATED DUE TO A DRACONIAN LAW STILL ON THE BOOKS. THE TRAP ISN'T ALL BAD THOUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE LOVE DEDICATIONS IN THIS BOOK HAPPEN RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAP.

ALSO TO NOTE THE TRAP HAS SOME OF THE MOST CARING HELPING SOULS IN THE WORLD, BUT KEEP IN MIND THEIR TRAPPED THOUGH. ECONOMIC HARDSHIPS DEPRESSION GRIEF POOR LEADERSHIP (REFERENCE WHERE I'M FROM) DRUG ADDICTION YOU NAME IT IT HOLDS US BACK. BUT NO MORE BECAUSE AM STEPPING UP AND TRYING TO BE BRUTALLY HONEST SO MAYBE OUR VOICES WILL BE HEARD. WELCOME TO POEMS FROM THE TRAP VOLUME 1. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE YOUR HUMBLE TOUR GUIDE. I HOPE YOU ENJOY SEE YOU IN VOLUME 2.