No Disrespect To You, I'm Just Enjoying Me

-Malice of the Clipse-
(Monster on the Mic, Vlog of the Year, Poor Twitter Persona)
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Disclaimer: I strongly suggest you listen to the music as you read. Consider my posts the soundtrack to your reading session.

Clipse – “I’m Good”


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Now I am not an expert on all things. I personally agree with most things I do. As much as anyone should agree with the things that make them, well, them.

I know I look good, ‘cause I feel real good. And when I’m feeling real good, I wish somebody would. I’m just like that.
-Cool Cutta- (One of my favorite tracks, from a classic cd)

I couldn’t have said it better myself. Embody that for a moment. But I digress.

The Clipse are one of the hardest rap duo’s out. Ever. I’ll cash out on that one. They’re religiously slept on; exist in a perpetual sense of label drama and disappear for what seems like years at a time. But they keep growing. Their particular brand of rap is potent enough to give a spiritual man like myself dissonance at times. But what can I say? They make some darn good music and that’s what I’m listening for. Pusha T might be the best rapper out, period. It’s not particularly fair to the elder Thornton because they both have “unorthodox” styles, but Pusha T spits that lava. To spare you a pseudo-blasphemous Jordan comparison, let’s just say Scottie Pippen was one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. And I’ll leave you to make your own allusions.

I say that to say this: Malice is a beast. And showing growth you have to have empathize with to appreciate in its entirety. Noone’s perfect, so I must reiterate that these are slightly misguided, but I like the direction he’s headed. It may help some people to visualize the deep, dark depths of the mindset embedded in “the life” in order to apply it to their own. Call me crazy, but somebody told me that we are blessed through our testimony. Not only does he have the most thought provoking video blog (by a rapper) out, but he’s writing a book that I’ll buy for the title alone. “Wretched, Pitiful, Poor, Blind and Naked.”

I’m a firm believer that sometimes you can show people better than you can tell them, but when it comes to inspiration, saturation is welcomed. He talks a good game. I hope “I’m Good” takes off because, for one, I like it, and for two, if he continues down his current path, he might just enlighten the youth in the same vein reformed convicts redirected the waywards on Scared Straight.

What’s your name? Bridgette. (1:00-1:50)

For those of you unfamiliar, Malice is verse 2 on the song.

“I’m on cloud nine, and I ain’t even high. Told my shorty I’d be back and I ain’t even lie…I see you flirting baby, them jeans is painted on her. Mama looking right, but I don’t even want her. No need to take it personal, but that’s just how it be. No disrespect to you, but I’m enjoying me. Finally, I’m free. All my dues paid…And I’m looking good. And I’m feeling good. Try and stop my shine; I wish a n’ would.”

You have to respect it because it’s descriptive enough to let you know where he’s coming from. You have to feel it because it’s freeing enough to let you know he’s not sweating it. And even more so you have to love it because it sounds good and feels good to witness growth. We all know how I love growth.

Episode 4. I suggest you watch it to the end.

Malice Video Blog 4 from Malice of the Clipse on Vimeo.

Refresh yourself on Episode One here
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BONUS: In the spirit of my 8th grade year in intermediate school, I looked up the infamous line.


“Hold my pocket” (3:45- 5:00)

On that note, I don’t want anything to do with jail and I remember why.