Gotta have a hustle

What up world? So...I support any and everybody that's tryin 2 get they paper up, right? Everybody has a hustle no matter what it is. Rather it be 9 to 5'n it, block work, music, etc. Mike Jones said it best(regardless to his talent level, this is suburb verbiage)..."YOU DONT WORK, YOU DONT EAT"...I fuckin LUV IT! It's so basic, yet so deep. Even tho I respect yo grind, I do have a few situations that have made me somewhat anti-social to my fellow hustlers. HERE'S WHY...

I'm at the mall wit BAM BAM(Shoutout Ray, u next up!) poppin a few tags makin sho my fresh shines through. This dudes walks up to me like...

"YO, IMA LOCAL ARTIST, JUST TRYIN TO GET MY NAME OUT HERE. I GOT THIS MIXTAPE I JUST FINISHED, AND IT'S CRACK!! I'm gettin sponsored by the radio station(I don't wanna put nobody out there if they are supportin this nigga) and they bout to start spinnin may tracks real soon"...

I'm like that's whats up, stay hungry big dog! I'm thinkin to myself "SO..THE..FUCK..WHAT! AINT NOBODY CHECKIN 4 U!" I'm not hatin, I'm jus sayin I AINT NEVA HEARD OF YOU!"

I give dude a pound and I start to walk away wit BAM, and ol dude like "Can you buy my mixtape? It's only $5 bucks, and I promise I won't spend it on weed! It's going towards studio time"

Me thinkin again..."WTF! is this nigga serious?? If I wanted to buy it I would have offered and now that you've put it out there like you a weed head, I'm damn sho not gon support yo weed habit!"

I paused for a second....looked at BAM....pulled out $5 and gave it to him. I WAS IN A TIGHT SPOT! IT WAS FRIDAY, I WAS TRYIN 2 GET FRESH 4 A PARTY, AND I WANTED HIM TO LEAVE ME THE HELL ALONE!

He hands me the mixtape, which was poorly package like this nigga stole his own shit and was re-flippin it. Most mixtapes have some type of artwork on the cover, usually. NOT THIS 1!! Just a picture of sum fat bitch with 3 black ass niggas behind her in sum bright ass colored suits. Like the prom from hell type shit (like Flavor Flav had been cloned 3 times! This shit has to stop) and on top of the picture, he took a marker and wrote "Respect my grind, Support my shit!" Maybe its not so bad...

He gives me a pound and says " Good lookin, I appreciate it" I grab BAM and we hop in the truck. I'm like even tho I felt bad for him, I paid a nick for this, I'M GON LISTEN TO IT! I get in the truck, grab the mixtape and open it...I look and ITS NO FUCKIN CD IN THE CASE!! THIS MUTHAFUCKA GOT ME!! I'MA BEAT THE SHIT OUTTA HIM! He did find time to take a black marker and write on the inside of the case "CHECK MY TWITTER NIGGA"

CHECK YO TWITTER, NIGGA?! WORD? This is why I don't support local artist! If I don't hear about you through word of mouth, facebook or myspace, DO NOT APPROACH ME SELLIN YO SHIT! I'm not gon buy it, I don't wanna hear it! PERIOD! Even tho its sum fraudulent shit, I can't even be mad at that mans' hustle(it's sad but it's a hustle)

This is just another day in the life. Stay tuned and keep it BEN FRANKIE... ~100~