(Verse I)
Good morning but I'm angry when I wake up/uniform on clockin' in man this place sucks!/proliteriate lifestyle wanna abandon it, but I'm depending on it without it I can't pay the rent/looking at my stubs like "damn, where the money went?", 35% automatically to the government/garnishing my wages, the days I requested to take off got taken now I can't go to Vegas/stuck in this hell hole, can't wear my Jordan's or shell toes/company strictly enforced dress code/now I'm in the lobby uncomfortable shoes, forced to smile at the secretary not to be rude/and to make matters worse, a coworker quit, so I'm working double hours just to cover the shift/and I just came in, damn seven more hours/how to make it in America? make ya own dollars!

(Verse II)
Can I get a dollar my friend to get my dreams off the ground, I'll pay you back when I can/you see my city never sleeps, neither do I, out in Hells Kitchen looking for a piece of the pie/trying to flag down a cabbie but they passing me by/freelance, networking on the Lower East Side/had a dollar and a dream, a pocket full of lint, eight dimes, four nickels and an extra set of keys that my friend gave to me, she ain't want me on the street, when the marshals through me out, when I couldn't renew the lease, when I couldn't even eat, the only place I went was 2 Bros. pizzeria cuz the slices there were cheap/my dad worries bout me whenever we talk, he says you can't make a living out of Barney's NY/and if you want somebody to invest in you, you gotta show 'em what you did not what you're going to do, in America!

How To Make It In America (Feat. Aloe Blacc) (Remix)

The 2nd installment in the 12 part series created and released by LoveNOuterSpace

Sweet Djinn Music [EP]

Allat

Part artist, part poet; part MC, part noble savant. Poe Picasso embodies the artistic ingenuity of Pablo Picasso and the vivid imagery of Edgar Allan Poe. A true artist, never compromising and never content, Picasso can transform a blank canvas into an aural masterpiece.   

Hailing from the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn, Picasso's music is at once juxtaposed by tales of the cautionary street life and a keen social awareness. As a virtually unparalleled lyricist, Picasso effortlessly weaves his stark observations of the everyday struggle with the universalistic claims of life's truths, the byproduct of a rare street acumen seldom seen in hip-hop today. Possessing the innate ability to toe the fine line between mainstream and underground, Picasso endears fans of all types while deliberately catering to the young and disenfranchised.

The highly regarded release of Picasso's first two mixtapes, Exhibit A: The Real Hip-Hop Project and Exhibit B: Manifest Destiny, has elicited the type of praise and admiration that was only once reserved for New York's holy trinity – Biggie, Jay-Z & Nas. Having worshipfully studied and absorbed the vaunted works of luminaries past, Picasso's sound has a familiarity that is offset by a unique and untold story and a voice that has yet to be truly heard. It is that voice; righteous, self-empowered and profound, that will carry the tradition of New York's most revered MC's and serve as the voice of a new generation.

How To Make It In America (Feat. Aloe Blacc) (Remix)

Poe Picasso

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