A thinking man's rap by character Troy Jones from the upcoming book Got The Flow: The Hip-Hop Diary Of A Young Rapper by Carlos Salinas. More to come! www.carlossalinaswriting.com Please share if you liked it and let's start an intelligent movement in RAP (Realizing Actual Problems). Written, produced, and recorded by Carlos Salinas.

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I’m a slim samurai comin' straight from the south
That's dope alliteration comin’ straight out my mouth

Cali’s got the weather and they got hills
I’m just a poet... that's flexin’ my skills
Yeah I slay the rhymes, and I kill the hooks
I’m worse than the murderers in horror books

See me flowin’ with the skills of a ninja
Comin straight atcha with the heart of a soulja
Me? I'm just an educated fool 
Not really interested in lookin’ cool
Never been behind bars but I been in school
You gotta use your mind, man, cuz it's the tool

So gimme a clean beat and I will kill it
So gimme a clean sheet and I will fill it
Gimme a 10-second track and you'll start to feel it
These rhymes are my property so don't try to steal it

I can keep it real and I can keep it clean
Cuz life ain't always nice it can be mean
But you gotta stay true and do your thing
Cuz it ain't all about gold and rings

There's more to life than what we see
But it takes an open mind and curiosity
To change the world we gotta change ourselves
It's more than just havin’ books on the shelves
 
Me? My name is Battle of Troy 
And if you’re looking for rap wisdom then I’m yo boy

Gimme a pen and paper and I’ll make ya think
Open your mind up more than any drug or drink

Oh, yeahhh

My ambitions are simple n
Easy to understand
To make the world better
Is my master plan
 
How do I plan to do this
You be askin’,
Let’s start by not puttin’ each other in a casket
 
This is intellirap, somethin’ you never heard
It’s a new, dope mix between a G and a nerd
 
Since when was being dumb somethin’ cool,
I’d rather be actin’ right than playin’ a fool

The biggest lie you’ll hear is that it’s good not to know,
But that’s how they keep you from gettin’ the dough

Carlos Salinas- "Slim Samurai" Smart Rap (from "Got The Flow: The Hip-Hop Diary Of A Young Rapper"

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Original Poetry Reading- Seems As Though By Carlos Salinas

The main character of the book ("Got the Flow: The Hip-Hop Diary of a Young Rapper") 16-year-old Troy Jones is in the hospital as his mom just survived a heart attack from overworking and stress. He is determined to become a successful rapper to give his mom a better life. Inspired by the pain of the his mom's hospitalization and the fear of his upcoming 3rd rap battle (he lost his first two) he pens this rap to God. The book is due out Fall 2017. THIS SONG IS FREE FOR DOWNLOAD AND FEEL FREE TO SHARE THE MP3. :) Free excerpt and updates at carlossalinaswriting.com! Thanks for listening!

Lyrics:
CHORUS
I pray to God to let my tongue keep up with my mind 
And stay true to my heart ‘n not fall behind 
 I got my mom in there, lyin’ inches from death,
If you must take somethin’, let it be my breath
 
 
I just ask you, God, if you up there listenin’ 
Help me get to that next level, grant me discipline
I know one thing for sho Heaven’s gotta have a ghetto
Cuz where else in death do I get to go?
So this is it time to give it all I got,  
I gotta do it now,  whether I’m afraid or not, 
Every man’s gotta face his dyin’ day
I just hope my ain’t tomorrow, so this I pray
I'm just a street soldier livin’ with a code of honor 
 Tryin’ to help my mom with stress she feel on her
Cuz even a gangsta rapper can find redemption
For the sins committed before revelation
So I Thank you, God, I was saved by your grace,
for givin’ me this gift to get my mom out this place
So I ask watch over me as they drop the beats
Guide my mic as I try to get up outta these streets
It ain’t only for me but more for my mom 
Cuz I’m burnin’ inside but I gotta stay calm
Some men are born to be good some born to be bad
As for me I only came with just a pen ‘n’ a pad
So before I go, ‘n’ before I die,
Best believe I’m gonna bleed this pen dry
 
 
CHORUS
I pray to God to let my tongue keep up with my mind 
And stay true to my heart ‘n not fall behind 
 I got my mom in there, lyin’ inches from death,
If you must take somethin’, let it be my breath
 
 
In this dark world hip hop’s a ray of light 
‘n’ I’m a magnifying glass harnessin’ its might,
I know one day we all gon’ end up in a hearse 
The only thing I ask for is for one last verse
Violence all around me walking alongside killing
There's gotta be a way to end this n’ start the healin’
I don’t fear death, when it comes to toll the bell,
One life’s more than enough if it’s lived well,
So don't take her yet cuz it ain't her time
She's gotta be ‘round to sing my baby nursery rhymes
As the clock ticks, I grab the mic even tighter
Who really needs sleep? I’m pullin’ an all-nighter 
I got the fire inside and it burns for hip-hop
Won’t stop til I die or I make it to the top
So gimme a chance, gimme one more try
And I promise to change this world before I die 
 
 
CHORUS
I pray to God to let my tongue keep up with my mind 
And stay true to my heart ‘n not fall behind 
 I got my mom in there, lyin’ inches from death,
If you must take somethin’, let it be my breath

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"The Scientist Rap" rap & hip-hop song from the upcoming book "Got the Flow: The Hip Hop Diary of a Young Rapper" by Carlos Salinas. 


The main character of the book ("Got the Flow: The Hip-Hop Diary of a Young Rapper") 16-year-old Troy Jones challenges his science teacher that he can write an educational and positive rap song about science without any cursing. He promises to include the legendary scientists: Albert Einstein, Sir Isaac Newton, Nicola Tesla, and Thomas Edison. His teacher, Mrs. Hass, makes him perform it in front of the entire class for his passing grade. He is determined to become a successful rapper to give his mom a better life. If he can write a clean, educational song, then he is a better rapper for having met the challenge. Inspired by losing his first two rap battles, he is determined to win the third one. The book is due out Fall 2017. Free excerpt and updates at carlossalinaswriting.com! Thanks for listening!

“The Scientist Rap” 
 
“(This goes out to Mrs. Hass’ Science Class,
Y’all pay attention)
Tesla was the master of electricity,
He wasn’t always cool with Thomas Edison but he
Did his own research and in some time,
Developed some inventions that would blow ya mind, Like the Tesla Coil made to increase the power, 
Talk about reachin’ new heights, he was a tower, 
They say that he also made his own death ray,
But it was too deadly so he threw the plans away, 
 
Which brings me to a guy named Thomas Edison,
Believed by some to have stolen some inventions,
Two thousand three hundred ‘n’ twenty-two
Is how many patents he claimed but he only made a few,
When creatin’ the light bulb he tried and tried,
Failed over 10,000 times but took it all in stride,
The townspeople saw how he lit up the dark,
So they named him “The Wizard of Menlo Park”
 
Now we go to my good friend Albert Einstein
Whose theory of relativity would one day combine
The idea that time and space were relative,
A brilliant idea that he wouldn’t outlive,

He said that energy and matter were the same,
Wrote e=mc2 ’n’ changed the game,
His name now means genius in any tongue
He’s known all over the world to both old and young
(Check it, y'all listenin? Ha.)

Lemme rap about the legendary Isaac Newton,
He developed calculus and walked away provin’
That the sun was the center of the solar system
And not the Earth, breakin’ the tradition,
His 3 laws of motion are still used today,
The first says an object in motion will stay
In motion ‘til touched by an outside force
The second shows how velocity changes course,
When force is equal to the change in momentum
The third one is kinda like a rule of thumb,
And says that for each and every action
There’s always an equal but opposite reaction
Ya might’ve heard the story ‘bout that apple that fell,
On top of his head but no one can tell
If the story is fake or if it’s true
But that’s somethin’ that I’ll leave up to you,
 
And remember that this new sound is called intellirap,
Cuz not all rappers fall into the ignorance trap, 
So that’s the science rap, boys and girls,
Scientists that contributed and changed the world.”

"The Scientist Rap" book "Got the Flow: The Hip-Hop Diary of a Young Rapper" by Carlos Salinas

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