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I am the future. The new generation. The only one that can save our generation. I am hip hop. Trying to reach the ears of a black youth. And help a boy that's struggling through the headphones . Everyone just wants to protect their own. But never wants to protect the person that can't pretct his own. I am an every day person. The voice of the poor African American. Trying to make it . When his moms has two jobs. And still struggling. The kid that blames the government. Cause he gets picked on at school. Just cause he doesn't have the #23 on his shoes. I represent the kid that still holds his head high. Even when everyone throws rocks at him. And wants to see him fail. I am a winner. I am a looser. I am a sinner. I will make more than one mistake. What am I saying? I am saying that I'm human. I am Erik Dawson.
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