Dear Hip Hop
Bizzle Lyrics

Dear Hiphop, It′s me your foster child
Addressing hip hop as a foster parent and introducing himself as the child

I'm writing this cuz i feel we should sit and talk awhile
Expressing the need for a conversation with hip hop

It may sound like i′m crazy, but i feel like your baby
Acknowledging the influence hip hop has had in his life

Spend more time with chu' then my own folks so it's just like you raised me
Explaining the amount of time he spent with hip hop and the impact it had compared to his family

You taught me to walk, said I should have swag
Hip hop taught him how to carry himself with confidence and style

Taught me how to dress, thats why I let my pants sag
Acknowledging the influence hip hop had on his fashion sense

You taught me how to be a man like i aint have a dad
Hip hop taught him how to fill the void of not having a father around

You taught me how to talk, that′s why my grammars bad
Hip hop influenced his speech and language, resulting in improper grammar

You taught me self-defence, a little rule of thumb, you never wanna fight son, use a gun
Hip hop propagated the idea of using a gun as a form of self-defense

See when you use a gun you don′t have to respect them, u can talk to them how you want then pull out and check em'
Hip hop instilled the belief that using a gun grants power and dominance over others

You told me women aint ish but hoes and tricks
Hip hop perpetuated negative attitudes towards women and objectified them

And never to love them just cut em′ move on and dip
Hip hop taught him to not value relationships with women and to treat them as disposable

You never told me what to do if i slipped and had a kid
Hip hop never provided guidance on dealing with the responsibilities of fatherhood

All i remember is move on and dip
The only advice hip hop gave was to move on and forget about the situation

And make it rain when she get on the pole and strip
Hip hop promoted degrading behaviors towards women such as throwing money at them while they stripped

But if she respectable then why aint she suppose to trick(?)
Questioning the double standard in hip hop culture regarding respectability and sex work

And if i see my brother get done wrong and just turn ur back and let it happen but dont you snitch
Hip hop encouraged him to not intervene or seek justice in violent situations and to avoid speaking up to authority

You had me thinking heart and real were the same thing, like you real if you have the heart to kill and gang bang
Hip hop equated violence and gang activity with being considered authentic or 'real'

You never told me if I take his life, his pain is for a second but it's forever present in his babys life
Hip hop failed to address the lasting consequences of taking someone's life on their loved ones

You carried the spirit of banging across the nation, and they embraced it because you put it in song formation
Hip hop provided a platform for gang culture to spread and become popularized through music

You taught me I dont need school I can rap, and while waiting for my music to move I can trap
Hip hop discouraged the importance of education and presented drug dealing as a means of success

I used to wanna be one, you told me to hate the cops
Hip hop prompted negative attitudes towards law enforcement and encouraged conflict with police

Now they can only beat and mistreat us cuz we aint the cops
Believing that violence towards civilians is a result of their lack of authority like that of the cops

I thought you had my best interest, maybe not
Questioning whether the influence of hip hop was positive or negative in his life

So i′m writing this letter to tell u thanks alot...
Expressing gratitude towards hip hop while recognizing the negative impacts it had on his life

Dear hiphop, I met my real father
Shifting the focus towards a newfound relationship with his biological father

He said he loved me and he missed me and I'm not forgotten
Acknowledging the love and attention he had been missing from his father

He left me tons of messages but i must not of got em, I guess you must of lost them, but anyway i found them
Indicating that he may not have been exposed to his father's communication due to the influence of hip hop

When i was just a younging you told me daddy left
Blaming hip hop for providing misinformation about his family dynamic

I ran and checked and it says he′s always been at that address
Realizing that his father had not left and had been available to him all along

He said is was me who left him, he just respected my choice
Explaining that it had actually been him who made the decision to distance himself from his father

You showed me candy and toys and i was just a boy
Reflecting on the way hip hop provided temporary pleasures and distractions from deeper issues

He told me wait for sex, but we aint wanna wait
Contrasting hip hop's encouragement of promiscuity with his father's advice to wait for sex

Now it's abortions and broken homes plus a bunch of aids
Acknowledging the repercussions of disregarding safe sex practices and having multiple partners

He told me to love my women, protect and provide, you told me if i love her only do it for a night
Comparing the contrasting views of hip hop and his father on relationships with women

He said if i really loved her than wife her and go in for life like a lifer, man up and make sure your family tight
Encouraging lasting and committed relationships with women as opposed to fleeting romances

Ill never with-hold good from you but its got to be right, if it aint you might have to wait till after this life
Believing in doing good with discernment and patience to reap the full benefits later in life

He said to speak up when you see injustice, its thinking you weak when you speak on evil and whats the streets becoming
Encouraging standing up against injustices despite the belief that it may not be perceived as 'tough'

He told our children are innocent, you teach them a sexual dance we re-tape it then post it up on the internet
Disapproving of the sexualization of children in hip hop culture through dance and social media

He told me love my brother, almost like what you said but you said if he looked at me wrong i can bust his head
Comparing the different attitudes towards brotherly love and conflict resolution between his father and hip hop

HE SAID HIS SON IS OVER EVERYTHING, YOU EITHER SERVE GOD OR MONEY, YOU TOLD ME MONEY OVER EVERYTHING.!
Highlighting the contrasting priorities between hip hop and his father, with the latter valuing faith over wealth

He said its never to late to come and join the family, he said they all been waiting for me they rejoiced to have me
Expressing the welcoming and accepting nature of his biological family

And that's the point of this letter, I wrote it so you know as sure as you know it, i decided i′m going home.
Revealing that the purpose of the letter was to make a decision to leave hip hop and prioritize his familial relationships.