Socks

I've been heavy into hiphop since 1992 or so, and every now and then someone writes something that really hits me.. An album came out a few months back, it's called Below the Heavens by Blu and Exile (exile is the producer) love this verse, makes me feel inspired and reminds me why I love rap music, and all the times it helped me too

Song is called Dancing in the Rain

Check it
Sometimes I hate takin trips to the lab,
got my pen and pad, book of instrumentals and smash,
catch the bus regardless, tryin hard to be an artist
but my A&R be callin me out my zone into his office,
bein cautious, cuz he don't want my record to brake,
askin me how I think my project's progressin and shit,
I said cool. But the truth is, I'm stressin a grip,
cuz it's hard to make music when this depression exists
they say use it as inspiration - the best of 'em did
but I still see, I can't handle this pressure for shit
and if you ask me, stress is a bitch. My girl needs more attention
and my record label's desperate for hits
Now I'm pissed cuz I'm gettin out the zone again,
makes me start to dread when I see a microphone and shit
... it ain't supposed to be like that.. I said I'll be right back,
I left the office, got on the phone and called my partner Jack
and I asked him - remind me why I rap?
And right before he answered, I remembered my passion in the past,
when I was scribblin in my tablet, or to box out my mom and dad scrappin',
to help me when my grandmother passed,
plus the many times when I was homeless, and times when I was broke,
and this music made a way when I was hopeless
He told me to remember the rain, it'll diminish the pain,
then he told me not to ask anything - cuz I know...