?s And Answers

You wanna kno who b - my best friend,
so i reach in my pocket and pull out banjermin,
you wanna kno why I - do wat i do,
cuz theres money to be made in tha city of tha duke,
u wanna kno were I - was born,
Albuquerque Nuevo Mexico thats my home,
u wanna kno what barrio - I claim,
barelas trese that m-o-b gang,
u wanna kno wat color - I like best,
tha color that splashes wen a bullet hits a chest
u wanna kno wat I - got to say,
Fuck tha judge
Fuck my p.o. and
Fuck that d.A.
u wanna kno why I - said that,
cuz they straight up bitches and dont kno crap,
u wanna kno wat day - it is, February 2009 3 days before tha sixth,

-Mario

Mario is a young man, barely tasting high school, who lost his mother to drug addiction and his father struggles to stay healthy as well. His grandmother, the woman who raised him, recently battled cancer of the mouth and is loosing patience with Mario's circumstances. His grandfather is his closest link to any family compassion, with his father doing his best while battling habits himself. The remainder of his family may only offer prayers, but have left his future up to him. His mothers side of the family, to put it nicely, has chosen to part ways, taking with them his only sister.
Getting to know Mario has been a gift. I hope you get to hear his story through his flows. I will also post some artwork of his. We spend a hour a week walking his pain, recognizing the numbness in his heart that allows him to look at the tragedy in his life as if it were some picture on the wall. He is hopeful that his life of gang banging can end, it is not the direction he wants to go. He wants it clear that his lyrics are who he was and no longer what he wants to be. I realize I get the best of him, as he puts his best foot forward when with me, and I may never see his shadow. I do know that this untrained warrior, has a desire for justice and little tolerance for being put to shame. Trained by other young and abandoned youth to learn a dark business that nourishes a hunger for pride and belonging, Mario is incarcerated and is looking at a year in a youth detention center.