Brand New

"Yu acting like a brand new nigga..."
When I heard that, I stopped in my tracks and turned to face the person who spoke those words. Of course, it was a her who was hurt since I told her it was over. But I smiled at the sound of her words...Of course.
"Yes I am a brand new nigga...A brand new breed. You see, all those things that were associated with nigga came before me...Before my time so I'm not that kind of nigga. The word's not the same as it was bacc in the day, it's connotation isn't the same. No, I am not a nigger, that's a deragatory form of the word I use. Nigga, on the other hand, I use that sometimes to call somebody my brother or another man who's been through the same struggle as me. Everybody could be a nigga to me, cuz life's a bitch and bitches are trouble to me...N since we still breathe, we are struggling, troubled by the bitch we call life. But I love her, she's my wife so I try my best to treat her right. A brand new nigga? Yes I am. The things associated with the word before don't fit when it comes to me. I sound like an intellectual when I speak, I write proficiently and I read eloquently. I'm not a superstar on the court or the field and I can't sing or dance, unless it's for your personal entertainment...I find ways to entertain the public with a mind that is one of a kind, irreplicable regardless of skin tone. Everybody else could try, but they'll find themselves just a little short of the work that is me...This brand new nigga u see. But the best thing about me is that I teach. I'll teach other dudes how to be "new niggas" like me. Full of respect, those who don't regret, and just live life to the fullest...And love it all, even when times get rough and they fall...They'll learn to live it all. Like me, the brand new nigga you see."
She got real quiet and didn't know what to say, but I finished her off nice and easy.
"I like u, but ya trifling ass b going to c ya x man, stifling me with questions about where I've been...Stressing me like I'm the one who's cheating. I'm done with the stress so get over it...It's ova chic...Go back to ya old nigga with ya bullshit. I'm 2 brand new"
R. $olo