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THE BARBERSHOP

from UNICORN VOMIT by The IZM.

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The homophobia I faced walked by my side through my mid-20s. I was ashamed of who I was as the church told me I should be. As a youngster, I knew I was different and I really figured that out going to the barbershop. The brothers sensed it on me and began staring at me funny or treating me weird. Even in my adult hood, I dealt with barbers not giving me a good hair cut or not cleaning their blades just because of my orientation (resulting in a nasty breakout on my face). I hated the barbershop. At times, I still get nervous walking into barbershops. But I love myself a little more now and I wish one of them muthafuckas would try me. Come for me NOT!

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I always wanted to be one of the boys.
hanging out at the barbershop talking about girls.
black men mastered the art of the cat call
sometimes so well disguised before she’d know it
he’d swindled her pearls
current events and sports brigade abound
I felt like an outsider wanting inside this magical city
where I was just kicking it with the fellas and not being called a sissy
I dreaded going to the barbershop
cuz I never felt like I belonged
and I was surrounded by people would looked like me
but who looked AT me as if well…I didn’t belong
I would slouch in my chair when the word faggot was thrown about
I wish he’d stop talking and cut my hair so I can get the fuck out
I was always afraid that they’d smell it on me
which would explain why they stopped being so friendly
and I would wonder
if Biggie ever walked in the shop
to say wassup to the barbers and what not
if he’d shake my hand
if I ever met Nas
would he understand
if the Wu-tang Clan was in town
would I be in picture with OGs around
I feel the burn of the alcohol
looks like we’re at the finish line
and I wondering where’s my ride the whole time
“Thank you sir.”
I pay him accordingly
“Alright son. See you in a few weeks.”

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from UNICORN VOMIT, track released September 9, 2016
Written, recorded, engineered and produced by The IZM. (Anthony Lawrence Peterson/BMI) for Drowning Ophelia Entertainment in Newark, NJ. Mastered by Vespertine for Garden Studios in Durham, NC.

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In 2005, a dream surfaced. 6 years later, it finally came to fruition. New Jersey. Producer. Songwriter. Best friend. Lover. God lover.

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