Southern Hip-Hop Wisdom: Big Rube

I remember Big Rube most from the almost-last scene of ATL. I was about 15 when I replayed this scene countless times on my PSP and just appreciated the words of "Love's Deceit" in anonymity. Recently, I was listening to 13th Floor/Growing Old by Outkast off of their '96 album ATLiens, a setting where Big Rube opens and closes the composition in truth. During introspective moments, it's a blessing to stumble upon words as his. Before we dive in though, let's do refreshing:

He blew me away with these words for Def Poetry Jam, of course. This one titled 'Alphabet Acrobat' where he fumbles between rising above and subjecting to what's around him. I really dig how he plays with the word 'acrobat' meaning a flux mind and mixes it with such a fixed structure as the alphabet, clever. Alliteration helps, but the gold is found in the story. 

As an OG member of the Dungeon Family, Big Rube has been dropping gems since before some of us were even thought of. Then again, his words couldn't be more relevant today. I think his voice and words are the perfect combination of being woke and real to yourself and who you are. The vibe I get from the majority of his work is, "I know shit is fucked up, but life is too beautiful for all that", and sometimes, that's the voice we all need to hear. I don't want to do the work for you and drop lines that resonate with me. I'd rather you interpret this independently, as indigo would have it, and take away what your conscious allows. Here is one more of his poems, enjoy: