Name: BENTLY'S SOLILOQUY
Duration: P00H00M59S
Description: This was inspired by the Shakespeare play King Richard. During my time in solitary confinement, I was involved in a “Shakespeare in the SHU” class. This was me transposing a street character into a Shakespearean character.

BENTLY'S SOLILOQUY

from INNOCENT BORN GUILTY by EL BENTLY 448

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This was inspired by the Shakespeare play King Richard. During my time in solitary confinement, I was involved in a “Shakespeare in the SHU” class. This was me transposing a street character into a Shakespearean character.

lyrics

Kee-kee
Ey what it do my baby?
Yeah I got it over here for the low, you hear me?
This is the American dream, self made millionaire
I’m the king on my block
Hear ye, hear ye, ha ha!
I’ve been gettin’ racks on these lame ass dudes out here for years now
Look at my royal jewels the black diamonds draped from my neck like Christmas lights in July
My royal chariot?
That’s that black Maybach sittin’ over there on the curb
Like a watchdog to its master
My seeds got everything any child could imagine
And my queen got a house she calls a castle
With all the flyest of everything
Without a care in the world
This is the game my baby when you winning!
I’m the king of this block
Or should I should say the king on this chessboard?
Because me and my circle are moving through several squares a week, shiddd…
And I don’t even got a high school diploma or an ivy-league education
But I’m a certified hustla’
You see these racks? You see these racks right here??
They’re my credentials…

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from INNOCENT BORN GUILTY, released June 26, 2023

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EL BENTLY 448 Detroit, Michigan

Leon Benson was locked up in 1998 for a crime he did not commit. After 25 years of wrongful incarceration, he was released in March 2023 and is ready to take on the world. As his rapper alter ego, EL BENTLY 448's uplifting yet gritty sound inspires all of us to seek justice and freedom in our own lives. ... more