If you thought it was a nod to Cam & Mase's It Is What It Is show,
you're not wrong—but this pause cuts deeper,
a blade refined against the grindstone of anger,
a reckoning that asks us to decide who we are
before the storm engulfs us whole.
Countless times each day, we sit—unstable—
on the ledge of our ...
Textbooks never warned us
that the algebra of love
demands solutions for sorry
written in smoke.
Men count apologies,
stack them up like coins
in empty jars,
marking decades of drought,
while women paint remorse
in breakfast served at midnight,
text messages stuffed with sweet words,
breaking through ...
Which Tupac claimed inspired "Dear Mama", a classic track,
yes, you must agree, the lyrics infallible,
just how the flow in "Juicy" is infallible.
The Wire—infallible,
Denzel in Malcolm X—must I even say it?—infallible.
So too, Omar Little, a legend in our streets,
right up there next to Stringer Bell.
I ...
Faust B translates street wisdom into spiritual awakening through poetry that challenges pretense and celebrates authentic living. From Queens to the world, his work bridges urban reality with Islamic faith, family legacy, and the transformation possible when we pause long enough to hear truth.
His full collection "Crude Listeners" explores urban spirituality, family legacy, personal transformation, and community belonging through the lens of lived experience.