Hip Hop Analogies

After Miguel and Erykah Badu

If you be the needle
                 I be the LP.
If you be the buffed wall,
                 I be the Krylon.
If you be the backspin,
                 I be the break.
If you be the head nod,
                 I be the bass line.
If you be a Phillie,
                 I be the razor.
If you be microphone,
                 then I be palm.
If you be cipher,
                 then I be beatbox.
If you be hands thrown up,
                 then I be yes, yes, y’all.
If you be throwback,
                 then I be remix.
If you be footwork,
                 then I be uprock.
If you be turntable,
                 then I be crossfader.
If you be downtown C train,
                 then I be southbound Red Line.
If you be shell toes,
                 then I be hoodie.
If you be freestyle,
                 then I be piece book.
If you be Sharpie,
                 then I be tag.

If you be boy,
                 then I be girl
                 who wants to
                 sync samples
                 into classic.

Source: Poetry (April 2015)