Writes..."That "Wilson" Swag"

"back into my rhyme again
niggas call me arrogant
that's because i'm confident
i found it when i found a pen"

- royce da 5'9"

""that "wilson" swag..."; words my cousin had commented about a piece i had written about a year ago.; a phrase i really like. not just because it came from her but because i'd been using the word "swagger" long before it became the "it" word in the hip-hop community. it's long been my opinion that despite what guys may think about it, women choose them. you can want any woman you want but in the end you'll only get her if she wants you. so in saying that, it seems that you gotta have something that separates you from the rest of the men after her affections. swagger... bravado... machismo...; call it whatever you want, you need something that makes her see you as an individual that she can't live without.

truth is, i ain't shit; just a regular dude who doesn't claim to be anything special; a dude who in fact doesn't claim to be anything but a regular dude. but don't mistake what i write for a lack of self-esteem; towards who i am or what i can do. like alicia keys said my nature is to downplay and i downplay as humbly as i can. i've got "swagger"; though it may not be as apparent in the words i speak. my "swag" is displayed in my writing. cocky... arrogant...brash...; call me whatever you want, nobody's as confident with a pen as i am. i say i "piss excellence" but the truth is i'm really just peeing onto paper."

"i'm the verbal-spit smith wesson...
i unload with sick spit the quick wit could split a split-second
bomb with a lit wick expression...
you hear a tick tick then you testin..

- royce da 5'9"