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TNM is an independent rapper born in Decatur, ATL, who grew up in Birmingham, Alabama. His songs are mostly about personal issues, and through music he has tried to express the depth of his pained relationships and dark past. It is through music, he says, that " I hope to finally find a way to truly say exactly what it's like to be me. It might make me vulnerable to other rappers or to people who have beef with me, but I think that I've become much stronger because of things that's happened to me. Pain toughens the skin, even if it scars you inside."
TNM's career has been almost completely as a solo artist, though he has collaborated with several other hip hop artists such as Crossover, also from Birmingham, Alabama.
TNM's music has also focused on Birmingham's social issues. The city has been ranked in the top ten nationally for crime for as long as anyone can remember. Last year, Birmingham was ranked 6th in murder for the U.S. "Why does Birmingham dip deeper into poverty every year?" TNM asks. "Sure, murder is declining slightly-but so is the city's population. The fact of the matter is, Birmingham's going to die unless something changes."
Through rap, TNM hopes to find the opportunity to say how he feels to as many people as possible.
WHEN I NEEDED YOU MOST YOU CAME THROUGH FOR ME/ BURIED YOUR HEAD IN MY NECK FOR THE CUTS I LET YOU SEE/ BECAUSE JUST LIKE THEM I LET YOU INTO ME/ LET YOU BECOME A VITAL PART OF MY LONGEVITY/ I DIDN'T REALIZE THEN HOW MUCH YOU COULD HURT/ BUT FOR THAT NIGHT YOU HELD ME/ NOW DON'T FEEL GUILTY/ IT WAS CONFRONTATIONS WITH MY SOUL/ THAT MADE CUTS SO DEEP/ MADE ME WANT TO LEAVE THIS WORLD.
BUT YOU SHOULD FEEL BAD FOR WALKING AWAY/ AFTER THAT LAST TIME YOU EVER HELD ME ON THAT LAST DAY/ AND EVEN THOUGH I TOLD YOU MORE THAN ANYTHING I NEEDED YOU TO STAY/ AND ALTHOUGH I REALIZE NOW THAT YOU WERE SCARED THAT DAY/ WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT YOU STILL WALKED AWAY/ AND I THOUGHT THAT ONLY GOD COULD BRING THE RAIN/ BUT I GUESS I WAS WRONG/ MAKE SURE YOU NEVER TRY AND HOLD A FLEETING BITCH NAMED ------ -----CAUSE SHE'LL BE GONE.
THIS IS TNM AS WE KNOW HIM NOW/ HIS HEART IS BROKEN SOUL RIPPED OUT/ CAN'T BELIEVE YOU KEPT IT WITH YOU AFTER YOU WALKED AWAY/ CAN'T BELIEVE I EVER THOUGHT THAT YOU'D BE THE TYPE TO STAY.
YOU DIDN'T TALK TO ME FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS/ AND FINALLY I ASKED TO SPEAK CUZ I CARED FOR YOU SO DEEP/ BUT I MESSED UP WHAT I WAS TRYING TO SAY FROM THE START/ CUZ MY HEAD WAS TOO FULL SO I SPOKE FROM MY HEART/ AND TO ALL I SAID THAT NIGHT, MY SOUL I POURED/ YOU RESPONDED I DON'T GIVE A DAMN ANYMORE/ THERE'S A WORD FOR YOU, WHORE/ CAUSE YOU MESSED WITH MY HEART TILL YOU TORE IT APART/ AND THEN TALKED TO ME ELECTRONICALLY FOR A BIT/ AND LEFT ME ALONE SO I COULD CRY FOR YOU, BITCH, ALL ALONE/ SO GO ON WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND YOUR MEANINGLESS LIVES/ CALL THOSE BITCHES YOU VOUCH FOR, JUST GIGGLE AND LIE/ OR DO BOTH SIMULTANEOUSLY/ TALKING SHIT ABOUT ME, AS IF A SINGLE ONE OF THEM IS WORTH A FUCKING TENTH OF ME/ SO GO ON WITH THEM, THEY'RE JUST YOUR TYPE/ THEY'LL TALK SHIT ABOUT ANYONE THOUGH TO SCARED TO FIGHT/ WELL, I FOUGHT CAUSE I CARED FOR YOU/ I GAVE YOU MY SOUL BUT YOU TOOK MORE THAN YOUR SHARE AND LEFT A BLACK HOLE.
THIS IS TNM AS WE KNOW HIM NOW/ HIS HEART IS BROKEN SOUL RIPPED OUT/ CAN'T BELIEVE YOU KEPT IT WITH YOU AFTER YOU WALKED AWAY/ CAN'T BELIEVE I EVER THOUGHT THAT YOU'D BE THE TYPE TO STAY.
NOW IF THERE'S ONE THING YOU TAUGHT ME IT'S WHAT DOING RIGHT ISN'T/ SO I LOOKED ALL AROUND ME TILL I FOUND THE ANTONYM/ IN MY BEST FRIEND WHO HELD ME AS I SUFFERED FROM YOUR COST/ WHO GAVE ME THE BEST REASON FOR HAPPINESS/ PROVING ALL WASN'T LOST/ AND I CANNOT EXPRESS ALL THAT SHE'S DONE FOR ME/ HOW SHE SINGLEHANDEDLY HAS GIVEN ME REASON TO BELIEVE THAT HAPPINESS REALLY CAN BE TRUE/ AND I'VE FOUND IT THROUGH my immeasurable love for you/ AND I KNOW I CAN'T EXPRESS IT THROUGH THE WORDS THAT I SPEAK/ SO try to find it in a place within the world of this beat/ EVEN THAT CANNOT DESCRIBE THE WAY THAT I FEEL FOR YOU/ THE ONLY ONE WHO IN THE END COULD REALLY HEAL ME.
I AM TNM AS YOU KNOW ME NOW/ MY HEART IS BEATING, BECAUSE SOMEHOW/ SOMEONE FOUND ME WHO STEPPED THROUGH THE PUDDLES TO BE MY FRIEND/ I FOUND SOMEONE WHO HELD MY LIFE WHEN IT LOOKED LIKE THE END.
TNM's career has been almost completely as a solo artist, though he has collaborated with several other hip hop artists such as Crossover, also from Birmingham, Alabama.
TNM's music has also focused on Birmingham's social issues. The city has been ranked in the top ten nationally for crime for as long as anyone can remember. Last year, Birmingham was ranked 6th in murder for the U.S. "Why does Birmingham dip deeper into poverty every year?" TNM asks. "Sure, murder is declining slightly-but so is the city's population. The fact of the matter is, Birmingham's going to die unless something changes."
Through rap, TNM hopes to find the opportunity to say how he feels to as many people as possible.
WHEN I NEEDED YOU MOST YOU CAME THROUGH FOR ME/ BURIED YOUR HEAD IN MY NECK FOR THE CUTS I LET YOU SEE/ BECAUSE JUST LIKE THEM I LET YOU INTO ME/ LET YOU BECOME A VITAL PART OF MY LONGEVITY/ I DIDN'T REALIZE THEN HOW MUCH YOU COULD HURT/ BUT FOR THAT NIGHT YOU HELD ME/ NOW DON'T FEEL GUILTY/ IT WAS CONFRONTATIONS WITH MY SOUL/ THAT MADE CUTS SO DEEP/ MADE ME WANT TO LEAVE THIS WORLD.
BUT YOU SHOULD FEEL BAD FOR WALKING AWAY/ AFTER THAT LAST TIME YOU EVER HELD ME ON THAT LAST DAY/ AND EVEN THOUGH I TOLD YOU MORE THAN ANYTHING I NEEDED YOU TO STAY/ AND ALTHOUGH I REALIZE NOW THAT YOU WERE SCARED THAT DAY/ WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT YOU STILL WALKED AWAY/ AND I THOUGHT THAT ONLY GOD COULD BRING THE RAIN/ BUT I GUESS I WAS WRONG/ MAKE SURE YOU NEVER TRY AND HOLD A FLEETING BITCH NAMED ------ -----CAUSE SHE'LL BE GONE.
THIS IS TNM AS WE KNOW HIM NOW/ HIS HEART IS BROKEN SOUL RIPPED OUT/ CAN'T BELIEVE YOU KEPT IT WITH YOU AFTER YOU WALKED AWAY/ CAN'T BELIEVE I EVER THOUGHT THAT YOU'D BE THE TYPE TO STAY.
YOU DIDN'T TALK TO ME FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS/ AND FINALLY I ASKED TO SPEAK CUZ I CARED FOR YOU SO DEEP/ BUT I MESSED UP WHAT I WAS TRYING TO SAY FROM THE START/ CUZ MY HEAD WAS TOO FULL SO I SPOKE FROM MY HEART/ AND TO ALL I SAID THAT NIGHT, MY SOUL I POURED/ YOU RESPONDED I DON'T GIVE A DAMN ANYMORE/ THERE'S A WORD FOR YOU, WHORE/ CAUSE YOU MESSED WITH MY HEART TILL YOU TORE IT APART/ AND THEN TALKED TO ME ELECTRONICALLY FOR A BIT/ AND LEFT ME ALONE SO I COULD CRY FOR YOU, BITCH, ALL ALONE/ SO GO ON WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND YOUR MEANINGLESS LIVES/ CALL THOSE BITCHES YOU VOUCH FOR, JUST GIGGLE AND LIE/ OR DO BOTH SIMULTANEOUSLY/ TALKING SHIT ABOUT ME, AS IF A SINGLE ONE OF THEM IS WORTH A FUCKING TENTH OF ME/ SO GO ON WITH THEM, THEY'RE JUST YOUR TYPE/ THEY'LL TALK SHIT ABOUT ANYONE THOUGH TO SCARED TO FIGHT/ WELL, I FOUGHT CAUSE I CARED FOR YOU/ I GAVE YOU MY SOUL BUT YOU TOOK MORE THAN YOUR SHARE AND LEFT A BLACK HOLE.
THIS IS TNM AS WE KNOW HIM NOW/ HIS HEART IS BROKEN SOUL RIPPED OUT/ CAN'T BELIEVE YOU KEPT IT WITH YOU AFTER YOU WALKED AWAY/ CAN'T BELIEVE I EVER THOUGHT THAT YOU'D BE THE TYPE TO STAY.
NOW IF THERE'S ONE THING YOU TAUGHT ME IT'S WHAT DOING RIGHT ISN'T/ SO I LOOKED ALL AROUND ME TILL I FOUND THE ANTONYM/ IN MY BEST FRIEND WHO HELD ME AS I SUFFERED FROM YOUR COST/ WHO GAVE ME THE BEST REASON FOR HAPPINESS/ PROVING ALL WASN'T LOST/ AND I CANNOT EXPRESS ALL THAT SHE'S DONE FOR ME/ HOW SHE SINGLEHANDEDLY HAS GIVEN ME REASON TO BELIEVE THAT HAPPINESS REALLY CAN BE TRUE/ AND I'VE FOUND IT THROUGH my immeasurable love for you/ AND I KNOW I CAN'T EXPRESS IT THROUGH THE WORDS THAT I SPEAK/ SO try to find it in a place within the world of this beat/ EVEN THAT CANNOT DESCRIBE THE WAY THAT I FEEL FOR YOU/ THE ONLY ONE WHO IN THE END COULD REALLY HEAL ME.
I AM TNM AS YOU KNOW ME NOW/ MY HEART IS BEATING, BECAUSE SOMEHOW/ SOMEONE FOUND ME WHO STEPPED THROUGH THE PUDDLES TO BE MY FRIEND/ I FOUND SOMEONE WHO HELD MY LIFE WHEN IT LOOKED LIKE THE END.
Genres:
Alternative Hip-Hop, Cover Bands, Experimental, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Music Videos, Instrumental, New Age / World, Prod./DJs/Beats spons. by PMP, Rap/Gangsta Rap, R & B / Soul, Spoken Word/Perf. Poetry
Members:
None Listed
Links:
myspace.com/tnmrap
Setup Requirements:
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