Obituary 2014 - Papoose

Play this in the cemetery

Am I ready to pay my respects?

Born ready

Hit your friends on social media, hurry

Tell them Papoose dropping that obituaryMaya Angelou, words can’t describe

I know how a caged bird sing, still I rise

Born April 4th, 1928St.

Louis, Missouri, destined to be great

Silenced by molestation as a child

She used her silence to study books for a while

Author, poet, dancer, actress, singer

Fifty honorary degrees, director, leader

The cause of her death, natural causes

Her voice defended our culture, she was flawless

Joan Rivers, comedian, actress

Right under Johnny Carson, that’s what she practiced

Born June 8th, 1933Brooklyn, New York, went to college in CTThe Fashion Police,

she was charismatic

The cause of her death, surgery ended tragicTake these bars and play them in

the cemetery

Am I ready to pay my respects?

Born ready

Hit your friends on social media, hurry

Tell them Papoose dropping that obituaryBig Bank Hank, a pioneer for real

Member of the legendary group, Sugar Hill

Born January 11th, 1956Bronx, New York, a place it never forgets

First hip-hop act to have a crossover single

Rapper’s Delight, they made the pop charts mingle

The cause of his death, kidney failure, cancer

Why?

Only God know the answer

Rubin Carter, a boxer known to bang

Better known in the ring as The Hurricane

Born May 6th, 1937Clifton, New Jersey, soon to be a legend

Had a promising career, his future got stripped

Did 20 years for a crime he didn’t commit

The cause of his death, prostate cancer

Why?

Only God know the answerRobin William, comedian, actor

The art of making other people laugh, he mastered

Born July 21st, 1951Chicago, Illinois, the place he was from

Started comedy as child in interviews he mentioned

He made his mother laugh so he can get attention

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

Emmy Awards, Golden Globes, he racked up

The cause of his death, committed suicide

Take it one day at the time, words of the wise

Ruby Dee

Earl Hayes

Stephanie Mosley

Hope your journey can bring you some better days

Casey Kasem

Eric Garner

Mike Brown

No justice, no peace, let’s go harder2014 obituary, I swear

I hope I don’t have to do this again next year