Easily and decisively, my favorite song among the many tracks I enjoy from lyricist Murs is “Walk Like a Man,” produced by the incomparable 9th Wonder and featured on the album Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition (2004). Personally, the beat switch-up and samples of the song mesh well with its meaningful message.
Murs opens the song with a powerful first verse which states:
Now, I used to walk with the gun; now, I walk like a man
And I walk what I talk, and I walk; never ran
And I never say never, but I mean hardly ever
And if shootin’s the solution, then you’re not that clever
If you don’t know shit, then you still know better
Human life is so precious, it could never be measured
Have you ever had it loaded and cocked back the heat?
Plottin’ on the next nigga while he walkin’ up the street
Trigger off safety, space and opportunity
These niggas wanna waste me, it ain’t nothing new to me
Soon as he walked by I was ready to bust
But he just posted up like he was waitin’ on the bus
Now, I’m all pumped up with a steroid trigger
‘Cause most of y’all are easy, just some paranoid niggas
Used to walk with a gun, but I never did use it
What’s the point of holdin’ heat if you ain’t gonna shoot it?
Stupid!
I experience nostalgia for my youth when contemplating the first verse. Still, I don’t miss the irrational (illogical and unreasonable) and ignorance-fueled behavior I exhibited during those days of anger, rage, hostility, aggression, and violence.
Back then, I knew nothing about rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT). Similar to what Murs expressed, and for a period of time, I used to walk with a gun in an illegal capacity. Not much separated me and enemigas, other than “space and opportunity.”
Now, as indicated by Murs, “I walk like a man.” In a blogpost entitled Good Man, I briefly addressed my perspective on what being a man means to me (other than the biological aspect). I was brought up to believe that being a provider and protector were the hallmarks of manhood.
To some degree, I fulfill these subjective markers of manhood. As a licensed concealed handgun carrier, I use REBT to consider what Murs addressed as the preciousness of human life rather than irrationally and ignorantly looking to prove something to myself and other people.
With a change of the initial beat, Murs continues in his second verse:
It was a late night sunset, me and him out
Lookin’ at the ladies to come up on some trim
Everybody wildin’ out, ‘cause the summer’s ‘bout to end
Off that mean green, laid back with the deep lean on low-pro shit
That’s how we rolled on the scene
Two girls lookin’, probably in they late teens
But these days you can’t tell, but I figured what the hell
So we yell out: “Hey girl,” they yell back
Maybe two in the front, maybe two in the back
But they had this dark tint, couldn’t see through the black
We roll up on ‘em ask ‘em, “Where the party at?”
They just start to laugh and I knew it was a trap
But I couldn’t roll out, ‘cause the strip was so packed
Now, I’m lookin’ at this nigga in his red and white hat
I tried to dismantle it, but you know Los Angeles
This nigga kept talkin’, so my boy had to handle it
He jumped out the Lac, snatched the dude out his hat
I put it in park, jumped out to get his back
But as I did that, I heard two shots
I turned to my right and I see my dude drop
Time stopped. Couldn’t believe what I seen
Was struck by reality when them two girls screamed
I saw his killer stand up, he put the gun in his jeans
Saw him wince from the pain as the heat burned his waist
Then he turned up the block; disappeared without a trace
I remember his face, but what I remember most
Was when I got to my knees and I held my nigga close
And asked not to leave us in the name of Christ Jesus
But he’s gone and all I got left is his blood on my sneakers
Considering the second verse, I’m reminded of friends I lost to gang-related activities. In adolescence, I spent many evenings chasing after girls with my carnales in Bomb City. Growing up in an honor culture, people inevitably fought when using irrational and ignorant rationale.
For instance, one boy would openly express interest in a girl. Her boyfriend would then take issue with his beliefs about the event. Also, someone with a red and white hat could take issue with one’s assumptions about a person for little more than wearing an orange and blue hat.
Thus, it wasn’t uncommon for drive-by shootings to occur in the streets, rat-packing of people which happened in various parks, or stabbing episodes to unfold at fairgrounds. The potential for bloodshed wasn’t an uncommon threat along the path I’ve traversed since my youth.
Most of this violent behavior was the self-disturbed consequence of irrational beliefs. In REBT, this belief-consequence (B-C) connection is illustrated using the ABC model. Are you familiar with this method of upsetting yourself?
When an Activating event occurs and you Believe unhelpful things about the situation, your unfavorable assumptions and not the event itself is what causes unpleasant Consequences. Considering this framework, have you ever self-disturbed?
In “Walk Like a Man,” Murs describes a bilateral self-disturbance episode. The lyricist’s friend used a B-C connection when a presumed gang member “kept talkin’,” as the friend exited his vehicle to confront the individual.
One imagines that the friend used self-disturbed demandingness by unproductively believing, “This fool shouldn’t disrespect me, so now I gotta put him in his place!” Many males with whom I’ve spoken maintain that answering perceived challenges to their manhood is a rational option.
Prior to learning about REBT, I also unhelpfully believed that when being disrespected by other men I had to respond with force. However, as indicated on “Walk Like a Man,” the B-C connection used by Murs’ friend resulted in his death.
This experienced was correlated with the presumed gang member’s concurrent use of a B-C connection. One presumes he used low frustration tolerance (LFT) and awfulizing beliefs by concluding, “I can’t stand when people confront me, because it’s awful when they do!”
When the B-C connections of two people collide, conflict is almost inevitable. In “Walk Like a Man,” both males could’ve rationally considered alternative ways of walking through life. However, because they didn’t, criminal homicide occurred.
For the bridge of the track, Murs states:
It was a year to this day that my best friend died
And for weeks, I sat alone in my room and cried
And I tried to pretend everything was fine
But my soul couldn’t rest until vengeance was mine
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In this transitional moment of the song, Murs expresses a self-disturbing LFT belief by stating that he “couldn’t rest” until vengeance was his. This is akin to stating, “I couldn’t stand to not seek vengeance.”
Is it true that the lyricist literally couldn’t tolerate and accept that his best friend was murdered? Were there legitimately no other options than to seek revenge for a slain confidant? Of course, this isn’t a factual claim. Rather, it’s an irrational excuse for misbehavior.
With a yet another beat change, Murs continues on the final verse:
The day began with me standin’ at his grave with his mother
His old girlfriend, his two younger brothers
We said a few words, faces covered with tears
On how we missed him so much and we wished he was here
Then his girl said a poem, put some roses on his stone
And we said our goodbyes, and they all went home
I thought I’d use this time for me and him to be alone
I broke out the Henn, poured a little out for him
Told him who was getting’ married, who had went to the pen
How the homie named his newborn son after him
But as the sun went down, our talk came to an end
So I said a quick prayer… amen
And I shook in the Lac ‘cross the railroad tracks
And I headed up La Brea, saw the homie Isaiah
I asked him what he doin’, he was way out of bounds
He said he had a freak that lived on that side of town
But he always kept the heat, just in case it went down
I clown, then I rolled down my window, ‘bout to light a ciga-
Hey! Is that that nigga... gimme your motherfucking gun right now
Man, drive around the block and post up for a minute
I hit you on the chirp; hit the corner, nigga, bend it
Splendid, now, with vengeance in my grasp
I couldn’t dream of a better day for me to catch his ass
I slid up behind him in the shadows, hella stealth
He started to break his self, I said I didn’t want a dime
Do you remember what you was doin’ last year about this time?
He looked into my eyes with both shock and surprise
I split his face with the Glock right before he could reply
He cried as I pressed the heat against his cheek
Then I squoze two times for the homie, rest in peace
Thinking about the third verse reminds me of an experience from high school, at the Amarillo Tri-State Fair. Oppositional gang members presumably thought they caught my friend and me slippin’, or what today’s youth refer to as “lackin’,” and were about to bring violence our way.
However, an allied gang set happened by and… the rest of that story doesn’t need to be described herein. In moments of irrational or ignorance-fueled behavior, B-C connections can lead to irreversibly dangerous outcomes. Path-ending consequences aren’t entirely necessary.
Such violent behavior can be influenced by an unaccommodating global evaluation. In the fairgrounds incident, an opposing set likely believed that my friend and I were completely worthless.
When issuing a universal rating of this sort, people neglect to consider other attributes. In the case of Murs and “Walk Like a Man,” the lyricist ostensibly saw his rival as a completely contemptible individual. Could it have been possible that the other man wasn’t entirely useless?
Keep in mind that Murs began the song in reflection from the past, stating, “Human life is so precious, it could never be measured.” How did he arrive at his present-day conclusion?
For that answer, Murs states on the outro of the track:
It was a year to this day that my best friend died
For weeks, I sat alone in my room and cried
And I tried to pretend everything was fine
But my soul couldn’t rest until vengeance was mine
It was a year to this day that my best friend died
And for weeks I sat alone in my room and cried
And I thought that’s what I wanted ‘til the problem was confronted
Now, I’m haunted by remorse that I wished I hadn’t done it.
Shit!
In his historical frame of mind, Murs unproductively believed that he “couldn’t rest” until he sought vengeance, or that he couldn’t stand not taking revenge – using an LFT narrative. However, after committing criminal homicide, Murs was “haunted by remorse.”
Using the perspective on regret posed by the late Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard, one wonders which option the lyricist would’ve regretted less – unconditionally accepting that his friend was murdered or becoming a murderer himself. Which would you likely regret less?
As much as I appreciate “Walk Like a Man,” I was delighted to learn how Murs’ evolution as a lyricist developed when he released “Walk Like a God,” featuring lyrists Rapsody and Propaganda. Alongside 9th Wonder, the track was dropped on the collaborative album Brighter Days (2015).
Murs opens the song with a reflective first verse that states:
Our Father, how great thou art
Your divine spirits helped create my art
My biological was not around
Last name 3:16, an underground
King of King, Lord of Lord, my only savior
Hip hop saved my life, I’m highly favored
God bless the b-boys
DJ’s and the writers, shout out to Trouble T-Roy
Pete Rock-in’ all the prophet
Use the music like Moses to move, you can’t stop it
It’s God music, you can’t deny it
My hand grab the mic, and man, I sanctify it
You can’t deny the divinity
Make you feel the power of life in your vicinity
Changed my life, I know that it changed yours
He gave us Heaven, but the streets is what you aim for
Need to use that flick of the wrist to aim higher
Spit to keep it lit, but keep us burning in the same fire
That’s eternal like the shame is
Praise to the Creator, whatever you say His name is
Admittedly, in my opinion, Murs’ verse isn’t comparable to the progressive theme of “Walk Like a Man.” However, he shares “Walk Like a God” with two other lyricists. Thus, without adding extra verses and increasing the length of this track, Murs is constrained in his presentation.
Interestingly, he makes use of his message to reflect upon a matured outlook. Apparently without a father present, Murs ultimately found what he reports is the heavenly Father. Per Murs’ worldview, it was this entity that introduced him to hip hop.
Notably, Murs states, “He gave us Heaven, but the streets is what you aim for. [You] need to use that flick of the wrist to aim higher.” Perceivably, this is an allusion to one’s choice in regard to walking with purpose and meaning, or to walk in violence.
Using a dichotomy, the lyricist may be suggesting that hip hop, focus on religious or spiritual matters, or other productive means is one path upon which a person can choose to walk. Still, an alternative path, one in which an individual aims lower, is to aim a gun at other people.
How would you choose to walk, given this framing? Personally, reject the binary path proposal. I’ll address my reasoning for this rejection a bit later. For now, I admit that rational living which leads to contentment is how I choose to walk.
Following Murs’ lead, Rapsody continues to the second verse:
More spiritual than religious, I pray God forgive us
Try to live life the best I can, but know I’m still a sinner
Ask my Auntie Del advice about this fellowship-ment
I ain’t baptized and I grew up a Jehovah’s Witness
In my heart, I don’t believe He’ll shun you for different religions
If a heart good and we try to follow His wishes
Whether you’re Muslim, Baptist, Mormon, whatever the difference
A lot of good people decipher the Bible quite different
Who’s to say who right or wrong? Believing’s prolific
Commandments the only thing that we probably agree with
I knew it’s wrong to kill a life, one occasion that Jesus
Died for our sins, and I know atheists still don’t believe it
I still pray, regardless of that fact, you’re good people
And ‘cause you don’t believe in God, you still don’t mess with evil
I pray every day, ask forgiveness for myself and others
And for good health for myself and family, I love you
I pray for ones I don’t know yet and I’ll never meet
I pray my heart’s kind in my actions and my speech
I pray for patience, to listen way more than I speak
And pray for love, forgive me, God, I know it’s wrong, I’m weak
And lastly, I pray for lives that you didn’t choose to keep
We all ain’t perfect, but we trying, at the very least
Every saint got a past and every sinner got a future
And I can’t judge nobody, I’m just passing thoughts to you
While I understand that in hip hop it’s unbecoming behavior to highlight one’s favorite female versus male emcee, I’m willing to commit a faux pas herein. Rapsody is my favorite female lyricist. Still, this remark doesn’t depreciate her worth, as she can body many males on the mic.
In any case, I appreciate Rapsody’s verse on “Walk Like a God,” because it highlights a belief system with which I was raised. My dad indoctrinated me with Jehovah’s Witnesses beliefs at a young age.
Unlike Rapsody, I was baptized into the Church of Christ (CoC) later in life. For many years after having left formalized religion, I continued to pray for selfish and also selfless matters which are reflected in Rapsody’s verse.
If “Walk Like a Man” captured a moment in time from when I was 13- to 18-years-old, Rapsody’s verse on “Walk Like a God” spans a much larger range from when I was four- to around 30-years-old. How I chose to walk was imperfect, to say the least.
Not long ago, when learning of my past behavior with gangs while simultaneously serving as an active member of a CoC youth group, and then becoming a military police (MP) patrolman while concurrently violating military law, a Marine friend laughed at the perceived paths I chose.
“You were really out here livin’ a double life,” he stated. When further contemplating the two-path dichotomy, I realize that there aren’t necessarily different paths upon which one may walk in life. Rather, there is but one path (life). How one chooses to walk it is separate matter.
I’ve chosen to walk in a manner of the gangbangers with whom I used to associate. I also walked in the way of a Jehovah’s Witness, CoC member, atheist, and agnostic. I’ve walked as an MP and as a detainee in a military brig. Each step I’ve taken in life has been placed upon one path.
Nevertheless, what has mattered most in my life is how I’ve chosen to walk. Do I choose to walk like a man, like God, or otherwise? From my current religiously or spiritually agnostic perspective, I walk imperfectly as a man.
Wrapping up “Walk Like a God,” Propaganda states:
Listen, I ain’t never walked on water, I’m not at all a know-it-all
Just know enough to know that knowin’ Allah don’t keep you on
There’s things I can’t explain like death and pain, and
Why suffering and rain seem to be the greatest teacher
And it seem to sneak up on you, eyes get swole up
Explosive as Hiroshima, hoping your focus hold up
And that logic get faulty
Cold boulder stone for more shoulders, salty
And the stuff we can’t touch seem to be much more real, like
How we all connected and sing along to love songs
I believe these are Elohim’s fingerprints
The sky above you is screaming, “I love you”
There were times I felt hip hop was God’s gift just for me
Can’t verify it, but sure can’t deny it
Colors and textures, I see beauty in scars
I have shaped my existence on His persistence
Knowable, relatable, God, our Father
Not a judgmental tyrant writing guilty on our eyelids
Scribbling eternity on black hearts of ours
While ancient Mayan astronomers could map the stars
Homie, I don’t claim to have the answers to your pain
I believe the Son of Man was slain to say we the same
That third day raising, whether or not y’all praise Him
I just give you these songs to say you’re loved and belong
Our Father
Whereas Murs’ first verse on this track was reflective and Rapsody broadened the focus on my life, Propaganda’s verse on “Walk Like a God” wove together a common thread from my birth until the present. He discusses ignorance (lack of knowledge) and humanity (shared experience).
For instance, the lyricist states, “I’m not at all a know-it-all,” indicating his lack of hubris—exaggerated pride or self-confidence. Likewise, he declares, “I believe the Son of Man was slain to say we[’re] the same.”
No matter how I’ve chosen to traverse the winding path upon which I’ve traveled since birth, I’ve walked ignorantly and in accordance with the experience of every other human – as a fallible being. For the most part, these two elements weren’t chosen aspects of my life.
Aside from the matter of suicide as a feasible option along my path, I’ve remained ignorant about most aspects of life and I’ve never been perfect. This is my default setting. Therefore, I’ve chosen to live though I haven’t had a choice in regard to ignorance and imperfection.
As a self-determined and autonomous being, how I’ve chosen to walk up until precisely this moment in time has led me to daily practice of REBT. This is how I achieve success with my interests and goals.
Using an imperfect approach to the ABC model and unconditional acceptance, I try to help others who are also ignorant and share in the experience of the human condition. Perhaps learning how to walk in a different manner will make a lifetime’s difference for some people I’ve assisted.
Described eloquently in “Walk Like a Man” and “Walk Like a God,” Murs, Rapsody, a Propaganda echoed a central component worth contemplating. Each lyricist discussed the topic of death.
How will you choose to walk along the one path upon which you currently travel and before arriving at the inescapable destination of death? If you’d like to know more about how to live rationally, I may be able to assist you with this helpful choice while on your path.
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Deric Hollings, LPC, LCSW
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