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Moses grew up with a learning disability through his school years. Everyone used to tell him that he was retarded. "They kicked me outta school like I got no class
Then put me with the slow kids like I'm not fast" He says. All of his life he has been ridiculed for wondering why he had to learn irrellavant things that wouldn't help him in the real world. The story was inspired by Kanye West's album "College Drop Out" even though the beat originated from his album "Latest Registration." This song pretty much defines why he titled his mix tape "Retarded Intelligence" following the footsteps of his favorite rapper in his own lane.

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Moses Barrymore Drive Slow
Written By Barry Jamaal Hardy 8/7/2014

I remember back when
They were teaching us fractions
I was too busy dreaming of rapping
so I would get bored and start to be a distraction
Wrote on the chalk board and some people were laughing Till they kicked me outta school like I got no class. Then put me with the slow kids like I'm not fast. The teachers used to tell me "you not gon last."
Even the guidance counselor told me I'm not gon passThat's
When I said "Fuck School,"Cus I hated the teachers and I didn't get the shit the were teaching. X + y what the hell is the reason That you teach this? Am I really ever gone need this
When I'm trying to be the next mc?
Why would I care about Einstein when he wasn't there?
I didn't get it so I flipped till it fit my career
and mixed energy with mass that's Mc Squared.
I got exspelled for the rest of the year
I didn't even get to go walk the aisle with my peers
It brought my mother to tears that she couldn't see her son
or hear my name at the roll call while everyone cheers
I disappeared and I ran from my fear
but I couldn't run far it was always near
I never look back but I knew that it's here
I can hear a little voice in my ear
It's telling me to drive slow homey

(Drive Slow Homey Drive Slow)

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from Retarded Intelligence, released October 21, 2014
Engineered by Moses Barrymore. Beat created by Kanye West "Drive Slow" remix.

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Moses Barrymore Richmond, Virginia

22 year old Moses Barrymore is focused on turning L.I.F.E. into his legacy. With over 13 mixtapes to his name, Moses has made music his sole focus and is determined to put Virginia on the map. He struggled through school with an undiagnosed learning disability. He didn't speak until he was 3 years old, but that didn't take away his gift of sound as an aspiring hip hop artist. "No Way!" ... more

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