The Last Black Unicorn

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you  right   now,    you     need    to  keep    my  motherfucking
name out your mouth, or I will have these goons come
up here and fuck you up.”

And I got all up in his face and I pushed him. Mind you,
this dude is like twenty years older than me and probably a
hundred pounds heavier than me.


Tiffany:    “You’ll get fucked  up  in  these   streets.    Keep    my
name out your mouth and don’t say shit to me.”

ͳat was twelve years ago, and to this day, when he sees
me at the comedy club and tries to speak to me, I don’t say
shit to his ass.
I’ve learned how to handle those types of situations
better now, I don’t make threats like that anymore. But at
that moment, I had to save face. He was a bitch. He spread
rumors about people that ain’t true, and gossip, and that’s
not funny. That shit has an impact.
But sometimes, my friends make the threats for me.
One time, this promoter new me and my friend Marlow
up to Seattle. He was supposed to give us our money before
we got onstage. He gave us half our money:


Promoter:    “I’m    gonna   give    you     the     rest    when    you     get
off.”

We  get offstage,   we  finish  the show.

Promoter:    “Okay,  I’m     gonna   give    you     the     rest    of  your
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