self-imposed decriptors are the worst

"The handsome and ravishin1 young man from Mass"

that was the description this guy had on his MySpace account. you can't call yourself "ravishing." there are certain things that can only come from other people. descriptors like that certainly tops the list. also, nicknames. you can't call yourself something and expect it to be respected. Jay-Z is the king of this. He's been J, Jigga, Hove, Hova, J-Hova, the Kid,Young, the list just goes on. you just can't give yourself a nickname. althoughk, sometimes it works out, but it's really rare. the only person i can think of that could get away with it was Old Dirty Bastard, a.k.a. Old Dirty, Big Baby Jesus, and (my personal favoirte)Dirt McGirt. really, the only way he got away with it is because he was not only a member of the Wu-Tang clan (and them niggas ain't nothing to fuck wit) but he was crazy. i don't think i'm betraying any confidence or speaking ill of the dead in saying that. that mutherfucker was crazy and a fool. you just had to recognize he was a fool and that you love him, though.

a friend of mine started calling me Shotsey...and for very good reason. i thought it was hilarious. he tried to convince me that i gave the nickname to myself and begged him all night to call me that. granted, i was really fucking drunk, but i wasn't sloppy that night. so, not only did i remember the night and know full well i didn't say that, primarily because i loathe when people do it. i was quite certain i was not an offender of my own societal law.