Wax : "I Ain't a Real Man" (free download) 

I’m a marine. Now an hvac technician. This is my favorite song of all time. The flow, the rhymes, the real ness. Omg I have listened to this song thousands of times but not in the past couple years. It’s going back into the rotation. Love all your other work too especially live man

My name is Mac Lethal and I approve the fuck out of this message.

Underated af

2023 just remembered wax. So many good songs.

"Never had a silver spoon so he's mining for the gold And eventually it gets to a designer and it's sold And it's worn around the neck of someone rhyming and we're told That they got that shit grinding I don't get that The dudes grinding climbed in with a pickaxe And I ain't hating if you spit raps I'm just saying I admit facts" SIIIICCCKKK....

Big Wax spits RAW! This guy is your favorite rapper's, favorite rapper.

Back again to this gem

Man, this is straight late 80s, early 90s style and I love the hell out of it.

haha why even rap anymore. this dudes covering everything.

This song is the boss of all bosses

Fire in the hole Never had a silver spoon so he's minin' for the gold and eventually it gets to a designer and its sold and its worn around the neck by someone rhymin' and we're told that they got that shit grindin, I don't get that the dudes grindin' climbed in with a pick axe

Dude this is the truth. I like rappers that speak the truth. Partying isnt "grinding". The real workers are the people who work 12 hours a day everyday earning every penny. Unlike those who take advantage of wellfare and make our taxes skyrocket.

This song still on my regular rotation music while I'm at work. Wax is the man!

Wax is one of the few artists that still has the balls to make a song brutally honest and truthful. His lyrics really capture whats real in life that most people dont give enough appreciation or thought to.

dat fucking flow tho...

this is why wax deserves success. Down to earth.

Love this version waaaaaaay better than the one on the album!

2018 and still bumping Wax from 2012 lol when this man gonna blow up?

Watching this video I notice two things; 1. The sweat and panting due to how much of himself he's putting into this 2. The humility he exhibits. I'm not sure I know of a rapper who isn't trying to tell the world how great they are and how they are the best..this is the counter-culture of rap, and it's absolutely fantastic.

Best hip hop song in years! Song for the working man.

wax is one of the best rappers Ive listened to. he is inspiring in a weird way. stay real bigwax

Young construction worker here to salute you for making an anthem for real men ✊

Been bumping Wax since the freestyles from 7+ years ago. Share his talent with all your friends. He still hasnt't got that recognition he deserves. So called artists today can't handle his flow and creativity. Keep doing you man!

I had a spinal bone grafting a year ago, so I could have an office job, come home and still be doing the type of work that "when you get home your back hurt" .-.

i saw you on epic rap battles

I gotta thank you for writing this song wax. Spent all day 150 feet in the air dangling from a crane boom. Chill with some beers in the shade at night thankful for this kinda shit.

He certainly can spit, write too.. Underrated af imo

the second verse about marines and soldiers. this guy has some serious humility. This is an awesome artist.

Damn this was in 2012, where have I been.

Still one of the best songs I've ever heard.

"a man get a little but THE Man get a lotta"... might be my favorite verse.

I was a laborer and broke my back in a tunnel cave in. Thanks for a bit of recognition bro. Props, I'm not a big rap fan what I do listen to is underground. You and your brother are the kings, wish I found you before you had your show at osu.

Brilliantly simple. If you don't get the song you ain't a real man or don't even know one.

Wax is a real man,when most of us are breaking our backs, hes breaking his mind to pump songs like this shit.. respect

Wax is the realist dude out there.

this track is sick..delivery is freaking crazy too

"Some come home and they wife got a new man." Way to hit close to home on that one, shit.

wax... you = breath of fresh air. give me moar.

This song is where its at. Keep making like this wax!!!!!!

Wax raps with no ego.. SALUTE

Vet here and prior wax fan to hearing this, thanks man. and It's still work you do brotha, just different still stressful

the world couldnt handle such a song

yo this is fresh as fuck

if rap was more like this id prolly listen to it alot more

Thank you ERB for introducing me to this cat... damn.. this dude with Mos Def could bring pure fire

I've been digging out literately tonnes of dirt with a fucking spade for a drive way we are making. Been bumping this song the entire fucking time, cheers for the motivation Wax!

Military veteran and now a Labourer here. If this is what being a real man is, then I don't want to be one anymore.

heard it on Ellis, Real Men Work. Construction and Factory, thanks for the props and love for the troops.

This shit still so fucking fire.

Respect for real workmen

fire! I BEEN banging this on the daily

The rhythm of the song is so dope. got my girlfriend rapping it too haha!

Still loving this in 2015, you go man! I used to listen to your podcasts in highschool on the morning bus, are you still going?

We are out here working Beryl restoration in Houston blaring this shit.

"I aint a real man, real men work, diggin', diggin', shuvelin' dirt. The kind of work that when ya get home ya back hurt. Blood stains cover ya shirts. It's real work".

brilliant guest on PKA. Would love to see you on again soon...

yo wax me and my cousin used the red instrumental and free styled to it and i would be really appreciative if you listened to it

I'm loving this beat. It has that old school feel.

Not gonna lie. Best rapper alive.

Hey wax.. love your song! I know you include us girls too.. thank you for this song… major love.. never knew till I did it!

Saw this live, one of the best performances i have seen of his.

Yo Wax, you need to quit the goofy songs and start kicking some more thought provoking fire like this. This is your future son.. run with it...

Really feelin this one Wax....hip hop in raw form!

I told my boss I was quitting He said, "why?" I told him I was on a quest to be a real man

So glad Wax hasn't sold out since his recent success. Awesome dude, you'll always have my respect.

Respect for real artists who write and produce real music talkin bout some real life shit most good lyricists are not mainstream, too much fake rap nowadays it's terrible. To the real rappers keep that shit up much love

Love Wax, always talks about real shit.

I dont really like rap this is pretty good

Once again a sick track from WAX... killing it.

I just heard this yesterday. it may be my new favorite song.

Love the headphones.

Doing what you love is a reward for all the hard work you put in, props to Wax for making that happen!!!

Coming from a western PA coal miner, keep writing these absolute JAMS man!

Wax, been a fan since your Macgregor days. Thanks for this song! My military career ended early due to a "line of duty" injury, and I have lost about 20 friends between Iraq and Afghanistan and know a lot of guys with life altering injuries from serving in combat. Much respect to you for the respect you give to all the hardworking folks on the grind out in the real world.

His lyricism fucking SLAYS. I fucks with him. All day.

You're work is making me appreciate hip hop again. Lyrics are out of this world keep it up.

I'm an electrician, I don't get fukkin zapped.....killer song, sick rhythm, stuck in my head for weeks now.

Anybody know where the instrumental for this can be found?

had this stuck in my head all day xD

Thank you! This is dope!

Man i love it......hip hop!

word. i don't mean to diss people with office jobs and such. in fact, i have had hard labor jobs and office jobs and the office jobs sucked way worse.

Perfect beat for breaking

I guess you can only understand the point if you do or have done music for a living. You always have these people (and even your own family) in different stages of life that consider "making music" as fun and a hobby but not work. Even if you are doing it professionally and making money! So I guess it's just that topic put into a positive way by showing his skills to those who think this is not proper work he is doing. Correct me if I am wrong WAX. Niicee track!

Please like this when you see it so I’m reminded this amazing song exists!❤

Wax is raw!!

What hes saying is not everyone has that luxury of being able to go off and try to start a music career. some of us have to work hard manual labor or risk our physical and/or mental well being to make a living.

I know this is an old video, but I've been seeing you put content out recently. STAY AT IT WAX! I'd love to see you make a new jawn with this same emotional resonance and gravitas.

so much respect for you grind wax, i know u put so much into your music and i love seeing how far you have come in the past 5 years since i first started listening. this is a classic of hip hop history man.

On a Wax kick, this dude got a great body of work.

Hey wax.. I’m. A single mom worked for a a private contractor in Fed Ex.. we are paid less than minimum wage cus Fed ex isn’t union.. I always loved this song for years.. took up that job to provide for my son.. this song resonates on point.. you so have a skill.. you ever do a part two..mention Fed Ex fucked up expectations

"Wax - I'm not a real man (Ronald MacDonald diss)"

nice hook i can relate to it my backs always fucked up haha and my caluses always rip open and crack and bleed

Wax: Thanks, dude.

[Intro] I ain't a real man, real men work Digging, digging, shoveling dirt The kind of work, that when you get home, your back hurt Bloodstains cover your shirt, that's real work I ain't a real man, real men work Digging, digging, shoveling dirt The kind of work, that when you get home your back hurt Bloodstains cover your shirt, that's real work [Verse 1] Rapping and rhyming, that isn't grinding What's grinding, the cats that were trapped In the mine when the mine capsized over top of them And cats couldn't find them Little kids asking the firemen if dad was alive In the tragic environment that dad had a task to provide them with A little shelter and food to eat So he traveled deep in the sweltering grueling heat Moving his feet til' he a mile below Knowing some workers died there a little while ago No es nada, people gotta do what they gotta A man gets a little but "The Man" gets a lotta Nothing proper, never got an opportunity To get a bachelor's or a docto- Rate, pop'll get the opposite Fire in the hole Never had a silver spoon so he's mining for the gold And eventually, it gets to a designer and it's sold And it's worn around the neck of someone rhyming and we're told That they got that shit grinding I don't get that The dude's grinding climbed in with a pickaxe And I ain't hating if you spit raps I'm just saying I admit facts [Hook] I ain't a real man, real men work Digging, digging, shoveling dirt The kind of work, that when you get home, your back hurt Bloodstains cover your shirt, that's real work I ain't a real man, real men work Digging, digging, shoveling dirt The kind of work, that when you get home your back hurt Bloodstains cover your shirt, that's real work [Verse 2] Backstage I feel nervousness Hoping that the show reach perfectness But it feels kind of purposeless When I think of motherfuckers in the armed services And man it ain't even right That what they make in a month, I'ma make it tonight And when they come home, they gon' wake up late in the night What they saw, ain't no shaking the sight I mean stage fright's something I can deal with A grenade fight fucker that's some real shit They say the stage light's bright but it's actually kinda dark When it's placed next to your newly missing body part Or the bullet that hit your friend and stopped his heart You're eighteen, your life's about to start But some come home, people like "Who are you, man?" Some come home and they wife got a new man Some come home and they life fall into shambles Now they're just trying to keep a soup can full You can see 'em up in any town Uncle Sam don't pay per diem in the later rounds He got a cardboard box sign "Iraq Vet in need of far more boxed wine" With his family gone And some judgmental shit ain't what your man be on 'Cause I'ma still look at dude as a champion We get paid to chant these songs, it's stupid Hook] I ain't a real man, real men work Digging, digging, shoveling dirt The kind of work, that when you get home, your back hurt Bloodstains cover your shirt, that's real work I ain't a real man, real men work Digging, digging, shoveling dirt The kind of work, that when you get home your back hurt Bloodstains cover your shirt, that's real work [Verse 3] This is for my DC cats that would sell me a 20 sack And the migrant workers sending money back To the fat plumbers who invented plumbers crack Put your hands up, where you motherfuckers at Fuck a trucker hat, where the real truckers at At a rest stop 'cause they wanna take a fucking nap Electricians, don't get fucking zapped Nobody better than y'all just because they rap To the people work at McDonald's Who wanna go to the corporate headquarters and smack Ronald Across his face, I hope that stupid ass company falls from grace Ayo, McFuck, the McRib They can, McSuck, my McDick, check it out McFuck, the McRib They can, McSuck, my McDick

almost a million views!

Jesus man! You killed it Wax!!

WAX!! You been hot from jump and I don't why the world hasn't caught up with you. Keep spitting this fyre baby ❤🙏🏾🔥🔥🔥

I’m probably not who’s this song was meant for, I’m a 20 year old girl But I volunteer 40 hours a week in a fire station, while juggling 3 other jobs and I come home every night and my back hurts :) I do real man work in spirit :)

holy shit wax this is the shit. shout out to my dad he do real man work