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WilliamPitt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-09-03 11:31 AM
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Political Hip-Hop: Feel the Power
I am not a fan of hip-hop, but these gentlemen wrote me and asked me to spread the word. Feast:

http://www.kromehex.com/
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bpilgrim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-06-03 11:16 PM
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1. cool! added to the streaming server ------------------------------ LINK
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Terwilliger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-06-03 11:22 PM
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2. political hip-hop is the way
I'd like to see a Dem get up on stage and rap


OH WAIT! That rap stuff might turn off some voters!!! :eyes:

Don't Believe The Hype Lyrics
Public Enemy

Back
Caught you lookin' for the same thing
It's a new thing check out this I bring
Uh Oh the roll below the level
'Cause I'm livin' low next to the bass C'mon
Turn up the radio
They claim that I'm a criminal
By now I wonder how
Some people never know
The enemy could be their friend guardian
I'm not a hooligan
I rock the party and
Clear all the madness, I'm not a racist
Preach to teach to all
'Cause some they never had this
Number one, not born to run
About the gun...
I wasn't licensed to have one
The minute they see me, fear me
I'm the epitome - a public enemy
Used, abused without clues
I refused to blow a fuse
They even had it on the news
Don't believe the hype...

Yes
Was the start of my last jam
So here it is again, another def jam
But since I gave you all a little something
That we knew you lacked
They still consider me a new jack
All the critics you can hang'em
I'll hold the rope
But they hope to the pope
And pray it ain't dope
The follower of Farrakhan
Don't tell me that you understand
Until you hear the man
The book of the new school rap game
Writers treat me like Coltrane, insane
Yes to them, but to me I'm a different kind
We're brothers of the same mind, unblind
Caught in the middle and
Not surrenderin'
I don't rhyme for the sake of of riddlin'
Some claim that I'm a smuggler
Some say I never heard of 'ya
A rap burgler, false media
We don't need it do we?
It's fake that's what it be to 'ya, dig me?
Don't believe the hype...

Don't believe the hype - its a sequel
As an equal, can I get this through to you
My 98's boomin' with a trunk of funk
All the jealous punks can't stop the dunk
Comin' from the school of hard knocks
Some perpetrate, they drink Clorox
Attack the black, cause I know they lack exact
The cold facts, and still they try to Xerox
Leader of the new school, uncool
Never played the fool, just made the rules
Remember there's a need to get alarmed
Again I said I was a timebomb
In the daytime the radio's scared of me
'Cause I'm mad, plus I'm the enemy
They can't c'mon and play with me in primetime
'Cause I know the time, plus I'm gettin' mine
I get on the mix late in the night
They know I'm livin' right, so here go the mike, sike
Before I let it go, don't rush my show
You try to reach and grab and get elbowed
Word to herb, yo if you can't swing this
Just a little bit of the taste of the bass for you
As you get up and dance at the LQ
When some deny it, defy if I swing bolos
Then they clear the lane I go solo
The meaning of all of that
Some media is the whack
You believe it's true, it blows me through the roof
Suckers, liars get me a shovel
Some writers I know are damn devils
For them I say don't believe the hype
Yo Chuck, they must be on a pipe, right?
Their pens and pads I'll snatch
'Cause I've had it
I'm not an addict fiendin' for static
I'll see their tape recoreder and grab it
No, you can't have it back silly rabbit
I'm going' to my media assassin
Harry Allen, I gotta ask him
Yo Harry, you're a writer, are we that type?
Don't believe the hype
I got flavor and all those things you know
Yeah boy, part two bum rush and show
Yo Griff, get the green black red and
Gold down countdown to Armageddon
-88 you wait the S1Ws will
Rock the hard jams - treat it like a seminar
Teach the bourgeoise, and rock the boulevard
Some say I'm negative
But they're not positive
But what I got to give...
The media says this
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Aaron Donating Member (489 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-06-03 11:31 PM
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3. J-Live 'Satisfied'
http://display.lyrics.astraweb.com:2000/display.cgi?jlive%2E%2Eall_of_the_above%2E%2Esatisfied
Hey yo
Lights, camera, tragedy, comedy, romance
You better dance from your fighting stance
Or you'll never have a fighting chance
In the rat race
Where the referee's son started way in advance
But still you livin' the American Dream
Silk PJ's, sheets and down pillows
Who the fuck would wanna wake up?
You got it good like hot sex after the break up
Your four car garage it's just more space to take up
You even bought your mom a new whip scrap the jalopy
Thousand dollar habit, million dollar hobby
You a success story everybody wanna copy
But few work for it, most get jerked for it
If you think that you could ignore it, you're ig-norant
A fat wallet still never made a man free
They say to eat good, yo, you gotta swallow your pride
But dead that game plan, I'm not satisfied


The poor get worked, the rich get richer
The world gets worse, do you get the picture?
The poor gets dead, the rich get depressed
The ugly get mad, the pretty get stressed
The ugly get violent, the pretty get gone
The old get stiff, the young get stepped on
Whoever told you that it was all good lied
So throw your fists up if you not satisfied

{*Singing*}
Are you satisfied?
I'm not satisfied

Hey yo, the ants still steal
The anthrax got my whole earth wearin' a mask and gloves to get a meal
I know a older guy that lost twelve close peeps on 9-1-1
While you kickin' up punchlines and puns
Man fuck that shit, this is serious biz
By the time Bush is done, you won't know what time it is
If it's war time or jail time, time for promises
And time to figure out where the enemy is
The same devils that you used to love to hate
They got you so gassed and shook now, you scared to debate
The same ones that traded books for guns
Smuggled drugs for funds
And had fun lettin' off forty-one
But now it's all about NYPD caps
And Pentagon bumper stickers
But yo, you still a nigga
It ain't right them cops and them firemen died
The shit is real tragic, but it damn sure ain't magic
It won't make the brutality disappear
It won't pull equality from behind your ear
It won't make a difference in a two-party country
If the president cheats, to win another four years
Now don't get me wrong, there's no place I'd rather be
The grass ain't greener on the other genocide
But tell Huey Freeman don't forget to cut the lawn
And uproot the weeds
Cuz I'm not satisfied



{*Singing*}
All this genocide
Is not justified
Are you satisfied?
I'm not satisfied

Yo, poison pushers making paper off of pipe dreams
They turned hip-hop to a get-rich-quick scheme
The rich minorities control the gov'ment
But they would have you believe we on the same team
So where you stand, huh?
What do you stand for?
Sit your ass down if you don't know the answer
Serious as cancer, this jam demands your undivided attention
Even on the dance floor
Grab the bull by the horns, the bucks by the antlers
Get yours, what're you sweatin' the next man for?
Get down, feel good to this, let it ride
But until we all free, I'll never be satisfied

- Repeat 2x

{*Singing with talking in background*}
Are you satisfied?
(whoever told you that it was all good lied)
I'm not satisfied
(Throw your fists up if you not satisfied)
Are you satisfied?
(Whoever told you that it was all good lied)
I'm not satisfied
(So throw your fists up)
(So throw your fists up)
(Throw your fists up)
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Sweetpea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-06-03 11:38 PM
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4. More Hip Hop
should be focusing on current events and activating the youth to get involved not just get over.
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bpilgrim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-07-03 12:04 AM
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5. you asked for it... What Would You Do?
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Tinoire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-07-03 01:59 AM
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8. Lyrics for "What Would You Do"
Sung by Paris, the man who narrates "Aftermath" & my absolute favorite. Have book-marked this thread to listen to the others tomorrow. Peace

"What Would You Do?"

"I see a message from the government, like every day
I watch it, and listen, and call 'em all suckas
They warnin' me about Osama or whatever
Picture me buyin' this scam I said never"

You in tune to a Hard Truth soldier spittin'
I stay committed gives a fuck to die or lose commission
It's all a part of fightin' devil state mind control
And all about the battle for your body mind and soul

And now I'm hopin' you don't close ya mind - so they shape ya
Don't forget they made us slaves, gave us AIDS and raped us
Another Bush season mean another war for profit
All in secret so the public never think to stop it
The Illuminati triple 6 all connected
Stolen votes they control the race and take elections
It's the Skull and Bones Freemason kill committee
See the Dragon gettin' shittier in every city"


What would you do if you
knew all of the things we know
Would you stand up for truth
Or would you turn away too?
And then what if you saw
All of the things that's wrong
Would you stand tall and strong?
Or would you turn and walk away...



"Now ask yourself who's the people with the most to gain (Bush)
'fore 911 motherfuckas couldn't stand his name (Bush)
Now even brothas waivin' flags like they lost they mind
Everybody got opinions but don't know the time
'Cause Amerikkka's been took - it's plain to see
The oldest trick in the book is MAKE an enemy
Of fake evil now the government can do it s dirt
And take away ya freedom lock and load, beat and search
Ain't nothin' changed but more colored people locked in prison
These pigs still beat us but it seem we forgettin'
But I remember 'fore September how these devils do it
Fuck Guliani ask Diallo how he doin'
We in the streets holla 'jail to the thief' follow
Fuck wavin' flags bring these dragons to they knees
Oil blood money makes these killers ride cold
Suspicious suicides people dyin' never told
It's all a part of playin' God so ya think we need 'em
While 'Bin Ashcroft' take away ya rights to freedom
Bear witness to the sickness of these dictators
Hope you understand the time brother cause it's major

Chorus

"So now you askin why my records always come the same
Keep it real, ain't no fillers, motherfuck a blingin'
Mine eyes seen the gory of the coming of the beast
So every story every word I'm sayin' 'Fuck Peace'
See you could witness the Illuminati bodycount
Don't be surprised these is devils that I'm talkin' bout
You think a couple thousand lives mean shit to killers?
I swear to God we the ones - ain't no villans
Or any other word they think to demonize a country
Ain't no terror threat unless approval ratings slumpin'
So I'ma say it for the record we the ones that planned it
Ain't no other country took a part or had they hand in
It's all a way to keep ya scary so you think you need'em
Praisin' Bush while that killer take away ya freedom
How many of us got discovered but ignore the symptoms?
Brothas talkin' loud but ain't nobody sayin' shit'
And with the 4th Amendment gone eyes are on the 1st
That's why I'm spittin' cyanide each and every verse
I see the Carlyle group and Harris Bank Accounts
I see 'em plead the 5th each and every session now
And while Reichstag burns I see the public buy it
I see the profilin see the media s compliance
War is good for business see the vicious make a savior
Hope you understand the time brother cause it s major


What would you do if you
knew all of the things we know
Would you stand up for truth
Or would you turn away too?

And then what if you saw
All of the things that's wrong
Would you stand tall and strong?
Or would you turn and walk away...

"What Would You Do?"
Lyrics and Music Written, Produced and Performed by Paris
2002 Guerrilla Funk Music (ASCAP)

More info to include MOST INTERESTING interview with artist here: http://www.daveyd.com/parisrespondsback.html
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rman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-07-03 06:02 AM
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10. lyrics + links for every line

What Would You Do?

"What would you do if you - 911Timeline.net
Knew all of the things we know - AttackOnAmerica.net
Would you stand up for truth - Lovearth.net
Or would you turn away too? - Sold-Out.net
And then what if you saw - September112001.net
All of the things that's wrong - UnitedStatesGovernment.net
Would you stand tall and strong? - MyCountryRightOrWrong.net
Or would you turn and walk away - ConcentrationCamps.net

"I see a message from the government, like every day - The-United-States.net
I watch it, and listen, and call 'em all suckas - Imperialist.net
They warnin' me about Osama or whatever - Big-Brother.net
Picture me buyin' this scam I said "never" - PeaceOnEarth.net
You in tune to a Hard Truth soldier spittin' - StopArmy.com
I stay committed gives a fuck to die or lose commission - EndWar.net
It's all a part of fightin' devil state mind control - TheDevil.net
And all about the battle for your body mind and soul - eWTO.net
And now I'm hopin' you don't close ya mind - so they shape ya - Brainwashing.net
Don't forget they made us slaves, gave us AIDS and raped us - TestSubjects.net
Another Bush season mean another war for profit - GeorgeWalkerBush.net
All in secret so the public never think to stop it - Revolt.net
The Illuminati triple 6 all connected - SecretSocieties.net
Stolen votes they control the race and take elections - VoterNewsService.com
It's the Skull and Bones Freemason kill committee - Totalitarianism.net
See the Dragon gettin' shittier in every city" - Nazis.net

"What would you do if you - 911Timeline.net
Knew all of the things we know - AttackOnAmerica.net
Would you stand up for truth - Lovearth.net
Or would you turn away too? - Sold-Out.net
And then what if you saw - September112001.net
All of the things that's wrong - UnitedStatesGovernment.net
Would you stand tall and strong? - MyCountryRightOrWrong.net
Or would you turn and walk away - ConcentrationCamps.net

"Now ask yourself who's the people with the most to gain (Bush) - Richest.net
'fore 911 motherfuckas couldn't stand his name (Bush) - Corpocracy.net
Now even brothas waivin' flags like they lost they mind - Drug-Companies.net
Everybody got opinions but don't know the time - Police-State.net
'Cause Amerikkka's been took - it's plain to see - eAmerica.net
The oldest trick in the book is make an enemy - Misinformation.net
Of phony evil now the government can do its dirt - Lies.net
And take away ya freedom lock and load, beat and search - SneakAndPeek.net
Ain't nothin' changed but more colored people locked in prison - Prisons.net
These pigs still beat us but it seem we forgettin' - Conspiracies.net
But I remember 'fore September how these devils do it - Trilateral-Commission.net
Fuck Giuliani ask Diallo how he doin' - Racism.net
We in the streets holla 'jail to the thief' follow - CouncilOfForeignRelation.net
Fuck wavin' flags bring these dragons to they knees - Federal-Reserve.net
Oil blood money makes these killers ride cold - OilCompanies.net
Suspicious suicides people dyin' never told - Assassinations.net
It's all a part of playin' God so ya think we need 'em - Oligarchy.net
While 'Bin Ashcroft' take away ya rights to freedom - Fasicistic.net
Bear witness to the sickness of these dictators - AlternativeNews.net
Hope you understand the time brother cause it's major" - WorldWarIII.net

"What would you do if you - 911Timeline.net
Knew all of the things we know - AttackOnAmerica.net
Would you stand up for truth - Lovearth.net
Or would you turn away too? - Sold-Out.net
And then what if you saw - September112001.net
All of the things that's wrong - UnitedStatesGovernment.net
Would you stand tall and strong? - MyCountryRightOrWrong.net
Or would you turn and walk away - ConcentrationCamps.net

"So now you askin why my records always come the same - Atrocities.net
Keep it real, ain't no fillers, motherfuck a blingin' - John-Lennon.com
Mine eyes seen the gory of the coming of the beast - Starvation.net
So every story every word I'm sayin' 'Fuck Peace' - Mahatma-Gandhi.com
See you could witness the Illuminati body count - EarthForSale.net
Don't be surprised these is devils that I'm talkin' bout - TheDevil.net
You think a couple thousand lives mean shit to killers? - Henry-Kissinger.com
I swear to God we the ones - ain't no villans - DrMartinLutherKingJr.com
Or any other word they think to demonize a country - Orwellian.net
Ain't no terror threat unless approval ratings slumpin' - Republicrat.net
So I'ma say it for the record we the ones that planned it - 9112001.net
Ain't no other country took a part or had they hand in - AlmightyDollar.net
It's all a way to keep ya scary so you think you need'em - ConJob.net
Praisin' Bush while that killer take away ya freedom - GeorgeWalkerBush.net
How many of us got discovered but ignore the symptoms? - BigLie.net
Brothas talkin' loud but ain't nobody sayin' shit' - TheEmperorsNewClothes.com
And with the 4th Amendment gone eyes are on the 1st - BillOfRights.net
That's why I'm spittin' cyanide each and every verse - Freedom-Of-Speech.net
I see the Carlyle group and Harris Bank Accounts - CaryleGroup.net
I see 'em plead the 5th each and every session now - Enrob.net
And while Reichstag burns I see the public buy it - FollowLikeSheep.com
I see the profilin see the media's compliance - FreedomOfThePress.net
War is good for business see the vicious make a savior - BilderbergGroup.net
Hope you understand the time brother cause its major" - WorldWarIII.net

"What would you do if you - 911Timeline.net
Knew all of the things we know - AttackOnAmerica.net
Would you stand up for truth - Lovearth.net
Or would you turn away too? - Sold-Out.net
And then what if you saw - September112001.net
All of the things that's wrong - UnitedStatesGovernment.net
Would you stand tall and strong? - MyCountryRightOrWrong.net
Or would you turn and walk away" - ConcentrationCamps.net
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Mr. Jinx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-07-03 09:39 AM
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15. One more from PE
CIA, FBI
All the tell us is lies
When I say it they get alarmed
'Cause I'm louder than a BOMB!

- from "Louder Than a Bomb", from the album It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
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Oilwellian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-07-03 12:06 AM
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6. William, my dearest...
I love your website and the Technical Difficulties by Ian Bruce. If I may point out a couple of errors....it introduces you as "an" New York Times Best Seller and s/b "a"....also Scott Ritter is a "UN" weapons inspector, not "Un"....Don't mean to be picky. Thought you would want to know. :hi:
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WilliamPitt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-07-03 12:45 AM
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7. *groan*
Thank you.
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kispoko Donating Member (411 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-07-03 03:50 AM
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9. talib kweli
Edited on Mon Jul-07-03 03:52 AM by kispoko
if you will....

"the proud"


We survive....
it's more than pride
We stay alive....
ready to ride

- repeat through intro


One two, one two yo
Aight.. put it down yo
June 21, 2001
Timothy McVeigh is executed
And the country breathe a sigh of relief
Goodness prevails over evil, it seems
Somehow when he's gone, we feel safer
Little do we know


Today the paper say, Timothy McVeigh's in hell
So everything's okay and all must be well
I remember Oklahoma when they put out the blaze
And put 'Islamic terrorist bombing,' on the front page
It's like saying only gays get AIDS, propaganda
Like saying the problem's over when they locked that man up
Wrong! It's just the beginnin', the first innin'
Battle for America's soul, devil's winning
The President is Bush, the Vice President's a Dick
So a whole lot of fuckin' is what we gon' get
They don't wanna raise the babies so the election is fixed
That's why we don't be fuckin with politics
They bet on that, parents fought and got wet for that
Hosed down, bit by dogs, and got blacks into house arrest for that
It's all good except for that - we still poor
Money, power and respect is what we kill for, for real

- repeat through interlude


August 4, 2001
A drunken police officer mows down an entire family in Brooklyn
The judge lets him go with no bail
It reminds us, of just how worthless our lives are to the justice system
I struggle, to explain the situation to my son, it's hard


Niggas with knowledge is more dangerous than than niggas with guns
They make the guns easy to get and try to keep niggas dumb
Target the gangs and graffiti with the Prop 21
I already know the deal but what the fuck do I tell my son?
I want him livin right, livin good, respect the rules
He's five years old and he still thinkin' cops is cool
How do I break the news that when he gets some size
He'll be percieved as a threat or see the fear in they eyes
It's in they job description to terminate the threat
So 41 shots to the body is what he can expect
The precedent is set, don't matter if he follow the law
How do i give my pride and make it swallow it raw (damn!)
Fuck the pigs! I think the pigs killed Big and 'Pac too
If they didn't they know who did, they got to
Who they serve and protect, nigga not you
Cops shot off of ten G's but they got glocks too
Let you protect yourself, or better yet respect yourself
Straight into the hospital is where you gotta check yourself
They be gettin' tips from snitches and rival crews
Doin' 'em favors so they workin' for the drug dealers too
Just business enforcers with hate in they holsters
Shoot you in the back, won't face you like a soldier
Kurt Loder asked me what I say to a dead cop's wife
Cops kill my people everyday, that's life

- repeat through final interlude


September 11, 2001
Terrorists attack the Pentagon and the World Trade Center
Kills thousand and permanently scars America's false sense of security
We see the best examples of humanity in the face of the worst
As fire fighters, police officers, rescue workers
and volunteers of all sorts, fight to save lives
The world will never be the same again...


My heart go out to everybody at Ground Zero
Red, black, yellow, white and brown heroes
It's more complicated than black and white
To give your own life is the greatest sacrifice
But it's hard for me to walk down the block
Seeing rats and roaches, crack viles and 40 ounce posters
People broken down from years of oppression
Become patriots when they way of life is threatened
It's a hard conversation to have
We lost kids, moms and dads, people ready to fight for the flag
Damn, when did shit get this bad?
America, killed the innocent too, the cycle of violence is sad
Damn! Welcome to the world, we here
We've been at, war for years but it's much more clear (yeah)
We got to face what lies ahead
Fight for our truth and freedom and, ride for the dead

- repeat to end
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buddhamama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-07-03 06:12 AM
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11. don't forget Spearhead
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WilliamPitt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-07-03 08:31 AM
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12. My first
DU2 kick!

:)

For the morning crew.
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Khephra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-07-03 08:55 AM
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13. Hmmmm
I think I'll :kick: this one for no good reason.

;-)
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RogueTrooper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-07-03 09:33 AM
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14. Kick
:dem:
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Terwilliger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-07-03 09:41 AM
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16. He's a Son of a Bush!
Uh! Backwards!

C'mon! C'mon! C'mon! ( c'mon! )

Oh no, struck by greased lightning
F'ed by the same last name, you know what?
China ain't never givin back that god damned plane
Must got this whole nation trained on some kennel ration
Refrain, the same train, full of cocaine, blows the brain
Have you forgotten? I've been through the first term of rotten
The father, the son and the holy Bush-shit we all in
Don't look at me, I ain't callin for no assasination
I'm just sayin, sayin
Who voted for that asshole of your nation?
Deja Bush, crushed by the headrush, when I wrote the bumrush
Saw you salute to the then Vice Pres
Who did what RayGun said
And then became prez himself, went for delf
Knee deep in his damned self
Stuck in a three headed bucket, a trilateral Bush-shit
Sorry ain't no better way of puttin it
No you cannot freestyle this
Cause you still ain't free
If I fight for y'all then they get me
How many o y'all is comin to get me?
None! Cause it's easier to forget me
Ain't that a Bush, son of a Bush is here all up in yo zone
You ain't never heard so much soul to the bone
I told y'all when the first Bush was tappin my telephone
Spy vs. Spy, can't truss em, as you salute to the illuminati
Y'know what? Take yo ass to your one millionth party!

He's the son of a Baaaaaad man
The son of a bad...
He's the son of a Baaaaaad man
Son of a bad..........

Now here's the pitch
Hiding inside certified genocide
Ain't that a Bush, repeat ain't that a Bush?
Out of nowhere headed to the hot house
Killed 135 at the last count
Texas Bounce! Texas Bounce! (c'mon)
Cats in a cage got a ghost of a chance
Of comin back from your whack-ass killin machine
Son of a Bush, ain't that a son of a Bush
Cats doin bids for the same Bush-shit that you did (the father)
Serial killer kid, uhh! Serial killer kid
Go on!

He's the son of a Baaaaaad man
The son of a bad...
He's the son of a Baaaaaad man
Son of a bad.........

the father, the son...
the father, the son...
(go on, better go on)
the father, the son, and the holy Bush-shit
The father...
The father...

Coke is the real thing
Used to make you swing
Used to be yo thing
Daddy had you under his wing
Uhh, son of a Bush
Bringin kilos to fill up silos
You probably sniffed piles
Got inmates in Texas scrubbin tiles
That shit is wild
That shit is wild CIA child
That shit is wild CIA child......

He's the son of a Baaaaaad man
The son of a bad...
He's the son of a Baaaaaad man
Son of a bad......

Son of a bad, man


--Public Enemy
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deutsey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-07-03 09:46 AM
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17. Good article on hip hop in "In These Times"
http://inthesetimes.com/comments.php?id=207_0_4_0_M

“If rap is to stand as not only the most significant cultural movement of our time but one of history’s most salient, and I believe it will, hip hop generationers both inside and outside of the rap music industry must rise to the challenge. All the components for a mass political movement in our lifetime are in place and functioning—but separate. Do we dare join them together?”

Quoted in the article.
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justicebuilder Donating Member (280 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-07-03 10:04 AM
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18. Interesting
Since this has apparently become the hip-hop lyrics thread, here's a spoken word contribution inspired by a track frmo ATLiens.

A-B-C's of the Theory

an alien once told me
"Perceive true deception"
I tried to hold that in my mind for a time
but I get confused
like he predicted
strung out, hopelessly addicted
dependent on the resplendence of this posh prison
life going by in the twinkling of that big eye in the sky
but I'm starting to get the inkling that
I am not alone

You see it too.

There's somebody here with you
atrophying your mind and keeping you blind
so THEY can profit off your misfortune
and suck in all the fame and importance
while you pray to the Lord
for all the things you can't afford
and those things are many
for despite appearances you are truly poor

but you can afford to have them slick ads beamed into your home
sitting eating GM cereal and feeding your dome
with GE's lies and french fries
from that big golden arch
and you smile as that slow poison makes its way to your heart
you can't feel it
because every organ BUT that one you use to love
is singing the praises of this wonderful life
and after all did we not pass through a long night
into this paradise?

but

This oasis of plenty
is a mirage
brought on by sabotage
terrorist bombing of our potential
in a massive corporate conspiracy
extending from the peon to the presidential
perpetrated by THEM, THEY, OTHER, The EVIL TRIBE

for THEM left is right
by this description alone you will recognize THEM on sight
if you know where to look
for those who understand go and deal with THEM as you must
for the rest, let me spell it out for you at last
there is a deadly cabal sneakin up on you so fast
when you turn around they hide underground
so get yourself a polished piece of glass
and perceive true deception

there is one conspiracy that rules them all
alpha and omega
first and last
and the ABC's of that conspiracy are these:
Against Us, By Us
Against Me, By Me
Against You, By You
Against You, By You
Against You, By You
AY-BY

See?
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