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1. |
Early in Da Morning
03:48
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EARLY IN DA MORNIN’
Well, I woke up early dis mornin’......Laying in my bed
And had this crazy tune.......Floating through my head
So I got outta bed.......and decided this is what I’d do
I decided I’d write this song....so now I’m singing it just for you
Early in da mornin’ (I’ve got to get up)
Early in da mornin’ (I’ve got to get up)
Early in da morning.....
They say it’s the early bird that catches the worm
And living day to day, this is what I’ve learned
So I never sleep in, not even until nine
I’m up at five in the morning...trying to get mine
Early in da mornin’ (I’ve got to get up)
Early in da mornin’ (I’ve got to get up)
Early in da morning...
So many people sleep in America everyday
And they just watch their dreams, just up and walk away
That’s why people, what you’ve got to choose
Is to wake up at the crack of dawn, that way you’ll never lose....
Early in da mornin’ (I’ve got to get up)
Early in da mornin’ (I’ve got to get up)
Early in da morning.....
I’ve always wanted to make it, in the recording industry
But there’s a million guys, out there just like me
Struggling hard...day in and day out
Sometimes I get so frustrated...I just wanna scream and shout
(but)
Early in da mornin’ (I still get up)
Early in da mornin’ (working on my music)
Early in da morning...(early in da morning)
Early in da mornin’ (I STILL get up)
Early in da mornin’ (working on my music)
Early in da morning.....
(scattin’)
YO my name is Tony B, and you know just where I be
With the pillow up under my head
Early in da morning lying in bed
Waking up at the crack of dawn and
Yo know that I’m yawnin’
Trying to put my clothes on and
Get out the house, early in da morning...
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2. |
Da Real Hip Hop
08:04
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THE REAL HIP HOP
I came in the door, said it before
We don’t want to hear that weak shit no more
I came from a place, where we’re fed up
And since you’re all up in my face, I’m a give ya the heads up
The real HIP HOP is over here
And I just really wanna make it clear
I stand on the shoulders of those who came
And created the game, let me name some names
Starting with those who put in REAL work
Afrika Bambataa and Godfather Kool Herc
Grandmaster FLASH and Grandmaster CAZ
Emcees like BUSY BEE who did it for no cash
Lovebug Starski and of course KOOL MO DEE
KURTIS BLOW, THE FAT BOYS and the TRECHEROUS THREE
And if you don’t know the history and it’s a mystery
You can rewind this one time and get it from me
Cause the REAL HIP HOP IS OVER HERE
I’m just being sincere and making it clear
THE REAL HIP HOP IS OVER HERE
So there’s no need to have any fear
Cause, THE REAL HIP HOP AIN’T ON YOUR RADIO
So tell those wack D.J.’s....YO they gotta go...
And THE REAL HIP HOP AINT IN THOSE VIDEOS
No matter how much dough they show...
I used to love the “Funky Four” and the “Furious Five”
And tears came to my eyes when “Kieth Cowboy” died
And my favorite emcee, to this day is Melle Mel
Back when Lyrics were important, not your record sales
When LL was not a lover, but wore a Kango hat
Before Whodini even put out “BACK IN BLACK”
“Five minutes of Funk” Kwame in polka dots
“KID N PLAY...Gettin funky” used to rock the spot
When everybody wore Filas and a “Gumby” on their heads
Way before emcee “Run” became a rev
When Sequence funked me up wth Angie Stone
Angie B, not TLC, upon the microphone
I remember when music and culture was fun
And at a club, it was love, nobody pulled a gun
But that was when I was young, those days are done
But still I say without delay, like KRS ONE...
Cause the REAL HIP HOP IS OVER HERE
I’m just being sincere and making it clear
THE REAL HIP HOP IS OVER HERE
So there’s no need to have any fear
Cause, THE REAL HIP HOP AIN’T ON YOUR RADIO
So tell those wack D.J.’s....YO they gotta go...
And THE REAL HIP HOP AINT IN THOSE VIDEOS
No matter how much dough they show...
CAUSE HIP HOP is about using your intellect
And HIP HOP is about having Mad respect
And HIP HOP is a culture with (5) elements
And HIP HOP is priceless, no matter who selling it...
From “the golden era” up to the mid nineties
If I had a time machine, that’s where you’d find me
Cause back then even the media treated us kindly
But now emcees just make records blindly
Even the dances, from back in time
Still stay in the back of my mind
Like the “Roger Rabbit”, “Pee-Wee” and “Robo-Cop”
The “Guess” and the “Gucci” were real hip hop
The “Prep”, “Penn State”, and “Kid & Play” kick step
Even the “RUNNING MAN” and the wop were so def
After being on the floor, you could hardly catch your breath
And you’d be groovin’ in the spot till everyone left
And that’s why I’m involved in this here renaissance
Of the Authentic Hip Hop, that the people truly want
And if you’re feeling like I’m feeling and really care
Then just sing along with me with your fist up in the air
Cause the REAL HIP HOP IS OVER HERE
I’m just being sincere and making it clear
THE REAL HIP HOP IS OVER HERE
So there’s no need to have any fear
Cause, THE REAL HIP HOP AIN’T ON YOUR RADIO
So tell those wack D.J.’s....YO they gotta go...
And THE REAL HIP HOP AINT IN THOSE VIDEOS
No matter how much dough they show...
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3. |
99 percent
05:37
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99 Percent
99 Percent are in bad situations
Cause 99 Percent can’t afford Higher Education
99 Percent are victims of discrimination
And 99 Percent are targeted for incarceration
Now 99 percent don’t get properly represented
So 99 Percent always end up getting convicted
And 99 percent are on Death Row to be executed
But 99 percent are innocent and didn’t even do it
So the 99 Percent, who are suppossed to be protected by the constitution
Are the 99 Percent that have also made contributions
So the 99 Percent are all about finding solutions
And the 99 Percent are standing up... Cause we want a REVOLUTION
Now 99 Percent some say are TOO BIG TO FAIL
But the 99 Percent aint really doing that well
Cause 99 Percent are victims of “DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL”
And 99 Percent feel like America is a living Hell
Cause 99 Percent Can’t afford adequate Health Care
But the 99 Percent really just want their share
Cause the 99 Percent are over taxed and under paid
And the 99 percent just wanna keep some of the money they made
So the 99 Percent, that are suppossed to be protected by the constitution
Are the 99 Percent that have also made contributions
So the 99 Percent are all about finding solutions
And the 99 Percent are standing up... Cause we want a REVOLUTION
Come on and Join us!!! Come on and Join us!!!
There’s so much, we can discuss
There’s so much we can discuss
Come on and Join us!!! Come on and Join us!!!
No need to be in a Rush
BUT the REVOLUTION IS A MUST !!!
Now the 99 percent thought we had Equal Protection
But the 99 percent has watched America look in the other direction
Cause the 99 percent at one time were ALL immigrants
And the 99 percent refuse to be ignorant
So 99 percent know this country is our home
And 99 percent now know that they are not alone
For, 99 percent stand together against all of the wars
Cause 99 percent know OIL’s what they’re doing it for
So the 99 Percent, that are suppossed to be protected by the constitution
Are the 99 Percent that have also made contributions
So the 99 Percent are all about finding solutions
And the 99 Percent are standing up... Cause we want a REVOLUTION
By: TONY B. CONSCIOUS
COPYRIGHT ©2011
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4. |
Be The Change
06:39
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BE THE CHANGE (YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD)
When Sam Cooke said a change is gonna come
Now I know where he was coming from
The change in the world that we all wanna see
Starts right inside of both you and me
It’s not for free, but honestly
It’s our number one J-O-B, everyday of the week
How we walk, how we talk and how we speak
Determines our children’s destiny
But I’m blessed to be, that which I am
A man, with a plan to lend a helping hand
Understand...I used to fight
Stand around and talk about what isn’t right
But, I realize this and must admit
Focusing on it, only creates more of it
So, I had to get, away from complaining
For it’s draining and I’m aiming
For the top, the cosmos
And whatever we talk and think about the most
Comes to fruition, so just listen
It’s all about uplifting, so I’m on a mission
To unite, both day and night
And with this mic, be the light
Be the difference, be the example
For everybody else, but it starts with self
(REPEAT 2X)
SO, BE THE CHANGE, YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD...
BE THE CHANGE YOU WANNA SEE IN THE WORLD
BE THE CHANGE YOU WANNA SEE IN THE WORLD
We all love to talk about our ancestors
And how we owe them and want to live better
But are steadily facing stormy weather
And have to stand strong and be tougher than leather
Well, let me ask, is it a difficult task
To stop reliving the past, for the past has passed
And we’re creating the future, even though we don’t know it
With every passing moment, though some of us blow it
We’ve got to show it, yes we do
For the solution can be found in both me and you
True ? yes, that’s the truth
And the proof can be seen in the youth
Looking at us, some with disgust
Cause there’s just so much, that we’ve never discussed
So often in a rush, as we fuss and cuss
While “The Secret” we often keep on the hush
They do as we do, not as we say
So, what do they obey ? What they see everyday...
Hey ! So, we’ve got to wake up
For, there’s just so much lost time, we’ve got to make up
We’ve got to be role models for humanity
Cause repeating our failures is insanity
And so many have lied, cried and died
For the change, when the change starts inside...
(REPEAT 2X)
SO, BE THE CHANGE, YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD...
BE THE CHANGE YOU WANNA SEE IN THE WORLD
BE THE CHANGE YOU WANNA SEE IN THE WORLD
So, I ain’t waiting on a leader, nor a president
Nor another year will I be hesitant
Nor another day, nor another minute
Change is in the air, and I’ve got to get in it
I’ve got to be a part of what I wanna see
So, I can create a better world for you and me
Metaphysically, Spiritually
Politically, it’s not typically
The way we’ve been taught, but we must learn
The road has been laid, and it’s our turn
To manifest, cause we’re blessed, no contest...
We’re the best of the best
And we’ve got a real obligation
To change the situation, through elevation
Education, with no hesitation
Be the manifestation of divine creation
And that’s how we turn the world around
We’ve got to get up, so we can get down
So our children can experience a profound
Dimension based upon sights and sounds
That’s all about love, harmony and peace
Where joy and abundance is all they see
And yes indeed, all this I believe, can be
But it starts with you and me...
(REPEAT 2X)
SO, BE THE CHANGE, YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD...
BE THE CHANGE YOU WANNA SEE IN THE WORLD
BE THE CHANGE YOU WANNA SEE IN THE WORLD
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5. |
Bus Stop
06:05
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BUS STOP
Little Yvette sits at the bus stop
Hoping that she can make the pain stop
Hiding her tears in the raindrops
Hoping that it’ll make the pain stop...
A little girl in a grown up world
Used to be daddies only little girl
But trying to pay the rent, got him sent
To a cell, where all she sees is his mail
Hell, and if that ain’t hell
mommas got cancer and ain’t feeling well
Too many of those cigarette packs
And drinking Jack Daniels mixed with Exlax
Got her on her back and if that ain’t wack
Brother just got attacked with a gat
Trying to be the man, selling that crack rock
But he got caught, not on a Black block
So he got a chance to hear a gat talk
Before they outlined his body with fat chalk
So now she sits in the world all alone
On her way to school, but has no home
Little Yvette sits at the bus stop
Hoping that she can make the pain stop
Hiding her tears in the raindrops
Hoping that it’ll make the pain stop...
She’s good at science, reading and writing
And thought that her future would be exciting
She had a dream of becoming a doctor
Or a lawyer, but what is there for her
When she has no money and is in poverty
And wears the same clothes every day of the week
She doesn’t have nothing to eat and get’s teased
By other kids, cause of what they see
She wishes she could just fly away
And start a life in a brand new place
Where nobody knows her name and face
And her past could be totally erased
Where she could begin a brand new life
Without all of the struggle and strife
And her family could once again be together
And her situation could be much better...
but...
Little Yvette sits at the bus stop
Hoping that she can make the pain stop
Hiding her tears in the raindrops
Hoping that it’ll make the pain stop...
So she’s sitting there day and night
And won’t go to school, cause it doesn’t feel right
And people come and go and cars pass by
Yet all she does is continue to cry
Stuck in a daze, as guys pull up
Older than her in brand new trucks
And try to talk to her, but what for ?
She’s still a virgin, she ain’t no whore
But they keep on trying , and their bold
Telling her she needs to get out of the cold
But her spirit keeps telling her no
Plus she’s only 15 years old
If only somebody could help her today
If only she knew god was on the way
If only more of us would look around
There’s probably Yvette(s) all over town
but...
Little Yvette sits at the bus stop
Hoping that she can make the pain stop
Hiding her tears in the raindrops
Hoping that it’ll make the pain stop...
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6. |
Constant Elevation
05:56
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CONSTANT ELEVATION
It’s a celebration.....It doesn’t matter if you’re Black or Asian
Mexican or Caucasian...we’re trying to uplift the nation
It’s a celebration...and you know the situation
We’re trying to uplift the nation....with constant elevation...
See, the party didn’t start ‘til i walked in
But me I was led by the spirit within
So in the meantime and in between times
We’re gonna recognize what we see as divine
One kind, one mind, one movement aligned
No matter what you’re design, or zodiac sign
And I’m, all up in the rhyme
While some people got Bacardi, lookin’ for their lime
And some are smoking, while some are drinking
And some are drug-free like me and just thinking
This is an energy with so much to it
Water be the fluid, and like NIKE we do it
Clappin’, tappin’, snappin’, it happens
Everytime I start singing, scatting and rapping
But this right here has special motivation
It’s all about unity and reconciliation...
(cause) It’s a celebration.....It doesn’t matter if you’re Black or Asian
Mexican or Caucasian...we’re trying to uplift the nation
It’s a celebration...and you know the situation
We’re trying to uplift the nation....with constant elevation...
When’s the last time you heard somebody with clarity
Focus not on our differences, but simularities
It’s a rarity, but please don’t stare at me
I’m just prepared to be, he who gives to charities
If a meteor was headed towards the earth
Then how much would our differences really be worth
Step on the dirt, breathe in the air
And appreciate the beauty of life everywhere
We’ve got 2 million breaths, until there’s none left
About 800 months, until our life is done
So recognize that we’re ALL one
And give thanks for our time, under the sun
We’ve got a short time together, to make the planet better
We’re here for a little bit and it moves swift
So this is a declaration and a dedication
And a party for the people, cause we’re perfect creations
(and)
It’s a celebration.....It doesn’t matter if you’re Black or Asian
Mexican or Caucasian...we’re trying to uplift the nation
It’s a celebration...and you know the situation
We’re trying to uplift the nation....with constant elevation...
L-O-V-E...That’s what we be
Living on Vibrational Energy..ooh wee
S-O-U-L... Soul from above
We be sending out universal love
That’s what we’re made of, A-G-A-P-E
All Good And Positive Energy...ooh wee
immediately, we’ve gots to see
The whole universe is having a big party
You better ask somebody, check it out
From the east to the west, North and the south
The cosmos to the coral reef and ocean floor
Everybody’s knock, knocking on heaven’s door
Need I say more ? That’s what we’re living for
PEACE, so we ain’t going to war, no more
It’s all about education and self-evaluation
No more hesitation, but acceleration...
It’s a celebration.....
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7. |
Givin' Luv
05:53
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GIVIN' LUV
Luv I feel in the winds that blow the trees
Luv I see in the rain that fills up the seas
Luv I smell in the flowers that fill the earth
Luv I taste in the vegetation in the dirt
Luv I hear in the birds who sing me a song
Luv I touch when animals are in my arms
Luv I know when something for another I do
Luv I give from my heart 2 U...
I’m giving luv, luv, luv....
I’m giving luv, luv, luv...
I’m giving luv, luv, luv...
I’m givng luv, luv...I’m giving luv
Luv I feel as my body, the sun unthaws
Luv I see on graffiti painted walls
Luv I smell in the aroma of momma’s dishes
Luv I taste in the sweetness of your kisses
Luv I hear when I listen 2 Roberta Flack
Luv I touch when putting lotions upon your neck and back
Luv I know when teaching my people is all I want 2 do
Luv I give from my soul 2 U
I’m giving luv, luv, luv....
I’m giving luv, luv, luv...
I’m giving luv, luv, luv...
I’m givng luv, luv...I’m giving luv
you’ve got to love, love in this life
cause you never get to live it twice
You’ve got to love, love in this life
Cause you’ll never get to live it twice....
Luv I feel when U touch me sensually and light
Luv I see when your eyes are praising me day and night
Luv I smell in the scent of your oils and perfumes
Luv I taste in the sweat your skin blooms
Luv I hear in your voice, whenever U speak
Luv I touch when I rub you gently cheek to cheek
Luv I know when I possess your spirit in all I do
Luv I give from the CREATOR 2 me and from me 2 U
I’m giving luv, luv, luv....
I’m giving luv, luv, luv...
I’m giving luv, luv, luv...
I’m givng luv, luv...I’m giving luv
you’ve got to love, love in this life
cause you never get to live it twice
You’ve got to love, love in this life
Cause you’ll never get to live it twice....
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8. |
H.O.M.E
05:50
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H.O.M.E (Heaven On Mother Earth)
When GOD created you, and your essence
The universe stopped....... And took lessons
On how divine manifestation should be
Cause you’re way too real for this reality
When you walk, you glide right upon air
And when you talk, you vibrate the ground everywhere
When you smile its so bright, I need shades to stare
And when you’re sad, you fill the oceans with tears
I don’t know what I did right in this lifetime
To be rewarded and adored by something so fine
All I know is loving you has got to be a crime
Cause your aura and your heart is one of a kind
And I don’t know you’re birth date or astrological sign
Nor can I see, How easily, You make me go blind
All I know is when I meditate, you’re still on my mind
And when I try to describe you, the only words I find
(ARE) HEAVEN...HEAVEN...HEAVEN...ON MOTHER EARTH...
(YOU’RE LIKE) HEAVEN...HEAVEN....HEAVEN... ON MOTHER EARTH....
Now I’ve been waking up every morning in a cold sweat
Every since that day our souls re-met
I knew from the start, you were art, and I bet
All my friends we’d be together, and you I’d get
But I didn’t know you were my mirror, and such purity
That you’d erupt and then bust, all my insecurities
And make me wanna settle down and with maturity
Bring back all my emotions, from obscurity
Cause when you laugh, all the trees sway and bend
And when you cry, you cause the flowers to bloom again
And when touch me, you cause my body to spasm
And when you’re in my thoughts, I have a mental orgasm
I don’t know what I would do if you were ever gone
For you’re the wave of consciousness, i be riding on
And when I’m weak, i go inside and you make me strong
And you’re the only song, I sing ALL day long...
(cause you’re )
HEAVEN...HEAVEN...HEAVEN... ON MOTHER EARTH,
HEAVEN...HEAVEN...HEAVEN... ON MOTHER EARTH....
And when I’m with you and in your arms (I’m at home)
Nothing could ever make me alarmed (I’m at home)
You’re my sunset and break of dawn (I’m at home)
And you’re energy protects me from harm
So It’s you, and only you I choose
My one and only don’t be confused
Cause with your love I just can’t lose
And that’s why the only name for you (is)
HEAVEN....
(cause you’re )
HEAVEN...HEAVEN...HEAVEN...ON MOTHER EARTH,
HEAVEN...HEAVEN...HEAVEN...ON MOTHER EARTH,
Now I don’t know what else, I could possibly say
But when I start to pray, you are my ASHE’
My “GIVE THANKS”,”AND SO IT IS”, PEACE and my SHALOM
And when I sit in “lotus”, you are my “OHM”
Now I don’t know which solar system you came from
But in my universe you are my sun
My rainbow, my pot of gold and the only one
Who like the fountain of youth, makes me feel young
Cause when you breathe, you release moisture in the air
And you could sneeze a hurricane somewhere
Or create joy and abundance everywhere
Just by affirming all the love that we share
Cause your Gift Of Divinity, just can’t be taught
And your energy’s priceless and can’t be bought
And your temperature’s not cold nor not too hot
That’s why your arms, always stays in my thoughts
(because you’re)
HEAVEN...HEAVEN...HEAVEN...ON MOTHER EARTH,
HEAVEN...HEAVEN...HEAVEN...ON MOTHER EARTH,
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MANCHILD IN THE PROMISED LAND...
Born into this world, as a negro...
Every day of my life, everywhere I go
I’ve got to deal with the pressures of society...
Telling me what to be and what to not be
Telling me how to live and what to do...
How to think, how to act and how to dress too
What the people of America, look and see...
When they look at a guy like me
I don’t want any trouble, but like it or not...
I’m always getting stopped and harassed by cops
I get questioned, and I get checked...
Manhandled and given no kind of respect
Treated like dirt, and what the hell for ?
Cause it’s not safe to be black any more
Trying to survive the only way that I can...
I’m just a MAN-CHILD STUCK IN THE PROMISE LAND
CHORUS (2X)
TRYING TO SURVIVE, TRYING TO STAY ALIVE
STUCK IN THE GHETTO (IN THE GHETTO)
TRYING TO SURVIVE, I’M JUST TRYING TO STAY ALIVE
STUCK IN THE GHETTO (IN THE GHETTO)
Living life low-class in the ghetto...
And trying hard to get out of this hell hole
Working 2 jobs is what I’ve got to do...
Until I can afford to go back to school
Grants, Scholarships and lots of money for free...
Are all irrelevant with a G.E.D
So instead I’ve got to work, treated like a slave...
Putting away every penny that I can save
Hoping and praying, I’ll soon have enough...
To live life alot better and not so rough
Maybe get an apartment, with a roommate...
And go to school for education, Man, I can’t wait
Then maybe e one day, I’ll look back and say...
It was worth it, every step of the way
But right now I’m just a brotha, who needs a hand...
A MAN-CHILD who’s stuck IN THE PROMISE LAND
CHORUS (2X)
TRYING TO SURVIVE, TRYING TO STAY ALIVE
STUCK IN THE GHETTO (IN THE GHETTO)
TRYING TO SURVIVE, I’M JUST TRYING TO STAY ALIVE
STUCK IN THE GHETTO (IN THE GHETTO)
Bridge...(2x)
And I just wanna get out....I just wanna get out
The PROMISE LAND ? Is that what it’s supposed to be ?
Well it sure doesn’t seem like that to me
All I see is my people crying...
Day in and day out, my people are dying
Just trying to live, but it’s impossible...
Why? For, the conditions are so terrible
All of my sistahs and all of my brothas...
Are self-hated, wearing gang colors and killing one another
While others, are drinking, shooting up and smoking crack...
For, there’s not much else to do when you’re black...
They can’t even get a job, and even if they could...
It probably wouldn’t even pay em’ that good
Some people try to say this is something it’s not...
Prejudice, but we don’t want ALL they’ve got
All we want is what’s coming to us, so understand...
Who put the MAN-CHILD IN THIS PROMISE LAND
CHORUS (2X)
TRYING TO SURVIVE, TRYING TO STAY ALIVE
STUCK IN THE GHETTO (IN THE GHETTO)
TRYING TO SURVIVE, I’M JUST TRYING TO STAY ALIVE
STUCK IN THE GHETTO (IN THE GHETTO)
In America, a brotha don’t know what to do...
In a culture that he has to grow accustomed to
A situation that shouldn’t even have to be...
Has been made into a rude reality
Alot of brothas and sistahs including myself...
Would much rather be somewhere else
In Africa maybe, but over there...
We’ve got it worse than we’ve got it here
So where is it safe for us to go ?
The moon, Neptune or Pluto ?
But then as soon as we try to make it through...
They’ll come and try to take that from us too !!!
Damn, it makes me mad, I don’t see why...
All the people of the planet can’t see eye to eye
Why can’t the black man and the white man...
Both live equally in this PROMISE LAND ?
CHORUS (2X)
TRYING TO SURVIVE, TRYING TO STAY ALIVE
STUCK IN THE GHETTO (IN THE GHETTO)
TRYING TO SURVIVE, I’M JUST TRYING TO STAY ALIVE
STUCK IN THE GHETTO (IN THE GHETTO)
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10. |
No Justice
07:10
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NO JUSTICE
They talk about JUSTICE...And they talk about PEACE
They talk about FREEDOM...but they ain’t talking to me
They talk about JUSTICE...And they talk about PEACE
They talk about EQUALITY...but they ain’t talking to me...
My people, have fought for liberty
Yet there’s more Black people in prison
Than during slavery
We pay our taxes, but what do we see ?
The money go towards bombs, killing babies overseas
In IRAQ... They’re killing Brown and Black
In AFGANISTAN and even in IRAN
In America, it’s called NEW WORLD ORDER
Cause the BROWN man lost his land
And now we’ve got borders
But They talk about JUSTICE...And they talk about PEACE
They talk about FREEDOM...but they ain’t talking to me
They talk about JUSTICE...And they talk about PEACE
They talk about EQUALITY...but they sure ain’t talking to me
AFTER 500 YEARS, WE STILL AIN’T FREE
They’re oppressing indigineous People, minorities...
So we say POWER TO THE PEOPLE, VIVA LA RAZA
FREE THE LAND for the PALESTINIANS living in the GAZA
For all of the babies, going to school
They’re cutting all the funds for the teachers
And that just ain’t cool...
We ain’t learning history, Just colonizations
They ain’t giving us an education,
Just Indoctrinations
But They talk about JUSTICE...And they talk about PEACE
They talk about FREEDOM...but they ain’t talking to me
They talk about JUSTICE...And they talk about PEACE
They talk about EQUALITY...but they sure ain’t talking to me...
People are suffering, in every country
Rich people getting richer, but we in poverty
Even in our own lands, we still can’t eat
Because of their greed and Foreign Policies
Corporate interests and Slavery
No health care in 3rd world countries
We call it genocide and disease
We call it Racism and GLOBAL WHITE SUPREMACY
But we want JUSTICE, we want PEACE
We want Freedom and Liberty
I said we want JUSTICE and we need PEACE
We need FREEDOM and LIBERTY
Put your fist in the air... If you really care
If you are aware... that it just aint fair
People Everywhere...We need to get our share
Is this the Dream.... Or a Nightmare ?
Let em know...that it’s got to go
Cause Equality’s coming...much too slow...
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TONY B. CONSCIOUS Los Angeles, California
A renaissance man (Harlem Renaissance that is), TONY B. CONSCIOUS
is the personification of AFRICAN-
AMERICAN culture.
He is (amongst other things) A B-BOY, BEATBOX,EMCEE, GRAFFITI/VISUAL ARTIST (known as “THE GHETTO VAN-GO”), Poet/ Spoken Word Artist, Vocalist, AUTHOR, ACTIVIST, VEGAN VEGETARIAN and PHILOSOPHER.
ALSO a member of THE UNIVERSAL ZULU NATION and THE TEMPLE OF HIP HOP.
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