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I'm Saying
02:32
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Verse 1
damn/another black dead/4 no other reason/than I was just a black man/passing through this white land/on my way 2 God/aint no holding back them/damn/another black gone/for no other reason/than I was on my way home/sad, such an old familiar song/that my parents finna sing/as they bury me alone/wrong/I never did nothing 2 em/but they try 2 double kill me/twisting thigs that I was doing/just 2 justify murder/assassinate my soul/74 days world/what took u so long/damn/here we go again/I heard they killed somebody else/this time a sister 2 them/this is public lynching/no matter how u view/and u view it everyday/so tell me what u doing
Chorus
they say freedom aint free
well how bout u lower the price
and please stop killing these black kids tonite
I'm saying,
that's all I'm saying(repeat phrase 1x)
Verse 2
damn/another black dead/4 no other reason/than I had black skin/living in this white world/sending prayers up 2 God/hope we get it right world/damn/another black gone/4 no other reason/than I was already home/sleeping in my bed/never heard them 8 shots/boyfriend trying 2 protect me/not knowing its the cops/tell me/why I have 2 die/if I did nothing wrong/and u already had the guy/that u were looking 4/just took the law in ya own/bloody pig hands/and left my family 2 mourn/damn/I know it's gonna happen again/prolly already has/there's no respect for our men/women or our children/but we gotta keep building/and if you're a white ally/then tell me what u doing
Chorus
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Salutations
01:52
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'Salutations'
intro
they hate you/caint wait 2/assassinate u
verse1
this is 4 the shortys all around/the youth/yeah u can be what ya wanna/all is found in you/yeah u hold the key/unlocking your dreams/dont ever let somebody/tell u something/they aint seen/cuz they aint seen/wat you've seen/helluva scene/ya daddy's brains all over/mommy sobbing & screams/the police dont give a fuck/cuz u blacker than yuck/dont pack it up lil nigga/keep it ragged n ruff cuz...
chorus
they hate you/caint wait 2/degrade u/assassinate u
verse 2
in these crucial times/using rhymes/i am odd/with a G in front/the extra d for determination thru the hard/black people get ahead/using all we was given/living on thru the future stars/im praying for us thru the verses/hope we see tomorrow/i feed em all/& feel they hunger/when the metal roars/ghetto wars got blacks/fighting blacks 4 more/poor & we still spilling liquor 4 em/dying daily/going crazy/spending that link money/think dummy/b4 they have u in them clinks bummy/writing letters/fighting weather, hoping the rain stops/them same cops selling crack 2 kids/got they thing cocked/eager 2 bust/we on the bus/still trying 2 get 2 the front/i wonder if we'll ever even up/just keep it tough/& believe in U.S.(Unified Souls)/it's the way of a warrior/2 never give it up cuz...
chorus
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Plenty
01:45
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Lyrics:
verse 1
know my name/love my style/cant hold me back/cant hold me down/cant kill my spirit/or my sound/i'm way too fresh/and way too proud/got way too much in store for me/cant shut me down/cant shut me out/cant shut me up/i'm way too loud/this what I tell em when they ask me
chorus
how many flows u got on deck/I got plenty, I got plenty
how many o's u got to invest/I got plenty, I got plenty
how many bros u got to bless/I got plenty, I got plenty
I got, I got plenty,
I got, I got plenty
I got
verse 2
I got so much on my mind/tryin find time/to just unwind/but baby I grind/with every single line/jotting down life in the form of a rhyme/the storm will subside/and bring a brighter day/be the sunshine when the world look grey/ur force and ur great/they could never take away/what's inside of you/cuz ur soul is a safe/worth more than a wraith/gotta get the paps/gotta get the info holding back all the states/and pass it on to the people/cuz we need it/just believe it/we gone beat it/like Ali in the jungle for the pay/this is how I pray/every living day/hot 16s for the teens/and the stray/trying to find my way/ey!/everybody wanna know/so this is wat I say
chorus
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Ioneed
01:42
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Chorus
embrace everything you're going through/and trust everything it's showing you/and know everything has a way.../this life don't nobody owe you/live right please let go the old you/prize fight and don't give it all away
Verse
live 4 today/live 4 2nite/live 4 urself/live 4 the life/live 4 the way/u r the light/u light the way/follow the bright/watch wat they say/watch wat they write/I don't fell safe/shrouded by fright/confound in my space/clouding my mind/travel and hide/I feel i'm in a maze/bound up inside/breaking the chains/by swallowing pride/I cant let em invade/hold up, i'm fine.../I said i'm fine/ioneed
Chorus
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Chorus
profit over people
kill u 4 the funds
that's the root of evil
money #1
they don't really see u
cuz they only care about u
when they need u
Verse 1
Damn/caint get outside myself/they got me caged like an animal/all by myself/I let the beat bang out/while I kiss on Jane/and pitch a raw 16/that'll hit yo brain/like, like, like/the government stem/that's just a poor attempt/in hopes that we could/love it again/but I could never love a country/that would shoot me dead/and let the killer get away/cuz he's blue team bred/like, like, like/how u get yo grip/blood money make the world go round/let's take a trip/oh the got us on restriction/need ya gloves and a mask/control the mass with the fear/this year could be our last/but I aint giving in/no friend/they don't care about ya health homeboy/that's how they got they wealth/economics hella racist/the only color is green/that really matters/let's get madder/and tear down the regime
Chorus
pop, pop, pop, pop/profit over people
kill u 4 the funds
that's the root evil
money #1
& they don't really see u
cuz they only care about u
when they need u
all I hear is...
Verse 2
white opinions on the plight of blacks/don't ever try 2 tell me/how I should act/if u aint living with your skin as a target/trust that Target is good/and should be giving back/2 folks in the hood/but not the ones representing/white sheets/or the shield of the blue/they make a profit off of black deaths too/what u thought?/that they really gone protect us/when the shit hit the fan/that's why they went/and got the National Clan/THE WHITE MAN AINT GOT NO PLANS/ON CARING 4 U/BUT BLACK WOMEN THEY GONE CARRY US THROUGH/we aint through/this is only the just the start/trust ya heart and ya gut/if ya can/nigga stay strapped up/they gone buck/cuz they see us a threat/or as dollars and cents/but never as people/freedom go as far as we spent/and that's the evil/the root of every time that we vent/i'll never leave u/even when they empty them clips like...
Chorus
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Burn It Down
02:33
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Verse 1
let's get started/all the haters gotta exit quick/they insecure/out in public trying 2 measure dicks/I hold my own/and spit these poems feeling barely fine/Phelps backstroking in the belly of the scary kind/my partner poppin/and she'll prolly put the pistol 2 u/we get the prof and the pot/plus the lit could move you/and everyday/i'm creating my way/so u aint gotta worry bout a thing/nigga please just do u/it's living through u/all the energy you'll ever need/unless it's negative/cuz homey that'll never 'ceed/just suc/my work ethic's my luck/and I aint never giving up/like Puffy without a buck/take that/and when i'm rolling with Tha Army/none u fakes can harm me/and that's for the po-po too/pigs tried 2 swarm me/I got away/2 fight another day/and now I say/BURN THE DAMN SYSTEM DOWN/5 alarm it
Chorus
burn it down 2 the ground/make em feel how we feel/man they killing us slow/(bang, bang)/burn it down 2 the ground burn it down/burn it down 2 the ground burn it down
burn it down 2 the ground/make em feel how we feel/man they killing us for show/(bang, bang)/burn it down 2 the ground burn it down/burn it down 2 the ground burn it down
Verse 2
i'm saying/let's come together united/fighting as one/there's power in the people/the racists wont overcome/if we all do our part/from the heart/loving the next/person as it worsens/we gotta be on protect/cuz those that's hired 2 do it/wont ever will/expect us not 2riot/be quiet and stand still/please/however u heal/and feel the need 2 deal/do it/cuz the passion behind the anger is real/yeah/we hella tired of walking a million miles/while they pass us in the cars/flashing devilish smiles/put the flame 2 the wick/no John/and bomb sick/fear works both ways/however u see fit/get busy/get going/we owe it 2 those b4 us/and those coming after/2 always fight until they floors/but even if that happen/we rising up from the ash/and this is how I/this is how I/burn down the C.A.P.S.(crooked ass police system)
Chorus
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MC Longshot Coffeyville, Kansas
One of the hardest working and most underrated emcees in the business, Longshot is a professional Hip Hop artist from Chicago, IL. Now residing in Minneapolis, MN Longshot propels his own life experiences through his lyrics and performances to inspire and motivate others. ... more
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