I remember it like yesterday
That just for listening to this music they'd treat you like a criminal
Yeah, they'd arrest you, violating your rights
Prejudice still isn't satisfied
They point the finger of discrimination at me
Until they give me the death penalty without committing a crime
Am I supposed to not defend myself?
That injustice beats me in the fight?
I'm not a freeloader, I've got my own
A worldwide company and I came out of the projects
Thanks to perreo I keep creating jobs
A bad education is what creates inmates
You keep talking about me
Before you talk, look at yourself
The country and my hood can get better
Instead of being focused on me
Do your part too
The country and my hood can get better
The street gives you what a book doesn't teach you
And a book teaches you what the street doesn't give you
Dignity isn't pawned for gold
That's why I stand firm before society
With fancy words they leave elaborate lies
To fool you, their organized confusion
My point is real, if what I sing is wrong, shut down music in general
What were the authors of 9/11 listening to
What was Timothy McVeigh listening to back then?
What was the killer of the famous Beatle listening to?
What were Mao Tse Tung, Stalin and Hitler listening to
You keep talking about me
Before you talk, look at yourself
The country and my hood can get better
Instead of being focused on me
Do your part too
The country and my hood can get better
We need the truth from the journalist
We need more inspiration from the artists
We need the commitment of the family
We need the church to stay on vigil
We need that death not be the news of the day
More action, less politicking
We need to give life to sterile thought
Let's show that we aren't a weak people
We need the rich to help the poor
And that the poor not judge the man
We have to heal the problem from the root
We need the union of the whole country
You keep talking about me
Before you talk, look at yourself
The country and my hood can get better
Instead of being focused on me
Do your part too
The country and my hood can get better
And I take the chance to make a call for unity
To say no to discrimination, prejudice and marginalization that divide us so much
Urban music creates jobs, saves lives like that of this servant
And has given tools to many of my colleagues and me to better ourselves