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