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January 25th!
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"Consider me the entity within the industry without a history of spittin’ the epitome of stupidity."
- Talib Kweli, “Definition” -
"I already know the deal but what the fuck do I tell my son?
I want him living right, living good, respect the rules
He’s five years old and he still thinking cops is cool
How do I break the news that when he gets some size
He’ll be perceived as a threat or see the fear in they eyes
It’s in they job description to terminate the threat
So Forty-One 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 son pride and make him swallow it all?
Fuck the pigs! I know the pigs killed Big and Pac too
And if they didn’t, they know who did—they got to
Who they serve and protect? N—-a 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 getting tips from snitches and rival crews
Doing them favors so they working 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."- Talib Kweli, “The Proud” -
Ballad of the Black Gold- Reflection Eternal
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Mos Def Talib Kweli ft. Common - Respiration
yuss!
So much on my mind that I can’t recline / Blastin’ holes in the night til she bled sunshine
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Name: Papers Please Freestyle
Artist: Talib Kweli
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“Papers Please Freestyle” - Talib Kweli
I could never relate
We could forever debate
But there’s no arguing with insanity
I could never respect a law that don’t respect humanity
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Name: Ballad of Black Gold
Artist: Reflection Eternal
Album: Revolutions Per Minute
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“Ballad of Black Gold” - Reflection Eternal
If you’re oil rich then we invading/ They call it occupation but we losing jobs across the nation.
Kweli spitting truth
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Name: Music Ain't Business (feat. Jean Grae & Wale)
Artist: Talib Kweli
Album: Early Mourning Signs
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“Music Ain’t Business” - Talib Kweli (feat. Wale & Jean Grae)
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Name: City Playgrounds
Artist: Reflection Eternal
Album: Revolutions Per Minute
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“City Playgrounds” - Reflection Eternal
This Raw Cold Life
This raw cold life is a beautiful thing. —Mos Def
My name is Shaun and I make paintings, drawings, and poems. My art is a reaction (one of many) to the countless and varied inspirations I encounter. This is an informal collection of such things, too scattered and far-reaching to be condensed into a single label.
See my art: shaungribouski.com
