[Verse 1]
I said listen, I'm a nigga on a mission
Do what I gotta to get my people in position
Help 'em envision a better living condition
Stop putting so much trust in your religion
They couldn't conquer without division
Boy you still black, I don't care if you Catholic or Christian
Police'll still fuck you up, young buck
Bust you in your head, leave your body by the dump truck
Revolution got me pumped up
But it's still a fact black people still think so fucked up
How they got money to go war with whoever wrecked the buildings
And none forever cuz HIV infect the children
That mean the money for a life they can save
They rather use it to send a life to a grave
And that's not righteous ways
That ain't even half, my real-a-real
I could write for days, but I don't know how they might behave
You seen what they did to the 'Pac's, Martin's, and Marvin Gaye
Could you picture the Black Panther party today?
Usin' hip hop to say the same thing Marcus Garvey would say?
Imagine Malcolm X over a beat
Tryin' to rally up the troops and take control of the street
Still in the window holdin' the heat
But now we got soldiers on the corner like police patrollin' the beat
Fuck G.E.D.'s - Niggaz need DP CD's
We don't need PCP; we don't need flat screen TV's and DVD's
We need more knowledge of who we be
[Chorus]
Do we really know where the guns come from?
Do we really know where the drugs come from?
How come it only affects us and not them?
How come Jesus Christ has still not come?
Why am I wrong if I kill a nigga that punch me?
But it's alright for you to blow up a whole country...
The lyrics SHOK TV of SAIGON is also present in the album Warning shots (2004)
Saigon, pseudonimo di Brian Daniel Carenard (nato il 13 luglio 1977), è un rapper statunitense. Cresciuto a Brooklyn, New York, Saigon ha iniziato la sua carriera musicale all'inizio degli anni 2000, guadagnandosi rapidamente una reputazione per le sue rime intricate e il flusso di parole rapido. Il suo stile rap è influenzato da artisti come Nas, Jay-Z e Biggie Smalls, ma Saigon riesce a distinguersi con un flow unico e testi spesso introspettivi che esplorano temi come la vita nella strada, la lotta contro le difficoltà e la ricerca di successo. Nel 2007 ha pubblicato il suo album di debutto "The Greatest Story Ever Told", accolto positivamente dalla critica per la sua profondità e maturità. Saigon è noto anche per le sue collaborazioni con artisti come Eminem, Jadakiss e The Alchemist. Alcuni dei suoi brani più rappresentativi includono "The World Is Yours", "My Life" e "The Greatest Story Ever Told".
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