I chose Wale – The Kramer. The song is basically about race relations between white/black people, but it gives a different point of view than most.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-vPGHV5E Xg
[Wale]
The color of my skin, content of my character,
Dream of a King’s been a nightmare for anyone
White with a badge or anyone
Slightly affected by the tide to this race that I’m running in,
Pardon me, y’all, the racists I run against,
The race war, when its us against all of them,
They subconsciously low talk us,
And probably all think as Kramer did still but won’t talk it,
And first off, I ain’t trying to be conscious,
Speaking heart with a conscious, talking to you,
This dark content for those of dark complexion,
Who’s x-ed off, Rip, who gon’ listen to us?
Who gon’ speak for us? Who gon’ plead for us?
Who gon’ be the Head N.I.C. for us?
Who gon’ defend us from crooked police on us?
I’m just an insecure N.I.G. er…
Please listen to me, please listen to me,
Please listen to me, N.I.G. er…
Please listen to me, who gon’ listen to me?
Who gon’ listen to me, N.I.G. er…
Listen to me, who gon’ listen to me?
Who gon’ listen to me, N.I.G. er…
Who gon’ listen to me, who gon’ listen to me?
Who gon’ listen to me, N.I.G.
Hey,
And P say that I should stop saying *****,
But if I did, what would be the difference?
I’d still be a *****, he’d still be a ***** in his feelings,
I’d still be a ***** with no deal tryna get one,
There’d still be ****** out killing,
And still be white people still out to get us,
And still be ****** saying whites tryna get us,
And still be lazy and paranoid ******,
I’m paramount, *****, I am, and you can’t be mad,
Cuz I choose the word *****, lemme air it out, *****,
***** ain’t bad, see, ****** just had,
A clever idea to take something They said,
Into something we have, something we flipped
Into something with swag, *****, don’t be mad,
Bitches ain’t ****, but women ain’t bitches,
See, women are the queens, and bitches just bitches,
And bitches say ***** like ***** is not offensive,
When ****** say *****, all of the sudden, they offended,
And ****** say ***** to a *****,
A ***** write ***** in a lyric, expect the white boy to omit it,
The white boy spit it like he spit it,
Recite it to his friends who, by the way, ain’t ******,
And say *****, *****, *****, my favorite rapper did it,
And non-***** friends got it with him,
Incorporate this lyric to their everyday living,
Until a black friend kinda hear it, just a tidbit,
He thinks Aw, forget it, its so insignificant and little,
The white boy sees this as a clearance, now its
*****, *****, *****, every single day,
And that little ***** *****, thinks its okay,
And he’s the only ***** in this particular grade,
And it begins to phase him more each day,
The things they say went a little too far,
He couldn’t tell the difference between an a or er,
So they just keep going, saying ***** in his face,
There’s nothing he can do, he let it get away,
It came to the point he couldn’t look ‘em in the face,
The mirror made him hurl, his reflection disgraceful,
Yeah, and make sure everything you say,
Can’t be held against you in any kind of way,
And any connotation is viewed many ways,
Cuz under every *****, there’s a little bit of Kramer,
Self-hatred…I hate you…and myself…
******…
My favorite lines are "It came to the point he couldn’t look ‘em in the face, The mirror made him hurl, his reflection disgraceful" and "Cuz under every *****, there’s a little bit of Kramer,
Self-hatred…I hate you…and myself…" This is not something talked about but in society being white is mainstream and if your not white, your not right. So while being black, its a symbol of pride and the source of a lot of resentment.
"And P say that I should stop saying *****,
But if I did, what would be the difference?
I’d still be a *****, he’d still be a ***** in his feelings,
I’d still be a ***** with no deal tryna get one,
There’d still be ****** out killing,
And still be white people still out to get us,
And still be ****** saying whites tryna get us,
And still be lazy and paranoid ******,"
This is also so true.
Almost everything I want to say about race relations is said in this song. Thats why I love it. But go ahead post yours. This is just a friendly convo…
I didn’t understand cult of personality. The word cult is throwing me off I think
I arrived at the conclusion that fruit salad is yummy yummy.
brown9500.v10 | Oct 03, 2009
I prefer Breathe(dark side of the Moon) by Pink Floyd.
I wont go into details(because you should here the song) But it basically tells you enjoy life while its there,because we all die.
stygianwolfe | Oct 03, 2009
My favorite is the "Cult of Personality" by Living Color. I do not have time to dissect it but it hits very close to home with Obama in the WH.
Appeal to Heaven | Oct 03, 2009
I cannot stomach it.
This is socially conscience.
It proves part of what is wrong with our Country if you feel this way.
EndTheFedThereYouSeeItTonight | Oct 03, 2009
Just watch mine…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu_moia-o VI
O'Ryan | Oct 03, 2009
Immortal Technique, the third world. The lyrics say it all.
First verse:
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