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Talib Kweli
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Once upon a time not long ago
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When people wore Adidas and lived life slow
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When laws were stern and justice stood
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And people was behaving like hip-hop was good
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There lived a little boy who was misled
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By a little Sha-tan and this is what he said
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"Me and you kid we gonna make some cash
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Jacking old beats and making the dash"
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They jacked the beats, money came with ease
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But son, he couldn't stop, it's like he had a disease
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He jacked another and another, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder
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Set some R&B over the track for "Deep Cover" (187!)
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The kid got wild, started acting erratic
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He said "Yo, that presidential I got to have it"
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With liquor in his belly son, he made up the track
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But little did he know that his joints was wack
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The shiny A&R said "Great new hit, G!"
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"Whenever you need a loop, yo come get me"
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The kid got amped and he starts to figure
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"I'mma get dough like all of these other niggas!"
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So, he's in the studio working round the clock
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For pop radio, jacked the beat to 'Planet Rock'
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Was out in the street when he met this sister
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Who couldn't sing for shh but the mix would assist her
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Hooked up the track and in excitation
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He decided he'd head for the radio station
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But (What?) he was running and he made a left
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Was skeezing at top speed and ran into Mos Def
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I slowed the young man down and I started: "Yo money
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Yo, why you selling lies to our wives and children?"
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He ran upstairs up to the top floor
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Opened up the door then guess who he saw? (Who?)
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Jane the chickenhead radio host
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Who be yapping 'bout beef between east and west coast
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He said "This one's a bullet, you got to give it run!"
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The chicken said "Thanks" and spanked it #1
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He went outside, was getting props all over
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Then he dipped into his ride, the 4-point Rover
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Raced up the block doing 83
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Some cats with Hennessey saw him at a R-E-D
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He winked his eye like his star status mattered
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They rat-a-tat-tatted to make his blood splatter
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"You rocking crazy ice and all you do is cling static
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And rolling out in Brooklyn late night is problematic"
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His eyes was bloody red, he hung on every word they said
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They told the kid "Back down, that player shit is dead"
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Deep in his heart, he knew he was gone
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But he grabbed his .45 and decide to blaze on
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With shades on founded had him astounded and
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Before long the young man got surrounded
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Those grabbed the guns, so goes the glory
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And this is the way I got to end this story
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He was out chasing cream and the American dream
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Trying to pretend the ends justify the means
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This ain't funny so don't you dare laugh
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It's just what comes to pass when you sell your ass
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Life is more than what your hands can grasp
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Good night!
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