[Intro: Dr. Cornel West]
And so then the question becomes: How do we try to educate and teach and exemplify in our own lives as older folk to young folk there are other ways of dealing with this? Then there's a large issue of crime. How do we go about fighting crime? And it's towards this preferential treatment between the poor and the rich, end up with prison disproportionate black, brown, working class poor brothers
[Verse 1: E-40]
I had to hand-wash my clothes, didn't have a washing machine or a dryer, UH
Mama used to have to hang her period panties out on a clothesline wire, UH
The vacuum broke, used the broom
We got company coming over this afternoon
You know our family like to gossip
Clean up your room, throw everything in the closet
I like to talk to the old schoolers, O.G. playas
'Cause they was my age - I ain't never been theirs
I count on em for guidance, leadership and advice
'Cause everything I'm goin' through they done been through twice
Or three or four times, five, six, seven, eight
We can learn from they mistakes before it's too late
Communication is everything, conversation's abandoned
People die every day because of misunderstandings
The highs and lows, the ups and downs
Pissy sidewalks, human shit on the ground
The ins and outs, whys and won'ts
History repeats itself, opportunities don't
Sad true story, unintentionally, not on purpose
Only time I see my family's at a funeral service
Her stomach keep hurting, but she didn't bother
'Cause you and I both know that black folk don't like to go to the doctor
One thing about us, mayne, we creative
And at the end of the day we all related
Through the slaves and the Indians and natives
They brought us here on a boat, whipped us and raped us
Scraps from a pig they gave us
So we cook pork chops, chitlins, ribs and bacon
Fucked around and got addicted swine, which wasn't supposed to be
And so then the question becomes: How do we try to educate and teach and exemplify in our own lives as older folk to young folk there are other ways of dealing with this? Then there's a large issue of crime. How do we go about fighting crime? And it's towards this preferential treatment between the poor and the rich, end up with prison disproportionate black, brown, working class poor brothers
[Verse 1: E-40]
I had to hand-wash my clothes, didn't have a washing machine or a dryer, UH
Mama used to have to hang her period panties out on a clothesline wire, UH
The vacuum broke, used the broom
We got company coming over this afternoon
You know our family like to gossip
Clean up your room, throw everything in the closet
I like to talk to the old schoolers, O.G. playas
'Cause they was my age - I ain't never been theirs
I count on em for guidance, leadership and advice
'Cause everything I'm goin' through they done been through twice
Or three or four times, five, six, seven, eight
We can learn from they mistakes before it's too late
Communication is everything, conversation's abandoned
People die every day because of misunderstandings
The highs and lows, the ups and downs
Pissy sidewalks, human shit on the ground
The ins and outs, whys and won'ts
History repeats itself, opportunities don't
Sad true story, unintentionally, not on purpose
Only time I see my family's at a funeral service
Her stomach keep hurting, but she didn't bother
'Cause you and I both know that black folk don't like to go to the doctor
One thing about us, mayne, we creative
And at the end of the day we all related
Through the slaves and the Indians and natives
They brought us here on a boat, whipped us and raped us
Scraps from a pig they gave us
So we cook pork chops, chitlins, ribs and bacon
Fucked around and got addicted swine, which wasn't supposed to be
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