Root of All Evil ​dead prez

[Spoken Intro]
What is the root of all evil?

Many people of color believe that if you have money, you can do any and everything. You cannot. Other people believe that if you don't have money, you cannot do anything. They're also wrong. Money is only the visible effect that shows what is going on in your mind. The richer, stronger, and clearer your thoughts, the greater your supply of currency. Money doesn't only show up as dollar bills and coins; people you can call on, resources you can draw upon, thoughts and attitudes—these are also money. What you yield in your physical life is a result of how you think. You are your own money. Money is my own natural energy field. Your thoughts, words, feelings, and actions determine your own wealth. The quickest way to make money appear is to love yourself, respect yourself, and put yourself to work. I am money. Money is me

[Verse 1: M-1]
I read a book that said that money is power, which is corruption
Destruction is its one and only function
But where we live, it seem you got to die to be king
So we supply to the fiends 'cause, see, the ends justify the means
Politics is war without guns. War is politics with guns
You know what I mean? You better get one
The cash make us equal. Babylon can't fool the people
It's hidden in the symbol of the evil

[Verse 2: stic.man]
We're at the end of the world, boy, with no sight and no direction
They passin' gun laws so we can't have no protection
It don't even matter who win the '96 election
'Cause it's already planned and every man'll be affected
I'm a real nigga, but not the type to spend my life in prison
I don't believe in no gods and no form of religion
My way of livin' is based on pure reality
Far much more than just a crack-sellin' mentality
I sharpen my brain. Karate keep my body trained
I think of my brother and how the crack tighened the veins
In his arms. Wish I could take the stress off my moms
'Cause she harmless, y'all. She don't deserve no part of this