the proud

The proudStand tall or dont stand at all, cmon
Uhh, yeahBreak it down
What we do?
We survive, its more than pride
We stay alive, ready to ride
Aight put it down yo
June 21, 2001
Timothy Mc
Veigh is executed
And the country breathe a sigh of relief
Goodness prevails over evil, it seems
Somehow when hes gone, we feel safer
Little do we know
Today the paper say
Timothy Mc
Veighs in hell
So everythings okay and all must be well
I remember
Oklahoma when they put out the blaze
And put Islamic terrorist bombing, on the front page
Its like saying only gays get
AIDS, propaganda
Like saying the problems over when they locked that man up
Wrong ! Its just the beginning, the first inning
Battle for
Americas soul, the devils winning
The President is
Bush, the
Vice Presidents a
DickSo a whole lot of fuckin is what we gon get
They dont wanna raise the babies so the election is fixed
Thats why we dont be fuckin with politics
They bet on that, parents fought and got wet for that
Hosed down , bit by dogs, and got blacks into house arrest for that
Its all good except for that - we still poor
Money, power and respect is what we kill for, for real
We survive, its more than pride
We stay alive, ready to ride
August 4, 2001
A drunken police officer mows down an entire family in
BrooklynThe judge lets him go with no bail
It reminds us, of just how worthless our lives are to the justice system
I struggle, to explain the situation to my son, its hard
Niggaz with knowledge is more dangerous than than niggaz with guns
They make the guns easy to get and try to keep niggaz dumb
Target the gangs and graffiti with the
Prop 21I already know the deal but what the fuck do
I tell my son?
I want him livin right, livin good, respect the rules
Hes five years old and he still thinkin cops is cool
How do I break the news that when he gets some size
Hell be percieved as a threat or see the fear in they eyes
Its in they job description to terminate the threat
So 41 shots to the body is what he can expect
The precedent is set, dont matter if he follow the law
I know Ill give my son pride and make him swallow it all (damn!)
Fuck the pigs!
I think the pigs killed
Big and Pac too
If they didnt they know who did, they got to
Who they serve and protect, nigga not you
Cops shot off of ten
Gs but they got glocks too
Let you protect yourself, or better yet respect yourself
Straight into the hospital is where you gotta check yourself
They be gettin tips from snitches and rival crews
Doin them favors so they workin for the drug dealers too
Just business enforcers with hate in they holsters
Shoot you in the back, wont face you like a soldier
Kurt Loder asked me what
I say to a dead cops wife
Cops kill my people everyday, thats life
We survive, its more than pride
We stay alive, ready to ride
September 11, 2001
Terrorists attack the
Pentagon and the
World Trade
CenterKills thousand and permanently scars
Americas false sense of security
We see the best examples of humanity in the face of the worst
As fire fighters, police officers, rescue workers
And volunteers of all sorts, fight to save lives
The world will never be the same again
My heart go out to everybody at
Ground Zero
Red, black, yellow, white and brown heroes
Its more complicated than black and white
To give your own life is the greatest sacrifice
But its hard for me to walk down the block
Seeing rats and roaches, crack viles and 40 ounce posters
People broken down from years of oppression
Become patriots when they way of life is threatened
Its a hard conversation to have
We lost kids, moms and dads, people ready to fight for the flag
Damn, when did shit get this bad?
America kill the innocent too, the cycle of violence is sad
Damn ! Welcome to the world, we here
Weve been at, war for years but its much more clear (yeah)
We got to face what lies ahead
Fight for our truth and freedom and, ride for the dead
We survive, its more than pride
We stay alive, ready to ride