<a href="http://oublierleracisme.skyblog.com">http://oublierleracisme.skyblog.com</a> <br /> <br />Got to give the people <br />Give the people what they want <br />Ladies and Gentlemen <br />(repeat 2X) <br /> <br />Verse One: Erick Sermon <br /> <br />When I came out with my first rap jam <br />I had no idea that the record would slam <br />It did real good without radio play <br />Maybe at night but no airplay in the day <br />I couldn't understand why to be exact <br />Our music was good and I was far from wack <br />Then came the answer, commercial was the key <br />To get airplay and a spot on TV <br />Like Ed Lover and Doctor Dre from Yo! MTV Raps <br />A show, mainly for the black <br />And still we can't ill, cause to them that's wrong <br />Cause like P.E. said, we're too black and too strong <br />But hey, what can I say <br />(Brothers and sisters) that's a price a rapper must pay <br /> <br />Chorus <br /> <br />Verse Two: PMD <br /> <br />As airwaves collapse rap shows at a standstill <br />Some racial circuits the frequencies can't handle <br />The funk tracks produced by EPMD <br />But it's a fat jam, that will never win a grammy <br />Unless we sellout and kill the black movement dead <br />Which means swallow our pride and become flunkies instead <br />And stop the rap about freedom, thoughts of a black president <br />And rap about a black crack, the mayor in our residence <br />Give me a break brothers, it's time to take a stand <br />And kill that no sir, yes sir, and thank you ma'am <br />Cuz the word is a luxury a black man can't afford <br />That's why poverty's on the rise and we still ignored <br />And it's a setback and yet the clock still ticks <br />And if we let it, rap would be run by politics <br />I read it somewhere that every man's created equal <br />But not in this day and age, maybe in the sequel <br />Which means next time, so observe these rhymes <br />And take a stand and go for yours cause I'm going for mine <br />That's why I <br /> <br />Chorus <br /> <br />Verse Three: Erick Sermon, PMD <br /> <br />Why is that when wrong is done by the black <br /> It's blown out of proportion and immediately attacked <br />By the press and yes, conflict is caused <br /> By the kids at concerts who bumrush the doors <br />One child gets hurt, the press gets pesty <br /> But what about the Beatles, G, and Elvis Presley <br />Same stuff was rough, rap does not cause violence <br />So (Fight the Power) and make them understand <br />But too much power and you might get banned <br />So if you want airplay <br /> You can't be too black and hey, watch what you say, but ayo <br /> <br />Chorus: to fade
