Luyện nghe bài hát Contradiction

The other day, me 'n' XP opened for Mischief
I'm like "Yo, let's get on angry MC showmanship and hit 'em"
Rocked all the songs and not too many soulful lyrics,
Even a couple dissin' callin' 'em "groupies," "hoes," and "bitches."
Got off stage, and I'm like "Yo, I that we killed it,"
Ran into a face, a female who comes in and supports us.

I "Peace!" She said "Wait! Let me talk to you for a minute...
I know it's none of my business, but I wasn't by your performance."
I said "Word? Shit, I love and criticism."
She said "I miss the passionate spirit, your vision.
Quite honestly I wasn't by those references to women,
But you're only society's conditioning."

It hit the heart of me. I told her that was part of me,
I stand up for rights, and treat others how I would wanna be treated.
But song can't be seepin' with freedom,
'Cuz the side of me is sexist then people will feel that I'm preachin'.
"Everything's peace and love?" uhh, that's misleading
Because world is fucked-up and I'm a pro-duct to what I'm seeing.

Not to justify, but just to on my being.
I learn from verses and my purpose gets surfaced with demons.
Now I am sexist, I'm prejudice, I put in my music.
She said she heard perspective, but before she turned around
She said "We have a flame, your ignited with sound.
Are you building the empire up, or using your fire to it down?"

Consumption, contradiction. I'm conflicted being a hypocrite,
And these songs you can witness it.
The differences, I admit this shit, because I'm like you;
Walking a fine between saying and living it.
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Light it up to it down, light it up to burn it down.
it up to burn it down, down, down.
Light it up to it down, light it up to burn it down.
it up to burn it... down, down, down, down, down, down, down.

Now one that I've always struggled on,
Is how to incorporate and alcohol into my music
of sober songs.
'Cuz on perspective, that's all over my records.
But the other side isn't represented unless it sessions XP.
How can I admit that I love to weed,
Knowing the kids are listening and of 'em look up to me?

Not to say I'm a role model, but I know that words are power.
And if I condone bottles and chronic, I am out the
Message "It's okay," hey I believe that it is. can be medicine,
But it's all your relationship with it.
See I'm either off in the wagon riding and with the spliff.
Constantly looking for a balance but habit to addiction.

And hip-hop music & they're inseparable.
So MCs that don't smoke or drink, talking about it to me questionable.
It proves how much people want to be accepted,
And not seem straight-edge to their audience, so keeping it is neglected.
'Cuz when I'm smoking, I wanna bump a song like this.
Put on Dev and break out the Swishers, and a bong and some licks.

See a part of me too
And I know that I would make more if I wasn't as true,
To all the stuggles of the blunted consumption I'm through.
music for the party, and the people support you.
I burn Ali and buy 50, what does that say to you?
it back around,
Am I the empire up or using my fire to burn it down?

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