Luyện nghe bài hát Contradiction

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

I said "Peace!" She said "Wait! Let me to you for a minute...
I know it's of my business, but I wasn't impressed by your performance."
I "Word? Shit, I love feedback and criticism."
She said "I the passionate spirit, your political vision.
honestly I wasn't offended by those references to women,
But only continuing society's conditioning."

It hit the heart of me. I her that this was part of me,
I stand up for human rights, and others how I would wanna be treated.
But every song can't be with freedom,
the other side of me is sexist then people will feel that I'm preachin'.
"Everything's peace and love?" uhh, that's somewhat
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 these verses and my gets surfaced with demons.
Now I am sexist, I'm prejudice, I put in my music.
She said she heard that perspective, but before she around
She said "We have a flame, fire's ignited with sound.
Are you building the empire up, or your fire to burn it down?"

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

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

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

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

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

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