Luyện nghe bài hát Message to the Rappers

Hey, yeah, we the same from a long time ago
We was talkin television and doin it on the radio
we did was to help our generation realize
They had to get out there and get busy cause it wasnt be televised
We got respect for you and the way they be free-weighin
But if youre gon be teachin folks things, make sure you what youre sayin
folks in our neighborhood got plenty of know-how
Remember if it wasnt for them, you be out here now
And I aint comin at you with no
All Im sayin is you damn well got to be correct
Because if youre gonna be for a whole generation
And you know to try and handle their education
Make sure you know the real deal about past
It just repeatin what you heard on the local TV stations
Sometimes they lies and put em in a truthful disguise
But the truth is thats why we said it wouldnt be
dont know what to say to our young folks, but they know that you do
And if they really knew the truthwhy would they tell
The first is peace, tell all them gun totin young brothas
That the man is glad to see us out there killin one
We raised too much when they was shootin us down
So they started our minds tryin to jerk us all around
And they tell us they got to in and control our situation
They want half of us on dope and the other half in
If the ones they want dead aint by what they instigated
They put dope on a brothas body and claim it was drug related
Tell them related means there dont need to be no investigation
Or at least thats the way theyre gon play it on the local TV
All your 9-millimeter brothasgive them somthin to about
Tell you heard that this is the new word, they got to work that stuff out
But they feel in the wrong way with a gun in their hands
They feel real independentbut they just contracts for the man
Five and five will you its hopeless out there on the avenue
But if they really the truthwhy would they tell you?
And if look at you like youre insane
And start callin you scarecrow and say you aint got no brain
Or start tellin folks that you suddenly gone
Or that white folks had finally your game
Or worse yet implying that you dont really
Thats the same thing they said usa long time ago
Young rappers, one more suggestion I get out of your way
But I the respect you give me and what you got to say
Im sayin protect your community and spread respect around
Tell brothas and sistas they calm that bullshit down
Cause were our old folks and brought fear into our homes
And they aint got to hang out the senior citizens
Just tell them, the old folks alone
And we who rippin off the neighborhood, tell them, That BS has got to stop!
Tell them youre sorry cant handle it out there
But they got to take the off the block
And if they look at you like youre
And they callin you scarecrow and say you aint got no brain
Or start tellin folks that you gone lame
Or that white folks had finally co-opted your
Or worse yet saying that you dont know
Thats the same thing they said me a long time ago
And if they tell folks you finally lost your nerve
Thats the thing they said about us, when we said, Johannesburg
But I think the young folks need to know, things dont go both ways
You cant talk respect of every song or just every other day
What Im speakin on now is the raps about the folks
On one song shes your African Queen on the next one a joke
And you said no words that I havent heard, but that aint no compliment
It only insults eight people out of ten and questions intelligence
Four letter words or syllable words wont make you important
Itll magnify how shallow you are and let everybody know it
And if they at you like they think you insane
Or they call you scarecrow thinkin you got no brain
Or start tellin folks that you suddenly gone
Or that white folks finally co-opted your game
Or you dont knowThey said that about me a long time ago
If they finally start to people that you lost your nerve
Thats what they about Johannesburg
You aint insaneyou got a brain
You havent gone lame; you got your game
Rememberkeep the
Keep the
the nerve
Keep the
Im about peace