Check In

[Intro]: Alright folks let's try to get this meeting started, on time for once. We gotta lot of stuff to cover on the agenda, so let's start off with check in as usual and I'm gonna start with the brotha' to the left of me cause, unlike most of y'all he's an actual worker and he's gotta get to work [Verse 1]: Peace My name is Bambu de Pistola taga Los Angeles Nice to see a few new faces welcome to our place It's our space, we welcome you all with not a drop of hate But you will share the same respect or I am down to catch a case Since we been last together I've been on my same Went back and reread some books I've already read with an older frame But honest, I been rappin' doin' shows and buildin' songs And carryin' on and bein' broke is all of y'all And all of y'all been holdin' it down livin' day to day On a barely livable wage I just wanna acknowledge y'all before I move on (Bam!) Anyway my son about to be in first grade And I'm adjustin' to the role to balance home and bein' away And bein' a straight up militant, "Fuck that pig say?" But bein' the same out in the street and inside the home must change So I've been good just bein' a dad who rap on the weekend Happy to be here with all of my comrades [Hook]: They call me Bambu de Pistola outta killa' California And the Philippines is where my fam from And I ain't come to bother nobody or fuck up somebody's party But don't test me the scrap is in my blood I said they call me Bambu de Pistola outta killa' California The Philippines is where my fam from And I ain't come to bother nobody or fuck the Tea Party For the people that is running in my blood [Verse 2]: Tahimik ako lang ang puedeng mag ingay Teka sa gitna na nang procession inside the ride Palestine on my mind Egypt still on my mind Religion keep us in line Credit keep us confined It's the blindly and the blind While I'm focused on the crimes Committed by capitalist pigs who don't fly Try, do little math work and hands build business Without a workin' hand no money's collected So common sense say you should make sure all your workers doin' right Livin' a healthy life so production values high But Detroit don't see it The south side of Chicago don't see it Oakland, California don't see it Pittsburgh, Philly, Cincinnati don't see it Atlanta don't see it Kalihi don't see it All across the city of Los Angeles, we need it Yo, I hang with brothers from the other side of where you feel safe And the sisters that we came with carry seven inch blades We are sharp, we are focused, we are all pro people We are not looking for handouts, we are not illegal We are not illegal (x5) [Hook] [Outro]: Alright, great check in, wanna congratulate everybody for gettin' through that check in under two hours, uh, to the newcomers I promise we'll try to do better but nevertheless I would like to extend to you all a warm and militant welcome..