Hatred

[Verse One] Black Man You better stand strong Hurry before our chances for survival are gone It's the youth man They get we at a young age Try to live a better life but them want RAGE You may ask me where this is coming from So Imma let the numbers run In the year 2000 46 % high school graduate Black man Without a job or in the can 2004 The number had increased by 4% more Where does this leave us? Presently void Shaking in a jail cell paranoid I see lots of young Black men pun TV Nuff jewelry Yet them not free How can it be that we can't see We're still shackled on that boat in the great blue sea Flee! You don't like hearing the truth? The message that you're spreading is deading the youth A people with no foundation stand naked Look in the mirror and sever the hatred [Scratch Hook] "Listen"..."Knowledge be the key...to unlock your brain" -Inspectah Deck [Verse Two] When I'm walking down the street, I see it all the time People looking at me like my dreads are a crime They signify the fact I refuse to conform And I rock em' real thick, cause I'm allergic to the norm I guess it makes them mad because I cause a reaction Maybe I remind them of their own lack of passion Cops staring at me with a fatal attraction Even Black people mad, cause I don't rock the common rapper fashion Hoodied down No bling, just intelligence And a fire that'll burn nuff pestilence Yet this man in my face with irrelevance Told me go abck to the jungle with the elephants Let me cross the street before I catch a case Cause I could wild the fuck out, and kick you in your face Which brings us right back to where we started in the first place Wanna make it home, but Brothers' out at 1st base It takes a bigger man to see the bigger plan To analyze experience and truly expand You must, keep a level head and never combust With true peace of mind, they could never truly conquer us We're conquerors in our own right We're blessed by the sun and we're one with the night The darkness is a fertile ground for creation Foundation, for the sun's presentation Both provide energy, growth and chemistry Reflect, redirect but respect your enemy Without unity, we could never make it Look in the mirror and sever the hatred [Scratch Hook]