biGGeR tHaN hiP HoP

If you know this song you know how dope it is. The beat is incredible and these guys are amazing rappers. They spit it so fast, and they’re so political! ! !… . . A little bit on the angry side towards white people, but with good cause if you listen to where they’re coming from. But let us look at history before coming to any conclusions. From what I’ve heard they’re pissed about how we’re chained down, in so many respects, by the systematic lies of our society. They advocate jackin white folk, stealin from the man, and bombin precincts. They have their mindset right, in my opinion, because history does show us that “… when the revolution comes it ain’t gonna be fair.”

That’s from another one of their songs. A couple others I recommend are Animal Farm and They Schools, but really, everything I’ve heard is good in terms of rap. Not in term of violence for me.. . I’m a peace activist. We should be able to do this peacefully. And they’re really good in terms of knowing how the system is holding us down. Over and over again. They’re all for discipline, knowledge, militancy, and other Black Panther beliefs. But like I started saying, here’s a dope excerpt from one of their songs, and they’re just telling it how it is… . mind you. This is from the 90s I think, so it’s even more factual now (I think).

It's bigger than hip hop
hip hop
hip hop
hip
It's bigger than hip hop
hip hop
hip hop
hip hop
Uh, one thing 'bout music, when it hit you feel no pain
white folks says it controls your brain
I know better than that,
that's game
and we ready for that
Two soldiers head of the pack,
matter of fact who got the gat?
And where my army at? ??
Rather attack and not react
Back the beats, it don't reflect on how many records get sold
On sex, drugs, and rock and roll,
whether your project's put on hold
In the real world,
these just people with ideas
They just like me and you when the smoke and camera disappear
Again the real world (world),
it's bigger than all these fake ass records
When poor folks got the millions and my woman's disrespected
If you check 1,2, my word of advice to you is just relax
Just do what you got to do,
if that don't work then kick the facts
If you a fighter, rider, biter, flame ignitor, crowd exciter
Or you wanna just get high, then just say it
But then if you a liar-liar,
pants on fire, wolf-cry agent with a wire
I'm a know it when I play it
It's bigger than hip hop
hip hop
hip hop
hip
It's bigger than hip hop
hip hop
hip hop
hip hop

- Dead Prez (Hook and First Verse from their song ‘Hip Hop’)