HipHop is a GifT

HipHop is a gift
and it was given to the people – people
people spoke the WORD
and you know it was heard
earz and mouthz popd
the beat dropd absurd
people thought it FRESH
yeah funky funky fresh (fi – fi – fresh)
it started saving Lives
people loved it to death
the music was a prize
people left outta breath
the culture dope n def
get your voice off your chest
the culture was obsessed
when the industry pressed
you know you can’t contest
that there was money to earn
but when did it turn
this Love into burn
this concern i discern
is the ugly return
of egyptian slavery
who agree a man free
is so much better off
makin money for me
now stick to north america
n thats what i see... .
the eurocentric name
wasn’t all that was passed
the indigenous and slaves
were given a mask
and told that makin money
was their only life task
everybody else was doin
so no question to ask
connections to the past
ignored or put last
cuz with a little bit a money
you have a little bit a class
but surpass the vast past
this is about us (HiPhoP)
hypnotic in itz nature (nay cha)
it can even medicate ya
but what if the pill pusher
really only hate ya

- JuLez (may 18, 2007)