Shut 'Em Up

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I testified My mama cried Black people died When the other man lied See the TV, listen to me double trouble I overhaul and I'm comin' From the lower level I'm takin' tabs Sho' 'nuff stuff to grab Like shirts it hurts Wit a neck to wreck Took a poll 'cause our soul Took a toll from the education Of a TV station But look around Hear go the sound of the wreckin' ball Boom and Pound When I shut 'em down

(I shut 'em down) (Shut 'em down, shut 'em, shut 'em down) (I shut 'em down) (Shut 'em down, shut 'em, shut 'em down)

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One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine What I use in the battle for the mind I hit it hard Like it supposed Pullin' no blows to the nose Like uncle L said I'm rippin' up shows Then what it is, it's only 5 percent of the biz I'm addin' woes That's how da way it goes Then you think I rank never drank, point blank I own loans Suckers got me runnin' from the bank Civil liberty I can't see to pay a fee I never saw a way to pay a sap To read the law Then become a victim of a lawyer Don't know ya, never saw ya Tape cued Gettin' me sued Playin' games wit' my head What the judge said put me in the red Got me thinkin' 'bout a trigger to the lead No no, my education mind say 'suckers gonna pay' Anyway There gonna be a day 'Cause the troop they roll in to posse up Whole from the ground ready to go Throw another round Sick of the ride It's suicide For the other side of town When I find a way to shut 'em down

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Who count the money In da neigborhood But we spendin' money To no end lookin' for a friend In a war to the core Rippin' up the poor in da stores 'Till they get a brother kickin' down doors Then I figure I get it bigger Look 'em dead in the eye And they wince Defense is pressurized They don't want it to be another racial attack In disguise so give some money back I like Nike but wait a minute The neighborhood supports so put some money in it Corporations owe they gotta give up the dough To my town or else We gotta shut 'em down

I shut 'em down

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