The Proud music video
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[Kweli talking] The proud Stand tall or don't stand at all [hook] We survive It's more than pride We stay alive Ready to ride [Kweli talking] June 11th 2001 – Timothy McVeigh is executed And the country breathes a sigh of relief Goodness prevails over evil it seems Somehow with him gone, we feel safer Little do we know [Verse 1] Today the papers say Timothy McVeigh's in hell so everything's OK and all must be well I remember in Oklahoma when they put out the blaze and put “Islamic Terrorist Bombing” on the front page It's like sayin only gays get AIDS – propaganda Like sayin the problem's over when they locked that man up WRONG! It's just the beginning – first inning Battle for America's soul – the devil's winnin' The president is Bush, the vice president's a Dick so a whole lotta f**kin is what we gon' get They don't wanna raise the babies so the election is fixed That's why we don't be f**kin with politics They bet on that Parents fought and got wet for that Hosed down, bit by dogs, and got blacks in the House of Rep for that It's all good except for that, we still poor and money, power, respect is what we kill for, for real [hook] [Kweli talking] August 4th, 2001 A drunken police officer mows down an entire family in Brooklyn The judge lets him go with no bail It reminds us just how worthless our lives are to the justice system I struggle to explain the situation to my son It's hard [Verse 2] Niggas with knowledge is more dangerous than niggas with guns They make the guns easy to get and try to keep niggas dumb Target the gangs and graffiti with the Prop 21 I already know the deal, but what the f**k do I tell my son? I want him livin right, livin good, respect the rules He's five years old and he still thinking cops is cool How do I break the news that when he gets some size if he's perceived as a threat he'll see the fear in they eyes It's in they job description to terminate the threat so 41 shots to the body is what he can expect The precedent is set, don't matter if you follow the law How do I give my son pride and make him swallow it all (damn!) F**k the pigs! I think the pigs killed Big and Pac too If they didn't they know who did, they got to Who they serve and protect, nigga not you Cops shot, offer 10 G's but they got glocks too Let you protect yourself or better yet respect yourself Straight into the hospital is where you gotta check yourself They be gettin tips from snitches in rival crews doin 'em favors so they workin for the drug dealers too Just business enforcers with hate in they holsters Shoot you in the back, won't face you like a soldier Kurt Loder ask me what I say to a dead cop's wife Cops kill my people every day – that's life [hook] [Kweli talking] September 11th, 2001 Terrorists attack of the Pentagon and the World Trade Center kills thousands and permanently scars America's false sense of security We see the best examples of humanity in the face of the worst as firefighters, police officers, rescue workers and volunteers of all sorts fight to save lives The world will never be the same again [Verse 3] My heart go out to everybody at Ground Zero Red, black, yellow, white, and brown heroes It's more complicated than black or white To give your own life is the greatest sacrifice But it's hard for me to walk down the block seein rats and roaches, crack vials and 40 ounce posters People broken down from years of oppression become patriots when they way of life is threatened That's a hard conversation to have We lost kids, moms and dads People ready to fight for the flag Damn – when did shit get this bad? America killed the innocent too The cycle of violence is sad, damn Welcome to the world, we here We been at war for years but it's much more clear We got to face what lies ahead Fight for our truth and freedom and ride for the dead [hook] The Proud reviews
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