DEAD PREZ - Hip-Hop (+LYRICS and Official Video)

Stic Man and M1 from Dead Prez brought this Hip-Hop anthem out to the masses back in 2000.
For me this was the last Real Hip-Hop release.


Uh, uh, uh, 1, 2, 1, 2
Uh, uh, 1, 2, 1, 2, uh, uh
All my dogs

(CHORUS)
Its bigger than hip hop, hip hop, hip hop, hip
Its bigger than hip hop, hip hop, hip hop, hip hop

Uh, one thing bout music, when it hit you feel no pain
White folks say it controls your brain
I know better than that, thats 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 dont reflect on how many records get sold
On sex, drugs, and rock and roll, whether your projects 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), its bigger than all these fake (ass) records
When poor folks got the millions and my womans disrespected
If you check 1,2, my word of advice to you is just relax
Just do what you got to do, if that dont work then kick the facts
If you a fighter, rider, ? bouter? , 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
Im gonna know it when I play it

(CHORUS)

Uh, who shot Biggie Smalls?
If we dont get them, they gonna get us all
Im down for runnin up on them (crackers) in they city hall
We ride for y'all, all my dogs stay real
Don't think these record deals gonna feed your seeds
And pay your bills because they not
Mcs get a little bit of love and think they hot
Talkin bout how much money they got, all y'all records sound the same
I'm sick of that fake thug, r & b, rap scenario all day on the radio
Same scenes in the video, monotonous material, y'all dont here me though
These record labels slang our tapes like dope
You can be next in line, and signed, and still be writing rhymes and broke
You would rather have a Lexus, some justice, a dream or some substance?
A beamer, a necklace or freedom?
Still a nigga like me dont playa hate, I just stay awake
This real hip hop, and it dont stop until we get the po-po off the block
They call it....

(CHORUS)

Uh, DP's got that crazy shit we keep it crunk up
John blazed and shit what

(REPEAT)

They call it...
Fake, fake, fake records

Category:

Music

Tags:

• MkPr0ducti0nsHipHop
• Hip-Hop
• Rap
• Anthem
• Stic
• Man
• M1
• Fake
• Rappers
• Lil
• Wayne
• Soulja
• Boy
• 50Cent

[CrowdPleeza]

Why did political rap decline? I say it declined once it crossed over. Eventually rap groups like P.E and Arrested Development started to get alot of MTV exposure outside of Yo MTV Raps. Back in the 90's once that happened that ment that a rap group had crossed over and their music was no longer viewed as "threatening". This in my opinion caused concious rap in general to loose the appeal it had. Getting mainstream(white) acceptance diluted the appeal of political rap.

[jdiesel413]

The intro mix was a diss to wack rappers. Wake up children

[HopeYouAreHellProof]

50 cent was a great rapper but now he got rich and stopped trying

[Donpoppadopolis]

You would rather have a Lexus, some justice, a dream or some substance?

A beamer, a necklace or freedom?

[rackcitymofo]

@MicIsMe235 that comes from bob marley btw.



[MicIsMe235]

im really when i tweeted "one thing bout music when it hit, u feel no pain"...they rt Drake SMH!

[LaughNowCryLater323]

@dadankness lol AGREED 100 PERCENT but i still believe HIP HOP LIVES atleast with people like us who still remember what it was and what it still is.

[Imafreakineatyou]

Love Dead Prez. The video was just retarded.

[dadankness]

@CrowdPleeza it started to decline once was record labels knew they could feed it down the throats of rappers like 50 cent.. expecially lil wayne.. to forgo their old fans and style of music to create major selling(since 14 year old girls are the onlyones who buy cds anymore) songs like lollipop candy shop ayo technology and hot to love.. i mean the record execs didnt even hide what they did with Drake.. they just said.. here is some shitty poppy music disguised as "rap" now buy it tweens!

[M3vilDaygo]

Sarcasm, tongue in cheek... is clearly beyond some people.

[M3vilDaygo]

@twiznatch um... So you have no idea what its like to live in poverty? To live in the ghetto so to speak? K. That is how it really is in the hood, not this glorified life often portrayed by big time artist & drug dealers. The song was clearly tongue in cheek, but please correct me if i'm wrong. Also depicting a struggle, I lived in the hood, held up and everything else. Being white i can say that i even had it better in the hood. I wear my pants upright and have no misconceptions on who i am.

[omgimcute09]

FUCK YOU ALL