(saturated with negative images and a limited range of Possibilities is strange...) And its sad cuz that naturally do Sort of condition your mind and over time Thats whats attractive to you So young blacks dont see themselves in Scholastic pursuits Or the more practical routes Its making tracks or its hoops Or God-forbid moving packs for the loot Even with this music we so limited - its rap or produce And that narrow conception of whats black isnt true Of course, still we feel forced to adapt to this view Like theres something that youre havin to prove Now add that to the slew Of justification the capitalists use For the new blaxploitation Many actions excused In the name of getting cash Thats adversely impacting our youth With mental slavery, the shackles is loose And its hard to cut chains when they attached at the roots So what the new black activists do For our freedom is just being them Do what youre passionate to Not confined by a sense that you have to disprove Any stereotypes, so-called facts to refute Or match any image of blackness Theyve established as true Perhaps well break thru the glass ceilings Shatter the roof and emerge From these boxes that they have us in cooped And grow to smash the mold that they casted of you Ill keep watching...
Posted on: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 15:15:25 +0000
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