Hip Hop
Static-X feat. dead prez Lyrics

One thing bout music, when it hit you feel no pain
Music can wash away pain unlike any other medium of art

White folks say it controls your brain
White people stereotype hip hop music as harmful and suggestive

I know better than that, that's game
I am not influenced by such stereotypes and can see through them

And we ready for that, two soldiers, head of the pack
We are two soldiers of Hip Hop leading the charge

Matter fact, who got the gat?
Who has the gun and is willing to fight against the odds?

And where ma army at?
Where's our army at? Who's with us in this fight?

Rather attack and not react
It's better to be proactive and take the fight to the enemy rather than reacting to their moves

Back the beats, it don't reflect on how many records get sold
Focus on the music and its message rather than its commercial success

On sex drugs and rock and roll
Do not fall for the trap of easy money, sex, drugs, and rock and roll

Whether your project's put on hold
No matter how many hurdles come our way

In the real world, these just people wit ideas
In the real world, people with ideas run the show

They're just like me and you when the smoke and camera disappear
They are just like us, real people when the glitz and glamour fade away

Again the real world is bigger than all these fake as records
Real world issues are more significant than profits from fake and stereotypical music

Where poor folks got the millions and my womans disrespected
The irony of life where the rich and famous are respected while the poor struggle with disrespect

If you check 1 2, my word of advice to you is just relax
My advice to you is to take a chill pill and tone down your ego

Just do what you got to do, if that don't work then kick the facts
Just do what you believe in, if it fails, speak the truth and stand up for yourself

If you a fighter rider bout a flaming gonna chronic cider
If you are someone who loves to live dangerously and take risks

Or you wanna just get high then just say it
If you want to get high, be honest about it

But then if you a liar liar, pants on fire, wolf crier agent wit a wire
But if you are a liar, an informant in disguise

I'm gon know it when I play it
I'll spot the fake ones

Who shot Biggy Smalls?
Who killed the great rapper Biggy Smalls and why?

If we dont get them they gon get us all
If we don't catch the killers, we could be their next target

I'm down for runnin and callin them crackers in they city hall
I'm willing to take the fight to the system and call out those in power if needed

We ride for y'all, all my dogs stay real
We are in this fight together, and we support each other

Nigga don't think these record deals gon feed your seeds and pay your bills
Don't be fooled by record deals, they don't guarantee financial security

MCs get a little bit of love and think they hot
Some musicians become arrogant and entitled after gaining some fame

Talkin bout how much money they got
Some musicians can't stop boasting about their wealth and fame

Nigga all your records sound the same
Some musicians lack creativity and produce the same type of music again and again

I'm sick of that fake thug RnB rap scenerio, all day on the radio
I am tired of hearing the same fake thug music on the radio all the time

Same scenes in the video, monotonous material
The music videos often feature the same cliched scenes and unoriginal content

Y'all dont hear me though
No one is listening to me though

These record lables slang our tapes like dope
These music labels market our music like drugs

You could be next in line to sign and still be writin rhymes and broke
You could be the next big thing in music and still be struggling financially

You'd rather have a Lexus or justice?
What's more important to you, material possessions or justice?

A dream or some substance?
What's more important, chasing your dreams or indulging in drugs?

A Beamer or necklace or freedom?
Do you value material possessions or freedom?

See a nigga like me dont player hate, I just stay awake
I don't hate on other musicians, I stay alert and vigilant

Dis real hip hop, and it dont stop till we get the police off the block
This is real hip hop and we won't stop until the police are out of our neighborhoods

Where my dogs at?
Where are my friends at?

To the Whitehouse time (WHAT?)
Time to let our voices be heard in the White House

Bill Clinton (WHAT?)
Bill Clinton, are you listening?

George Bush
George Bush, you too

Juliani (that's right)
Juliani, it's time to get involved

We're comin for ya (WHAT?)
We're coming for you, are you ready?

2000
The year 2000, the new millennium

Dead Prez
The hip hop duo known as Dead Prez

Static-X
The industrial metal band, Static-X collaborating with Dead Prez

Malcolm X
The iconic civil rights activist, Malcolm X

You know
You know what I mean?

You know it
You are familiar with it

Hooklow
The record label that released this track