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| 0:57 | ||||
[Tupac Shakur]
Right now, it is it is almost.. it is almost uhh, IMPOSSIBLE for you not to see how strong rap has gotten Y'knowhatI'msayin, it's it's like umm.. our our brothers and sisters, our youths, and some of our adults their ear is PINNED to rap music right now And if you really wanna get our message out and really wanna start teachin, we need to start doin that We we really need to start usin, our methods, y'knowhatI'msayin? The Last Poets did it with poetry And uhh, and and.. even in our history from a ancient Afl- African civilization poets went from village to village And that's how, stories and messages and lessons were taught Y'knowhatI'mssayin, and so like you say, history repeats itself And so.. it it was, it was.. at it was, y'know obvious It was, pick it up, y'know? Bein the race that we are, bein the strong race that we are We picked it up, we picked up those positive, those positive vibes and we started rappin and so I think it is, it's a very good medium too |
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| 5:52 | ||||
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| 2:57 | ||||
It's said that every revolutionary act is a act of love And this is an act of love All power to the people I said the P is for power, the A for action The N-T because now is the time to get it done See the H is for heart, and the E for effect The R hold it down at the end for respect Who am I? A panther Who am I? A panther What I got I got SOUL, what I got I got LOVE What I got I got PRIDE, what I wanna be FREE Raise your hands in the air if you feel like me Who am I? A panther Who am I? A panther What I got I got SOUL, what I got I got LOVE What I got I got PRIDE, what I wanna be FREE Raise your hands in the air if you feel like me Can you see the pride of the panther as he glows in splendor and grace? Topling obstacles placed in the way of the progression of his race Can you see the pride in the panther as she nurtures her young, all alone? The seed must grow, regardless of the fact that it's planted, in stone Can't you see the pride of the panthers as they unify, as one? The flower blooms, with brilliance and outshines the rays of the sun Outshines, like the sun Shines out, like the sun Shines bright, like the sun Brings light, like the sun P is for power, the A for action The N-T because now is the time to get it done See the H is for heart, and the E for effect The R hold it down at the end for respect Who am I? A panther Who am I? A panther What I got I got SOUL, what I got I got LOVE What I got I got PRIDE, what I wanna be FREE Raise your hands in th |
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| 1:38 | ||||
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| 3:04 | ||||
[Talking (sang)]
This is Dedicated...(Dedicated) to my mama Political prisoner, so called war on drugs (Dedicated) Headed by this U.S. government...(U my worst enemy)(Dedicated) [I see you]...Uh, I'd ride for you [for pac dogg] I'd roll for you, I'd die for you, it's all for you (Dedicated) [sang] The circle, can never, be broken, NoOooo [x4] (Dedicated to whaaaaat) [x4] [talking over singing] I'd ride for you, I'd roll for you, I'd die for you, it's all for you U R ripping us apart Shit's, dedicated to crack, I dedicate it to that Uh, Uh...before you came...Never...Never [{Echo} Talking] Before you came, the triangle never broke {the triangle never broke}[Word Up] We were melted, and bonded as one (one), ONE (Dedicated) But as the two pushed you away {But as the two pushed you away} The one got weak and embrassed you {One got weak and embrassed you} [I seen it] And now You R ripping us apart {And now you R ripping us apart} (Ripping us apart) [sang] (Dedicated to whaaaat) [x2] Dedicated to what [x3] (Dedicated) [{Echo} Talking] The worst feeling, {The worst feeling of helplessness} The greatest pain, has rested in my heart {has rested in my heart} The vision of heaven fades {The vision of heaven fades} (Dedicated) And the nightmare of loneliness has started {And the nightmare of loneliness has started} (You started it, I'ma finish it) My hero has been defeated by you {My hero has been defeated by you} And now what can I do {And now what can I do} (Whatchew want me to do) Watch as you destroy us? {Watch as you destroy us} (Uh-huh, Uh) And our love is finally through? {And our love is finally through} (No) [sang, repeated over next verse until 2:38] The circle, can never, be broken, NoOooo (Dedicated to what, dedicated to crack) [{Echo}] I know the worst is here {I know the worst is here} I feel it in my heart {I feel it in my heart} U got in the circle {U got in the circle} Now you're tearing Us apart!!! {Now you're tearin Us Apart!!} [talking] Dedicated to what (repeated over and over) Dedicated to who Dedicated to Pac Opposite of crack, fight back (Dedicated) (Dedicated to whaaaat)[x4] (Dedicated) (Dedicated |
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| 0:37 | ||||
He's braggin about his new Jordan's The baby just ran out of milk He's buyin gold every two weeks The baby just ran out of Pampers He's buyin clothes for his new girl and the baby just ran out of medicine You ask for money for the baby? The daddy just ran out the door |
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| 0:48 | ||||
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| 3:02 | ||||
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| 4:54 | ||||
It's said that every revolutionary act is a act of love And this is an act of love All power to the people I said the P is for power, the A for action The N-T because now is the time to get it done See the H is for heart, and the E for effect The R hold it down at the end for respect Who am I? A panther Who am I? A panther What I got I got SOUL, what I got I got LOVE What I got I got PRIDE, what I wanna be FREE Raise your hands in the air if you feel like me Who am I? A panther Who am I? A panther What I got I got SOUL, what I got I got LOVE What I got I got PRIDE, what I wanna be FREE Raise your hands in the air if you feel like me Can you see the pride of the panther as he glows in splendor and grace? Topling obstacles placed in the way of the progression of his race Can you see the pride in the panther as she nurtures her young, all alone? The seed must grow, regardless of the fact that it's planted, in stone Can't you see the pride of the panthers as they unify, as one? The flower blooms, with brilliance and outshines the rays of the sun Outshines, like the sun Shines out, like the sun Shines bright, like the sun Brings light, like the sun P is for power, the A for action The N-T because now is the time to get it done See the H is for heart, and the E for effect The R hold it down at the end for respect Who am I? A panther Who am I? A panther What I got I got SOUL, what I got I got LOVE What I got I got PRIDE, what I wanna be FREE Raise your hands in th |
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| 4:32 | ||||
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| 2:21 | ||||
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| 2:35 | ||||
You try to plant somethin in the conrete, y'knowhatImean? If it GROW, and the and the rose petal got all kind of scratches and marks, you not gon' say, "Damn, look at all the scratches and marks on the rose that grew from concrete" You gon' be like, "Damn!A rose grew from the concrete?!" Same thing with me, y'knahmean?I grew out of all of this Instead of sayin, "Damn, he did this, he did this," just be like, "DAMN!He grew out of that? He came out of that?" That's what they should say, y'knowhatImean? All the trouble to survive and make good out of the dirty, nasty y'knowhahatImean unbelievable lifestyle they gave me I'm just tryin to make somethin.. When no one even cared The rose it grew from concrete Keepin all these dreams Provin nature's laws wrong It learned how to walk without havin feet It came from concrete Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Provin nature's laws wrong it learned how to walk without havin feet Funny it seems but, by keepin its dreams it, learned to breathe FRESH air Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else even cared No one else even cared.. The rose that grew from concrete Did you hear.. Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Provin nature's laws wrong It learned to walk without having feet Funny it seems but by keeping its dreams it learned to breathe FRESH air Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else, even cared Keepin all these dreams Provin nature's laws wrong It learned how to walk without havin feet (to breathe the fresh air) It came from concrete (to breathe the fresh air) (to breathe the fresh air, to breathe the fresh air) You see you wouldn't ask why the rose that grew from the concrete had damaged petals.On the contrary, we would all celebrate its tenacity.We would all love it's will to reach the sun. Well, we are the rose - this is the concrete - and these are my damaged petals.Don't ask me why, thank God nigga, ask me how! Hahahaha.. |
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| 4:39 | ||||
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| 3:16 | ||||
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| 4:16 | ||||
(feat. 2Pac)
[Q-Tip] One two.. Dedicated, dedicated.. Yo I remember, it musta been about, ninety-one, ninety-two Somethin like that.. We had did a show, in San Fran', and 'Pac ran up on stage with us We was doin "Check the Rhime" And after he got up with us, went to the back and he asked me if I saw "Juice" - figure it just came out I remember givin him love We always had that respect for each other heh, y'knahmsayin? I guess uh.. we was enjoined kinda on the same path of truth Or whatever whatever But he still here though I know uhm ahh ahh ahh ahh ahh I know it, y'knahmsayin? I feel him right here Yeah, I just feel him right here Hah, hmm, I just feel him right here Huh, I'ma take my time, I'ma do this joint Ha ha ha, ha ha The fear, in the heart, of a man Dedicated to my heart, my ha-ha-heart The fear, in the heart, of a man Dedicated to my heart.. Against an attacker, I will boldly take my stand because my heart will show, fear for no man Before a broken heart, I run with fright scared to be blind in the vulnerable night Uhh, I believe this fear is in every man some will acknowledge it, others will fail to understand Uhh uhh uhh uhh, there's no fear in a shallow heart because the shallow heart is faint and don't fall apart because the shallow heart is faint don't fall apart But feeling hearts that truly care are fragile to the flow of air And if I am to be true then I must give.. my fragile heart my fragile heart I may re-ceive-great-joy Or you may re-turn it, say it again I may re-ceive-great-joy-or you may re-turn it, ripped apart, hah ripped apart.. ripped apart.. ripped apart nothing left.. ripped apart Yeah, Tupac Shakur Tupac Shakur Tupac Tupac Tupac Tupac Shakur We miss you And we love you And we love you Tupac Shakur And we miss you And we love you Tupac Shakur, such a beautiful man, such a beautiful man Tupac Shakur, I said we love you mon, I said we love you mon Tupac Shakur, mmmm yeah |
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| 4:33 | ||||
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| 0:21 | ||||
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| 2:29 | ||||
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| 1:12 | ||||
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| 4:05 | ||||
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| 2:24 | ||||
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| 3:20 | ||||
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| 4:46 | ||||
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| 1:56 | ||||