A Rap Song that in a sad way, indirectly explains why we should get out of war.

deputydon

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I just thought I'd share this. I've listened to these guys for a long time, but I just saw this video for the first time this morning. The video is actually pretty sad if you ask me, but I realized that they speak of

Specifically the second half of the song:

"And somewhere a soldier kissed his family goodbye
And he was walking like a warrior the water in his eyes
He left in late September said he'll be back in July
Now the child is asking mommy "Why did daddy have to die?"
She says he fought for freedom, but she knows it's just a lie
'Cause her father was a veteran with benefits denied
Now the fire in her eyes burn brighter with the passin' of the minutes into hours and the hours into days and
Days turned to night, nights turned to face the other way
One sister strong holding down the whole family
It's just one in over three thousand casualties and back home we battle with the apathy
We chantin' now

Bring 'em back home,
For my brothas and my sistas who've been gone too long
We say bring 'em back home, and I don't wanna have to keep on singin' this song
We say bring 'em back home, for my brothas and my sistas who've been gone too long we say
Bring 'em back home, and I don't wanna have to keep on singin' this song

So next time you see recruiters in your school or your crib
Tell 'em thank you for the offer but you'd rather you lived
We got more than just our bodies to offer
So fuck a coffin wrapped in red, white, and blue, withdraw passed due
We disgusted with the fact we pay taxes to build tanks
Still dropping one twomp and a half to fill tanks
Got a china-mans chance to fill banks like Phil Banks
For soldiers in the future givin' thanks in advance we say

Bring 'em back home,
For my brothas and my sistas who've been gone too long
We say bring 'em back home, and I don't wanna have to keep on singin' this song
We say bring 'em back home, for my brothas and my sistas who've been gone too long we say
Bring 'em back home, and I don't wanna have to keep on singin' this song"
 
Oh SHIT! Blue scholars are amazing! Blink has some great war lines as well. Its off their self titled.

Just watched the video. AWESOME! Thanks for sharing!
 
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Friggin' wars fire me up. I took my anger out on my status update for now lol.

BTW, the hot sauce with the green lid on the kitchen table. That's the best hot sauce in existence, and I've tried nearly all of em. And yes, you can even get it from walmart now in the Asian section. (love that even food is still segregated!). http://www.huyfong.com/no_frames/sriracha.htm
 
Haha I'm glad some people like it, I was a little skeptical to post it because some people strongly dislike anything that isn't election related on these forums. But, I love this song. One of my favorite rap songs of all time.
 
"Instead of war on poverty they got a war on drugs so the police can bother me"... greater rapper of all time
 
Thsi is the kidn of hip hop I like. Its not glorifying sex, drugs, or violence. Its got a great beat and an amazing message.
 
Good stuff.

If you like rap with these kinds of messages, might I recommend My Country, by Nas, off the album Stillmatic.

I haven't listened to too much of Nas, but this one hits the spot for me. It's basically two guys mailing each other, one of whom is stuck in prison for selling drugs, and the other who is off fighting a war. At least, this is how I interpret it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNc3a7NBMHU

My country shitted on me (My country)
She wants to get rid of me (Naw, never)
Cause the things I seen (We know too much)
Cause the things I seen (We seen too much)


Its not glorifying sex, drugs, or violence.
Agreed, but I think one has to carefully read the lyrics of a song to understand if its glorifying violence. A lot of gangsta rap does talk about violence, but a great deal of it isn't glorifying it, but rather trying to let one experience the horrors of the ghetto vicariously. It's education, really, because we can't fix something unless we acknowledge it exists. At least, this is how I see a lot of it. That said, there are certainly a plethora of songs out there which simply glorify, and do nothing in terms of education.
 
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I agree that's a good song, but overall, I don't really like Nas. Not sure why, I respect the guy, I just find him to be boring.
 
I agree that's a good song, but overall, I don't really like Nas. Not sure why, I respect the guy, I just find him to be boring.

His style doesn't suit my tastes, for the most part, so I completely understand this. A couple of his songs I'd consider some of my favorites, though.
 
Again, your contribution is welcome but please post it in the appropriate sub-forum. This is the Grassroots Central.
 
Again, your contribution is welcome but please post it in the appropriate sub-forum. This is the Grassroots Central.

Waaah. These guys are from Seattle anyways, where the vote stands between ron Paul and a win. Stop complaining like this thread will cause him to lose because there wasn't one more 'grassroots' thread on page 1.
 
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