At the beginning it was something fun to do, you know. Who had the best sounding rap? Who had the dopest beats? Later, lots of rappers, and companies took advantage of the medium. It was an opportunity, especially if you were independent to shed light on issues that main stream media might otherwise sweep under the rug.
What's up party people so glad you could make it
five minute vacation so glad you could take it
While everything around us if going to hell
in here with all this bass it's hard to tell
it's an open peace party let's break some bread
we're going to take bad energy and put it to bed
might be a little bit before things get right
so we got's to live it up and get down tonight
like Chic there's a good time going around
and you can bet that there ain't no stopping us now
got so many party tricks up the sleeve
they're going to need federal law to make us leave
They're going to try to push our face against the wall
and like pest pick at us but they can't get us all
in the end it all depends on old ideas
that I've been telling you about now for several years
2nd Verse
We got the right to gather, so come on strong
won't let no one tells us where we ought to belong
The way things are going, if we don't fight
won't be long before we have minimal rights
Behind spirits it's easy to hide
take it easy cause eventually, you go outside
The PO already don't need an excuse
to stop anything moving, what's with the abuse
Try to stay positive but how do you cope
with mounting circumstances threatening hope (p)
what is it that makes one hate
and then poison everybody so that they can relate
We can point fingers at everything else
we assist, we can't stop killing ourselves
Tonight lets be different, can't stop the rain
but the spirits of this party can cover the pain
There's a reason most low income housing clusters are located in the southern most parts of where they are. Think about it, South Bronx, South Philly, South Central L.A., South East Washington, DC, Southside of Chicago. The word in itself if by definition associated with having less, worthlessness, a place of decline. A coincidence? Depends who you ask.
Above all it's a party have good times
don't let issues on the outside blow your mind
something's got to give, seen it before
the beast of intolerance is kicking the door
the root of all evil make homeless folk
guidelines of credit are there to provoke
you eventually learn that you need your own money
stand in a place where you're calling the shots
and go from, forget you, to forget me not's
Don't trip, real homies, they filter through
you can tell by the things that they're ready to do
all up in this party, making it clear,
we assemble in strict opposition to fear
if you don't stand for something, imagine a life
where you get what you get, and you can't think twice