Justice:
What does it mean to be black
Are you considered black because of your skin
Or because you follow the trend
So you can blend
What does being black mean
Back in the day, it meant you were a slave
You was a slave because of your skin and that carried you to your grave
To be black you had to be brave
Or you were erased
A few pave the way
But how much being black really weigh
When you are black you are portrayed to be a thug
Our culture use to and still sell drugs
At least that’s what’s on fox
We are thrown away like some old socks
This happens every time we run into the cops
But when we shoot each other we are sent away like some mail in the mailbox
The system has played us like an xbox
Every time we question the system they turn it back on us
Then our rant disappear like dust
For years we have just wanted justice
And still is unaccomplished
This has been going on for the longest
To be honest
We came close in the fifty’s
When it was highly risky
Where there was no safety
Back then things was so shady
We had a great leader back then
His name was Martin Luther King Jr but he came to an end
Leaving the civil rights movement to end
You know they saying when, you cut the head off a snake
The rest is easier to kill
In this case when you take out the leader first, the other enemies will be easier to deal with
Now here’s my quiz
What has stopped us from getting back to the fight for justice
That was a little rhetorical and modest
The things that distracted us was these keys under my fingertips
That’s what stopped the leadership
Or the phone in my hand that I use to help me rhyme
Sometimes
We been distracted by tv
Just so we can sit down on Sunday nights and watch athletes
This social media that made every father in America look like a deadbeat
That’s just one thing that buried the fight
The next is simply fights
Steady fighting each other instead of the system
Now listen to this wisdom
We fought for money
But you had to because racism is still around
Why else do I have to check African American on an application
We came from segregation
To being divided any way
Bloods and crips divided
Police and citizens divded
Democrats and republican divided
Rich and poor divided
Gays and straight divided
Black and white divided
Religion divided
We been misguided
Last time the head of the snake was cut
How bout this time make it more than one head
They can’t give us all led
We can make the fight easier by having every celeb
Don’t matter what color
In reality we are all the same race
We are the human race
God made animals and humans
But we have been taught if your skin is lighter you are better
But in reality no one is better nor perfect
We are all in the same boat
Some just felt like when your skin is lighter you can float
But if you’re darker you sink like the titanic
Leaving the rest to panic
This is our planet
Why can’t we share it
Over the past centuries
Many lives has been taken
Either by cops or citizens
I can say I hate when cops shoot you for no reason
But I can’t turn a blind eye to when there’s a drive by for no reason
Here’s the difference though
Black People have been killed on camera by police officers
The cop gets no time
But the ones who do the drive by shooting gets time
Now is that fair
I have heard life isn’t fair
But every time these cases are left in the air
Right now in America every black person is scared
The police only excuse is they were scared
But they are the one with the gun
They the ones pointing it at you but their scared
How do you think Michael brown felt
Or how bout Laquan McDonald
Or Alton sterling
Or Philando Castile
Or what about the baby Tamir rice that was playing in the park
Playing with a toy in the park gets you a drive by shooting from the police officers
Sorry I just got to take a moment to talk about this
That one really hit my heart
These cops are tallying up the chart
They kill more people in a year than a cancer
With no answer
The cops continue to dance around questions
I as a black man can come out and talk about my own race
But why can’t a cop talk about another cop
This needs to stop
The saying Justice is coming is a lie
Just like saying it’s cold in july
Why do America continue to tell lies
And we keep letting it fly like a bird
We been down since we was in the dirt
In the dirt on our hands and knees picking cotton
All the way to the funeral of alton
I didn’t know these police was golden
Cause it seems like they can’t be touched
Until Dallas touched them
That was just revenge
If you bully someone for years and years that’s what you get
Don’t forget
Our ancestor was brought here to serve
Set free but where always the target what nerve
Then they were beat and hung from trees like some Christmas ornaments
It’s all on documents
We are used as instruments
Look at America they got some great people
Look at Lebron James or Serena Williams
Or MJ or even Ali
But its not until your in the country that you see what America let fly
All you see is people shot with no hesitation
Not even an investigation
Right now I can see my own destination
Just because my skin is dark
These cops go to the hood to kill
Sorry for letting the tea spill
Look at the deal
When we were slaves all we did was rise
Then we were hanging from trees and we still rose
Now we are getting shot one by one and we still rise
The world has been built on lies
If you commit a crime, you got to do the time
They forgot a few things
If you have a badge you home free
If you are the opposite of me
Then you are going to be let free
Now I don’t want justice, I demand it
Justice
