State of the Culture (Intro)

Attention, state of emergency The state of the culture, to much we owe, is in jeopardy Lyrics, beats, rhymes you hear but don't listen Video, music obscene boxed to sell image Flat with no vision Replay the track please We got to fight the powers that be, given If the streets could talk, who would listen? And create a master plan Put in work with bare hands Uplift communities, come out an honest man Teach one how to reach up with no hands Earn racks on racks on racks on racks with no bans Show the world you got it made Turn lemons to lemonade Be the New Jack in your city Smell the fear, embrace No need for weed, coke, guns to light it up Give me a pen and paper My word that's enough Keep your head up please Single mothers making ends meet Brothers who lost their way Were blind and now you see Dreamers with courage to go the extra mile The mind can be dangerous if let run wild Eh em, clear my throat for those on one Money won't change a thing unless allowed to be done Gentrification reversed Boys in hood with wealth to break this curse for fear of getting worse Gotta find U.N.I.T.Y To clip poverty chains End all fears and strife For times they press my life And know my heart is right But I still have to fight to prove it in daylight Call it uneven turf For what it's worth The revolution has been televised Welcome to the rebirth