Them never-ending pursuit of them dead presidents
Is the reason I got the band back together, bitch

from Talib Kweli (Ft. Black Thought & Rah Digga) – Art Imitates Life Lyrics 1 on Rap Genius

Dead presidents is rap slang for money. Black Thought is saying that the reason he got The Roots back together, or maybe the combination of Talib, Black Thought, and Rah Digga, is to get money.

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