There's about five different types of racist people Boogie Down Productions – The Racist
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All racists are not the same. In fact, discriminatory behavior can have vastly different and wide-ranging motivations.
BDP divides racists into 5 different categories.
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With a critical twist on this line from the American National Anthem:
In the land of the free, and the home of the brave.
BDP takes a stab at the many social injustices in the United States that contradict the ideals (like freedom and liberty) upon which it was founded.
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Until you see the black revolution Boogie Down Productions – 30 Cops or More
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Political and social inequality is not a problem that can be fixed over night. Solving such a large scale issue will require the Black Community to unite together, find a voice, and force change; a cascade of events that KRS-One refers to as a “Black Revolution,” not unlike the Black Power Movement of the 50s and 60s.
If you're black there is no need to fight Boogie Down Productions – 30 Cops or More
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When an arrest is motivated by racial discrimination more than anything else, resistance is futile.
In other words, if the police are determined to arrest someone simply because they are black, then they will let nothing get in their way of doing so.
It only means that if you have more money
Then you have more power Boogie Down Productions – 30 Cops or More
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He is making the statement that cops fiercely and overzealously pursue Black drug dealers (or Blacks suspected of drug dealing), in order to suppress their ability to make money and render them powerless.
Though Blacks only represent 13% percent of the population, they comprise about 35% of drug arrests, 55% of drug convictions, and 74% of drug prisoners in the United States.
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“Herb” is slang terminology for weed.
I said "It doesn't matter, you'll sell them anyhow
You take the guns from me, you sell them for a fee
Any way you put it they'll get in the city"
Hahaha... so still Boogie Down Productions – 100 Guns
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His plan was to make money by smuggling unlicensed firearms into the city and selling them, which is illegal.
Black man, they need 30 cops or more.. well now
When they arrest a
Black man, they need 30 cops or more.. well now hey Boogie Down Productions – 30 Cops or More
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These lines emphasize the historical and ongoing problem of the use of police brutality and disproportionate force as means to oppress and coerce the Black American community.
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