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Great example of this is Young Jeezy. In a documentary he basically said that although he sold drugs, when he saw his mom on crack it was a mindfuck. But he went on to make music about selling it anyways and is proud of that, despite personally seeing the damage it does and did TO HIS OWN MOTHER.

This is why the world hates black people.

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As a people we were enslaved for hundreds of years, by the grace of god we were freed, then we were oppressed again, then we fought legal oppression and won, and we have used all these new-found opportunities to do absolutely jack-shit (as a whole). Most of the other black kids around me in school didnt plan on doing a goddamn thing with their lives.

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David Banner talks about the new message he wants to spread with a bit of introspection and tough love for the black community.

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Khaled has had a great run, releasing national hits annually and semi-annually, from We Takin Over to No New Friends. He has worked with all of the big names in hip hop, and is linked to the biggest two imprints in rap history. All that and he doesn’t appear to be stopping anytime soon.

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A commonly used nickname of Keke’s is Lil Keke the Don or Lil Keke da Don.

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Black life is still unbearable for some, and the recent events including the death of Trayvon Martin, which inspired this song, reminds you that we aren’t equal in the eyes of the law or the people.

It refers back to GZA’s Cold World which got the phrase “Cold World” from Stevie Wonder’s “Rocket Love.”

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The statistics on black on black murder are so appalling

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People who are hot in the streets from hood activities usually get cold in a few years, either from dying, going to jail, or getting outplayed by some younger hustler. It’s even worse in rap.

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Every once in a while people get so desperate that they risk being killed and pull a fast on on the cartel.

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When you get to a certain level of power like, say Larry Hoover, they don’t let you communicate with NOBODY to cut off your influence.

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