, broader than Broadway Pras (Ft. Mya & Ol' Dirty Bastard) – Ghetto Superstar (This is What You Are)

Well this isn’t exactly lyrical genius but Pras emphasises his diversity in musicianship. Look up his Fugees repertoire

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Stretch my heater make you do a pas de bourree Pras (Ft. Mya & Ol' Dirty Bastard) – Ghetto Superstar (This is What You Are)

Pras getting his gun out highlights how much of a bitch you are
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hdHc1hJAWU

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Ghetto superstar, that is what you are
Comin from afar, reachin for the stars Pras (Ft. Mya & Ol' Dirty Bastard) – Ghetto Superstar (This is What You Are)

The rags-to-riches/diamond in the rough story ever-so covered in hip hop

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So we bury our head in the sand or the desk
Anywhere but inside of our flesh Akala – Welcome to dystopia

To bury your head in the sand is to ignore a problem.

Akala extending this to work and anywhere means people are in a constant state of denial

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Don't blame governments, they are just us
If they are corrupt, then we are corrupt Akala – Welcome to dystopia

Politics is human interaction, not separation of people. Revolutionaries, senators, MPs, they’re just people who pursued politics, so if they’re corrupted how could anyone else not be?

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They say I shouldn't say too much they might delete me
Realize I don't really care about TV Akala – Yours and My Children

Fame means nothing, if you say nothing and are just a puppet

In addition, Akala has been warned not to speak out in these issues because commercial advertisers and listeners/fans unconcerned with social issues may no longer be interested in such a ‘controversial’ artist and may delete him and his music from their playlists

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Its free speech for them, that's fine
Young black rappers should utter the same words Akala – Yours and My Children

Akala feels upcoming MCs have influence and free speech, and so should use them to spread awareness of social and political issues.

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Kill a couple of us you're a devil
If you kill a couple million of them
Get stripes and medals Akala – Yours and My Children

Akala hates the hypocrisy of mass murders in Britain and the Third World; murder is murder, death is death and never is justified.

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[Hook]
Kids in Iraq
Yours and my children
Kids in Iran
Yours and my children
Afghanistan
Yours and my children
Even Sudan
Yours and my children
Kids in Brazil
Yours and my children
Police drive by the favela and just kill them
Kids in Brazil
Yours and my children
Police drive by the favela and just kill them Akala – Yours and My Children

We are a human race, and shouldn’t be split to give focus internally. Help who most needs it

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Problem is, it feels better to feel better Akala – Yours and My Children

He means it’s easier to be self-beneficial and not sacrifice for wider society

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