Letras de Give the People

Listen to the people
Give the people what they want
Listen to the people
Don′t tell no lies

When I came out with my first rap jam
I had no idea that the record would slam
It did real good without radio play
Maybe at night but no airplay in the day

I couldn't understand why to be exact
Our music was good and I was far from wack
Then came the answer, commercial was the key
To get airplay and a spot on TV

Like Ed Lover and Dr. Dre for Yo! MTV Raps
A show mainly for the black and still we can′t ill
'Cause of them that's wrong
′Cause like PE said we′re too black and too strong
But hey, what can I say
(Brothers and sisters) That's the price a rapper must pay ′cause

Listen to the people
Give the people what they want
Listen to the people
Don't tell no lies

As airwaves collapse rap shows at a standstill
Sound waves so circuit the frequencies can′t handle
The funk tracks produced by EPMD
But it's a fat chance that we′ll ever win a Grammy
Unless we sell out and kill the black movement dead
Which means swallow our pride and become flunkies instead
And stop the rap about freedom, thoughts of a black president

And rap about a black crack down there in our residence
Give me a break brothers, it's time to take a stand
And kill that no sir, yes sir, and thank you ma'am
′Cause the world is a luxury a black man can′t afford
That's why poverty′s on the rise and we're still ignored

And it′s a setback and yet the clock still ticks

And if we let it, rap will be run by politics
I read it somewhere that every man's created equal
But not in this day and age, maybe in the sequel
Which means next time, so observe these rhymes
And take a stand and go for yours ′cause I'm going for mine
That's why I

Listen to the people
Give the people what they want
Listen to the people
Don′t tell no lies

Why is that when wrong is done by the black
It′s blown out of proportion and immediately attacked
By the press and yes the conflict is caused
By the kids at concerts who bum rush the doors
One child gets hurt, the press gets pesky
But what about the Beatles, G, and Elvis Presley?
Same stuff is rough, rap does not cause violence

So (voice the power) and make them understand
But too much power and you might get banned
So if you want airplay

You can't be too black and hey, watch what you say
But hey yo

Listen to the people
Give the people what they want
Listen to the people
Don′t tell no lies