Equality

Lyrics

[Bridge: Ky-Mani Marley] Slow down, don't rush I'm here to keep the peace but I'm prepared to say, ay Slow down, don't rush I'm here to keep the peace but I'm prepared, now I say [Chorus: Afu-Ra] Yeah, I pledge allegiance to the hip-hop Yeah, I pledge allegiance to it non-stop What? I pledge allegiance to the hip-hop Yeah, I pledge allegiance to it non-stop [Verse 1: Afu-Ra] Meditation, equality It keeps me level headed, the mentality Cool, calm, post-hypnotic with suggestion Never stressin', heat chamber's never sweatin' Honeys cryin' 'cause her man she caught cheatin' Mothers eyein', sons cut down like bushes Daddy's sicker than the landlord, just evicted Stressed to death, month by month until he kicked it I seen ya hustlin' on the dark streets, the mental Look what you been through, you just escaped reality Now what you into is just a technicality Check it, deep inside of my head like TV The lifestyle I live so crooked you won't believe me Lessons learned that I could walk a tight rope Even though I toke and choke, don't provoke Uh, now you can call me Afu-rastahood 'Cause I rob from the rich and I give to the good Even though it's for the money, B, I'm droppin' knowledge, G Straight shots to the head, peep the summary Wake up in the mornin' got me yearnin' for food Yeah, yeah what, huh, I'm that type of dude Pledge allegiance, pay attention, payin' homage So much time held in my hand, none for college [Chorus: Afu-Ra] Yeah, I pledge allegiance to the hip-hop (Hey Afu) Yeah, I pledge allegiance to it non-stop (Hey Afu) What? I pledge allegiance to the hip-hop (Hey Afu) Yeah, I pledge allegiance to it non-stop (Hey Afu) [Bridge 2: Ky-Mani Marley] Slow down, don't rush I'm here to keep the peace but I'm prepared to bust They wanna guide my medication with their crooked laws Say I can't hold a bong and smoke, my Lord But, if it's war that they want, we are ready, are registered The king, it is he, who defends me So when it's time for the showdown We're marchin', the soldiers Babylon get throwed down When the war is over we burn up the whole town And my spliff will stay lit from sun up to sun down Ayy, ayy, Afu [Bridge 1] Slow down, don't rush I'm here to keep the peace but I'm prepared to say, ay Slow down, don't rush I'm here to keep the peace but I'm prepared, now I say [Verse 2: Afu-Ra] Stimulating verses like blood working Paper hits the pen like the needle to your skin Blow your blood up, Xena, heroin More contagious than sex (Sex), nobody flex Dangerous minds, little kids throw gang signs Treacherous times, too many can't press rewind Stress the elevation, wrap my thoughts like a mummy It's funny how sometimes some smart ones are dummies Scorin' a million, forget the S.A.T Now I, leap more towers than Pisa, peep the ether Wrap it in a scroll, pass it off to Ky-Mani Lessons of exquisiteness versus poetry [Bridge 1 + Chorus] Slow down, don't rush I'm here to keep the peace but I'm prepared to say, ay Slow down, don't rush I'm here to keep the peace but I'm prepared, now I say