Rebirth Is Necessary

Lyrics

[Intro] Detroit is bleeding If you're young black and male You're more likely to die by violence Than by any other cause [Turntablism] Die by violence Die by violence Than by any other cause Like, a whole generation is being wiped out I, like, they just don't care about, life it's nothing [Verse 1: Tone Plummer] Gimme the track and I'll murder it I come from the small town maybe you've heard of it Detroit: land of the Cartiers and murderers Where most cats probably keep the burner tucked Blowin' on a zip of that piff Rollin' in stolen trucks My congregation on land mines: we blowing up Put a 45 to your tan line, now hold em up I spit what I know not saying I condone this stuff But that's your mentality here when your home is fucked We out here tryna make a living or make a killin' Or make a killin' on any nigga that's livin' Tryna juke cats like Robin Givens You rapper's my sons I've watched you grow from boys to men: Micheal Bivins To you Scotty Pippens who coat-tail and name drop I hope you overdose on this verbal coke and your vein pop Interfere with my growth, it'll lead to a grave plot Only thing that they'll find is your DNA at the Save-A-Lot So stop telling these lies Talking about that we ain't hot The D home of the dopest period Some of then ain't drop And some of em your favorite rappers, mine too This year cover your mouth nigga, swine flu We everywhere in this city, maybe behind you Even the little kids can probably out-rhyme you You could be halogen based, I'd still outshine you Pay attention to the rhetoric Cheers for etiquette [Segue: Hon. Coleman Alexander Young] To attack Detroit is to attack black Politicians ran for office, by attacking Detroit [Turntablism] Detroit is armed and dangerous More guns than there are people People breakin' in They come down here They see nice houses Oh, now I gotta protect myself from them [Verse 2: Mr. Wrong] You know the best is found here though Alot of people call it recession ground zero Responsible for these legend and town heroes On the hunt for these Benji's and found Euros Monumental murals Murder mig mayhem Make Pakistan look like day camp But the best place to get that A ?blammed This ain't a gang land 'cause everybody hustle here You got a right to be scared You better trust your fear I'm an advocate, spokesperson for cannabis (uh) Savages, surviving the laws of averages (yeah) School system got them acting like they screws missin' The lead beams get red wings on stool pigeons The murder capitol, ain't nothing that I'm proud about They killed Patrick for everything he lied about (see) My city limits taught many men to divvy digits Ironically, the economy got them being evicted That's why the rebirth is necessary Everything is secondary To what I'm speaking of is legendary You love your city ain't no doubt about it Thugs do But the real question is: Do your city love you? See, I'm the one nigga that most niggas will vouch for Should be the mayor, or at least head of city council At least head of city council [Segue] The truth may hurt, but the truth is Detroit is burning [Turntablism] Like a whole generation was being wiped out I, like, they just don't care about, life it's nothing