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Intro (Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos) Lyrics
Zack: Hey check this out right about now....
I wanna introduce a brotha...who came all the way outta here from Long Island, New york. And he's one of the fathers of revolutionary music in our time period. He was a huge influenceon us and we wanna bring him out right now. So check it out, we got a man by the name of Chuck D, from Public Enemy. Yeah.
Chuck D: Wassup, wassup!
Zack: Yo.... ( x5 )
Chuck D: "I got a letter from the government
The other day
I opened and read it
It said they were suckers
They wanted me for their army or whatever
Picture me given' a damn - I said never
Here is a land that never gave a damn
About a brother like me and myself
Because they never did
I wasn't wit' it, but just that very minute...
It occured to me
The suckers had authority
Cold sweatin' as I dwell in my cell
How long has it been?
They got me sittin' in the state pen
I gotta get out - but that thought was thought before
I contemplated a plan on the cell floor
I'm not a fugitive on the run
But a brother like me begun - to be another one
Public enemy servin' time - they drew the line y'all
To criticize me for some crime - never the less
They could not understand that I'm a Black man
And I could never be a veteran
On the strength, the situation's unreal
I got a raw deal, so I'm goin' for the steel"
Yeah!
I wanna introduce a brotha...who came all the way outta here from Long Island, New york. And he's one of the fathers of revolutionary music in our time period. He was a huge influenceon us and we wanna bring him out right now. So check it out, we got a man by the name of Chuck D, from Public Enemy. Yeah.
The other day
I opened and read it
It said they were suckers
They wanted me for their army or whatever
Picture me given' a damn - I said never
Here is a land that never gave a damn
About a brother like me and myself
Because they never did
I wasn't wit' it, but just that very minute...
It occured to me
The suckers had authority
Cold sweatin' as I dwell in my cell
How long has it been?
They got me sittin' in the state pen
I gotta get out - but that thought was thought before
I contemplated a plan on the cell floor
I'm not a fugitive on the run
But a brother like me begun - to be another one
Public enemy servin' time - they drew the line y'all
To criticize me for some crime - never the less
They could not understand that I'm a Black man
And I could never be a veteran
On the strength, the situation's unreal
I got a raw deal, so I'm goin' for the steel"
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Submitted by
sean7711 On Jul 23, 2002
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Hey im from Australia and ive never heard this song before, did they put it on a cd? Was it not released in Australia or something? is this a public enemy song?
Its the intro to a live concert, i forget which one, its on there, i dont like promoting it, but download it.
Its track 6 from Live & Rare, a special release they put out. Don't download it, go and buy it if you can find it, its awesome
You're missing the Chuck freestyle just before he breaks into 'I got a letter.........'
'I'm with Rage on the stage an on back Zack Tim on the Bass, Tom in effects we got Brad on the drums can you get some, drummer in the ????, can you get some pump pump on my lap at all times return of the boom bap listenin' to rage, here to here hear ye hear ye, the crowd so near me but you still don't hear me letter from the government........'
not 100%, but its as accurate as I could make out. anyways....
'return of the boom bap' is a reference to old skool hip hop.
Check the video; http://youtube.com/watch?v=yQ_zUa4IFsw
Chuck D's Rage rap at the beginning is a bit inaudible, but I believe it begins with: "I'm with Rage on the stage, and I'll back Zach, Tim on the Bass, Tom in your face."