Give The People Lyrics - Business As Usual - Epmd

Got to give the people 

Give the people what they want 

Ladies and Gentlemen 

Got to give the people 

Give the people what they want 

Ladies and Gentlemen 

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 Doctor Dre from Yo! MTV Raps 

A show, mainly for the black 

And still we can't ill, cause to them that's wrong 

'Cause like P.E. said, we're too black and too strong 

But hey, what can I say 

(Brothers and sisters) that's a price a rapper must pay 

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Got to give the people 

Give the people what they want 

Ladies and Gentlemen 

Got to give the people 

Give the people what they want 

Ladies and Gentlemen 

As airwaves collapse rap shows at a standstill 

Some racial circuits the frequencies can't handle 

The funk tracks produced by EPMD 

But it's a fat jam, that will never win a grammy 

Unless we sellout 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, the mayor 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 word is a luxury a black man can't afford 

That's why poverty's on the rise and we still ignored 

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

And if we let it, rap would 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 

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Got to give the people 

Give the people what they want 

Ladies and Gentlemen 

Got to give the people 

Give the people what they want 

Ladies and Gentlemen 

Why is that when wrong is done by the black 

It's blown out of proportion and immediately attacked 

By the press and yes, conflict is caused 

By the kids at concerts who bumrush the doors 

One child gets hurt, the press gets pesty 

But what about the Beatles, G, and Elvis Presley 

Same stuff was rough, rap does not cause violence 

So (Fight 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 ayo