[Intro Pel RR] Gun violence is the leading cause of death among black teens aged 15 to 19 Black males 15 to 19 were eight times as likely as white males of the same age to be killed in a gun related homicide African Americans are incarcerated at nearly six times the rate of whites In 2011, 87 of those stopped and frisked in New York City were Black or Latino And 9 Out Of 10 were innocent [Hook Pel RR] This is marching music That Million Hoodies Music yeah Im talking Malcom X and Martin Luther Im talking Malcom X and Martin Luther This is Marching Music This is Marching Music Flow and the beat keep it right there Chasing the Dream but were living a nightmare Give me the beat and Ill give you the raps This is Pel at His best Give me the beat and Ill give you the raps Spitting Language At its Best [Verse 1 Pel RR] This aint your typical conscious rap A Million Hoodies now conscious back Yea I like that, uhh This aint your typical conscious rap A Million Hoodies now conscious back Yea, check it Yo, I feel Im the modern day Malcom X riding the track Oscar Grant, Ramarley Graham My civil rights are still under attack Rekia Boyd, Sean Bell Aint satisfied with a crib and a Lac Amadou Diallo, DJ Henry Brother its safer in Hell if youre black Sister theyre killing us keeping us trapped Trayvon Martin Dont tell me you never knew that But listen relax, consider the facts The losses of life among blacks Seem to have little impact In the society that We find ourselves and its sad All this injustice weve had Hoodies up, time to react Rocking it proud like a badge This aint your typical conscious rap Naa Yo, look This aint your typical conscious rap A Million Hoodies now conscious back Uh, I said A Million Hoodies now conscious back [Hook Pel RR] [Verse 2 Pel RR] Shout out and pay your respects to Trayvon Let me shout out and pay my respects to Trayvon Rest In Peace Let me give you the run down Uhh Trayvon was stalked and gunned down Oh its going down Thats why my hoodie dont come down Thats why my hoodie dont come down I wont calm down Naa Theyre wishing they could figure the boy Cant filter me out The flow signals the noise Uhh Were going digital boy A Million Hoodies our Arab Spring East coast West coast found my sound in the South I Guess its only right I be the sound of the South Uh Ive been around and about Seen the highs and the lows When youre down and youre out You catch a glimpse of the global perspective Thats Nelson Mandelas perspective And everybody knows life is hectic But why do we treat life so reckless reckless [Hook Pel RR]
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