Killer Mike - Reagan

Our government has a firm policy
not to capitulate to terrorist demands
That no concessions policy remains in force
despite the wildly speculative and false
stories about arms for hostages and alleged
ransom payments we did not repeat did not
trade weapons or anything else
for hostages nor will we
The ballot or the bullet some
freedom or some bullshit
Will we ever do it big or keep
just settling for little shit
We brag on having bread
but none of us are bakers
We all talk having greens
but none of us own acres
If none of us on acres and none of us grow wheat
Then who will feed our people
when our people need to eat
So it seems our people starve
from lack of understanding
Cause all we seem to give them is some
balling and some dancing
And some talking about our car
and imaginary mansions
We should be indicted for bullshit we inciting
Hella children deaf and pretending it's exciting
We are advertisements for agony and pain
We exploit the youth we tell them to join a gang
We tell them dope stories
introduce them to the game
Just like Oliver North introduced us to cocaine
In the 80s when the bricks came on military planes
A few months ago I told the american people
I did not trade arms for hostages
My heart and my best intentions still tell me
that's true but the facts
and the evidence tell me it is not
The end of the Reagan Era I'm like number twelver
Old enough to understand the
shit'll change forever
They declared the war on drugs
like a war on terror
But it really did was let the police terrorize whoever
But mostly black boys but they
would call us niggers
And lay us on our belly while
they fingers on they triggers
They boots was on our head
they dogs was on our crotches
And they would beat us up if
we had diamonds on our watches
And they would take our drugs
and money as they pick our pockets
I guess that that's the privilege of
policing for some profit
But thanks to Reaganomics
prisons turned to profits
Cause free labor is
the cornerstone of US economics
Cause slavery was abolished
unless you are in prison
You think I am bullshitting
then read the 13th Amendment
Involuntary servitude and slavery it prohibits
That's why they giving drug
offenders time in double digits
Ronald Reagan was an actor not at all a factor
Just an employee of the country's real masters
Just like the Bushes Clinton and Obama
Just another talking head
telling lies on teleprompters
If you don't believe the theory
then argue with this logic
Why did Reagan and Obama
both go after Qaddafi
We invaded sovereign soil going after oil
Taking countries is a hobby
paid for by the oil lobby
Same as in Iraq and Afghanistan
And Ahmadinejad say they coming for Iran
They only love the rich and
how they loathe the poor
If I say any more they might be at my door
Who the fuck is that staring in my window
Doing that surveillance on Mister Michael Render
I'm dropping off the grid
before they pump the lead
I leave you with four words I'm glad Reagan dead

Killer Mike - "Reagan" (Official Music Video)

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