Stop The Violence (Original Massive 12" A Capella Version)-Boogie Down Productions

[ti:Stop The Violence (Original Massive 12" A Capella Version)] [ar:Boogie Down Productions] [al:Criminal Minded Deluxe Edition] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.10]Stop The Violence (Original Massive 12" A Capella Version) - Boogie Down Productions [00:00.20]Written by：KRS-One [00:00.30]Time and time again as I pick up the pen [00:02.40]As my thoughts emerge these are those words [00:05.38]I glance at the paper to know what's going on [00:07.97]Someone's doing wrong the story goes on [00:10.38]Mary Lou just had a baby someone else decapitated [00:13.18]The drama of the world shouldn't keep us so frustrated [00:15.72]I look but it doesn't coincide with my books [00:18.17]Social studies will not speak upon political crooks [00:20.64]It's just the presidents and all the money they spent [00:23.46]All the things they invent [00:24.77]And how their house is so immaculate [00:26.39]They create missiles my family's eating gristle [00:29.06]Then they get upset when the press blows the whistle [00:31.71]Phone calls are made profiles are kept low [00:34.31]You tamper with some jobsnow the press is controlled [00:36.83]Not only newspapers but every single station [00:39.62]You only get to hear the president is on vacation [00:41.99]But uh stay calm there's no need for alarm [00:44.51]You say goodbye to your mom and you're off to Vietnam [00:47.62]You shoot to kill come back and you're a veteran [00:50.23]But how many veterans are out there pedaling [00:52.99]There's no telling cause they continue selling [00:55.41]As quiet as it's kept I won't go into depth [00:57.96]You could talk about Nigeria people used to laugh at ya [01:00.85]Now I take a look I see USA For Africa [01:03.44] [01:12.52]What's the solution to stop all this confusion [01:14.94]Rewrite the constitution change the drug which you're using [01:17.46]Rewrite the constitution or the emancipation proclamation [01:20.37]We fight inflation yet the president's still on vacation [01:23.09] [01:29.68]BDP posse [01:31.04] [01:32.02]One two three the crew is called BDP [01:36.23]And if you want to go to the tip top [01:38.69]Stop the violence in hip hop y-o [01:41.60] [01:42.85]This might sound a little strange to you [01:44.64] [01:45.37]Well here's the reason I came to you [01:47.35]We gotta put our heads together and stop the violence [01:50.69]Cause real bad boys move in silence [01:52.85]When you're in a club you come to chill out [01:55.83]Not watch someone's blood just spill out [01:58.30]That's what these other people want to see [02:00.67] [02:01.30]Another race fight endlessly [02:03.51]You know we're being watched you know we're being seen [02:06.50]Some wish to destroy this scene called hip-hop [02:09.61] [02:10.18]But I won't drop