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Anthony Hamilton: intro

all that i've been givin

is this pain that i been livin

that got me in the system

why they gotta do me like that

Styles p:

Why is garbage music selling a lot?

Why is the music industry state of mind real far from hip hop?

Why vote republican if u black?

Why build more jails, less schools? cuz we under attack

Why keep the 4-pound in the air?

The revolution will not be televised, get from around here

Why I keep my right fist in the sky?

I let em kno that "We Gon Make It" don’t plan our demise

Why u gotta teach ya kids on ya own?

cuz when u get in a zone they bringin u in, u both getting cloned

Why we still gotta pray to Allah?

Cuz hip hop is a new world order n they playin us hard

Why rappers gettin protection?

Why the country aint flip when they jerked the votes the last election?

Why I die for all my beliefs?

I gotta look at my kids, id rather smile than cry when they sleep

THAT’S WHY!

Anthony Hamilton: Chorus

why, why that got me struggling

all the brothers locked behind bars

chained up in the system goin crazy

i betta leave my pistol home, why

Common:

Why do they say I changed for a girl?

Why you worried about my clothes if my flows gonna change the world?

Why u wait till ur 30 to try to be hard?

Why I gotta have religion if I believe in god?

Why is Bush actin like he trying to get Osama?

Why don’t we impeach him and elect Obama?

Why aint Rick James remembered for classic hits?

Why do we remember Rick for smacking a bitch?

Why did Ricky Williams retire? They mad in Miami

Why did Justin sell Janet out to go to the Grammy’s?

Why u kill on every song?

Why u frown at the screen?

There's so many thrones, why we argue who is the king?

Why it's over for the gangster

Why it's over for bling

Why they hype Britney up? They kno she cant sing

Why a whip and a chain the black American dream?

Why I know it in my heart it remains unseen

Why?

Chorus

Nas:

Yo 'Kiss they wanna hide from the truth, its ya comrade Nas, right here lets go

Roll or not Blood of a panther

Why is the question, what is the answer?

Got a suggestion here's an example

Why don’t we build our own airlines, states, and highways?

Fly to Africa do some trades with Zimbabwe?

Why did Malcom’s misson die with the man?

Why aint we pick it up where he left it and carry out his plan?

Why the merger try to exclude L.A Reid?

He brought you usher, outkast, top selling CDs.

Why do half of America got aids?

Why do schools care bout ur sons braids more then they care for his grades?

Why do they hate our white t-shirts and hats turned backwards?

And why is Jesus Christ never played by black actors?

And why aint there an MC that can touch me nor budge me?

And why is the Nas the best thing in rap since Chuck D?

And why this record aint sell 5 million? Jada’s as real as it get

Put my money where my mouth is and do something bout this.

Chorus

Jadakiss:

Yo my thugs im surrounded

Tell me why is it the money motivates me but the love keeps me grounded?

Why my cases aint get thrown out?

Why team USA keep getting blown out?

Why the democratic party aint getting with me?

Why they still hanging black bodies in Mississippi?

Why did governer McGreevey get caught with a lizard?

And why they take away Shyne’s phone calls and visits?

And why I been hot for 7 years?

Why the new M-5 come with 7 gears?

Please tell me why yall keep making that trash

Why they reinstating the draft?

Why is it so much hatin' u have?

Why sell records and keep work?

Why be on stage with the dread with the feet work? shit is real

Why when a loved one dies u miss them?

Why it took for me to make why for yall to listen?

Chrorus to fade