Notice [Know This]
No disrespect to the rap heroes
The late, great Otis
But notice, and know this
In this time, here's a part time rhyme
Respect to you two heroes
But trickle down got us less than zero
Respect, last I checked
Prison industrial complex, no swagger
Millions, billions, trillions, whips wheelin'
Is a million miles to what people's feelin'
No gas try a little compassion, 2012 fashion
Style your insides, we outside
Fasten a broken seat belt
Unemployed rid to Hell sMDH, OMG, no, LOL
Have you forgotten? Latinos and Blacks
Pickin' electronic cotton, no Stax
162 percent is depression inside a recession
Spend money and time on hair
And how we dressin' losin' homes, holmes
These stats be on smartphones
Don't need new slang to express the pain
Of what's really goin' on in the real
Game of life and now what?
Please discuss with no education
Knowledge, forty-five years of
Fucked up health
Like Otis, know this
Teach 'em when you reach 'em
Y'all the heroes notice, know this