Luyện nghe bài hát Contradiction

The other day, me 'n' XP opened for Souls
I'm "Yo, let's get on some angry MC showmanship and hit 'em"
Rocked all the cocky songs and not too many lyrics,
Even a couple dissin' women 'em "groupies," "hoes," and "bitches."
Got off stage, and I'm like "Yo, I that we killed it,"
Ran a familiar face, a female who comes in and supports us.

I said "Peace!" She said "Wait! Let me to you for a minute...
I know it's none of my business, but I impressed by your performance."
I said "Word? Shit, I love and criticism."
She said "I the passionate spirit, your political vision.
honestly I wasn't offended by those references to women,
But only continuing society's conditioning."

It hit the heart of me. I told her that this was of me,
I up for human rights, and treat others how I would wanna be treated.
But song can't be seepin' with freedom,
the other side of me is sexist then people will feel that I'm preachin'.
"Everything's peace and love?" uhh, that's somewhat
Because this world is fucked-up and I'm a to what I'm seeing.

Not to justify, but just to on my being.
I learn these verses and my purpose gets surfaced with demons.
Now I am sexist, I'm prejudice, I put in my music.
She she heard that perspective, but before she turned around
She said "We have a flame, fire's ignited with sound.
Are you the empire up, or using your fire to burn it down?"

Consumption, contradiction. I'm conflicted with a hypocrite,
And through these songs you can it.
The differences, I admit this shit, because I'm like you;
Walking a fine line between and living it.
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Light it up to burn it down, light it up to it down.
Light it up to it down, down, down.
Light it up to burn it down, it up to burn it down.
Light it up to it... down, down, down, down, down, down, down.

Now one thing that I've struggled on,
Is how to incorporate drugs and alcohol my music
of sober songs.
'Cuz on that perspective, all over my records.
But the other side isn't unless it sessions with XP.
How can I admit that I love to weed,
Knowing the are listening and many of 'em look up to me?

Not to say that I'm a model, but I know that words are power.
And if I bottles and chronic, I am sending out the
"It's okay," hey I believe that it is. Chronic can be medicine,
But it's all your relationship with it.
See I'm either off in the wagon and everyday with the spliff.
Constantly looking for a balance but habit to addiction.

And hip-hop music & they're inseparable.
So MCs that don't smoke or drink, talking it to me seems questionable.
It proves how much people want to be accepted,
And not straight-edge to their audience, so keeping it real is neglected.
'Cuz I'm smoking, I wouldn't wanna bump a song like this.
Put on Dev and break out the Swishers, and a bong and some licks.

See a part of me too
And I know that I would make more money if I as true,
To all the stuggles of the blunted consumption I'm through.
music for the party, and the people support you.
I burn Brother Ali and buy 50, what does say to you?
Bring it around,
Am I building the empire up or using my fire to burn it

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