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Many Become One (Trayvon Martin Tribute)

from Herein Lies The Problem by DP Da Reapa

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Dedicated to Trayvon Martin and all the Afrikan men who have been the untimely and unfortunate victims of the violence that suspicion and fear promote In US society.

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Many Become One
(Dedicated to Trayvon Martin)

Chorus
My name is Trayvon
Remember me son
And because of my name
The many shall become one

Verse One
The devil’s at it again, Old Scratch up to tricks
Skittles in my hand, deadly weapon for the sick
Gun cocked and loaded, you call it self-defense
Self-appointed guardian of a hellish regiment
You stood your ground, stand your ground
Now I’m buried in it, and I can’t be found
My fam left to grieve, and you walk around free
But your freedom’s an illusion, ‘cause you STILL see me
In the face of every African child, running wild
With a hoodie and an attitude, not cracking a smile
You can cry crocodile tears
Rationalize “race” fears
Disrespecting my peers
When you found down here
Gonna get hectic
‘Cause now you been selected
For playing the pathetic
We never gone forget this
One more brother
One too many
Divine justice coming
For your sinning

Verse Two
So you think we don’t see
The way you trying to be
Like we can believe, and our minds can conceive
A man against a boy, shot just to avoid…reality
Your diseased mentality
But you just represent
The force of mass defense
From those irrelevant
To God’s divine governance
Time for commune to organize
Follow advice of the wise
Abel’s blood on the ground, it’s screaming the lies
Says I was here, had none to fear
But still as dead as if I did
Got to fight if I’m gone live
Panther style, combat boots, beret, jackets
Street law now son, everybody packing
Next time you strolling in your neighborhood watch
Stay off my block
‘Cause I got my glock
And this time I ain’t the only one that’s gone get shot!

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from Herein Lies The Problem, released July 29, 2013

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DP Da Reapa Council Bluffs, Iowa

DP Da Reapa (Dr. Nikitah Imani) is Pres. and CEO of Faith4Word a company in Council Bluffs, Iowa of which ReapALife Records is a vital part. He is from the ATL and holds a BSFS, 2 master's degrees, and a Ph.D. He is Professor of Black Studies at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. He represents his hometown ATL doing the old school hip hop. ... more

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