The Bush Killa
Published March 31, 2003
"Yeah, tolerance is gettin' thinner
'Cause Iraq never called me nigger
So what I wanna go off and fight a war for
You best believe I got your draft card
So bad to hate somebody else
But much worse to hate yourself
Victim to the mentacide of the devil
Why must black folk be made to die
Keepin' 'em on and on . . . keepin' ya on and on
Like my brother down [in Compton] said, "Fuck the Police"
I'm sayin' "No Justice, No Peace . . . "
All of this talk about the war in Iraq has made me homesick for the days of old. I started to reminisce when rappers like Kam, the X-Clan, Ice Cube (when he was an Islam devotee), Rakim would often speak out against the President and his foreign policy or raise awareness about the conditions facing the African-American community via records.
Sadly, those days are gone now.
So I had to smile when I read that old-school militant rapper Paris is back on the prowl and announced his sonic jihad against President George W.(ar-monger) Bush. The smile comes from remembering back-in-the-days (circa 1992) when Paris would lyrically attack Dubya's father, George Bush, Sr., on records for neglecting the problematic conditions (drugs, crime, police brutality, etc.) in the African-American community. I was a major Paris fan after he released his 1990 classic album, The Devil Made Me Do It. It was a great rap record of hardcore political raps over some surprisingly interesting G(uerrilla)-funk beats. But it was his follow-up LP, Sleeping With The Enemy, that got my attention, especially with the fantasy assassination banger, "The Bush Killa."
Today, Paris spends much of his time recording songs and writing editorials on his official website, Guerrilla Funk, when he's not flipping the loot as a stockbroker. (The man is smart - he has a degree in economics.) The great thing about his website is that it features a discography of all his albums, including The Devil . . . and Sleeping . . ., plus all of the videos(!), including the ones that were banned on MTV.
This is totally awesome for an old-schooler like me.
"Fuck the games I still feel the pain
I still feel the shame 'cause ain't nothin' changed
I can't fade peace when the war is all around . . . "
- The Bush Killa
- Published: March 31, 2003
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- Filed Under: Music: News, Music: Rap
- Writer: Trent Fitzgerald
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You should have shown all the lyrics as a public service.
Here is my favorite snippet:
[Paris]
Now you know, that I ain't never been a slave to the bottle
All I see on the tube is the punk black role model
The passive girllike she-men
that make and dictate the lives of black men
And sometimes I wanna give up hope
Cause all they wanna do is grow up and work for white folks
Or be a pimp, drug dealer or sports star
It ain't no wonder the blacks don't go far
Now the trick is stay quick to bust shit
Got to be equipped so the devil can't flip
And be aware of the government plan to keep
young black folk walkin in our sleep
Fuck the games I still feel the pain
I still feel the shame cause ain't nuttin changed
I CAIN'T fade peace when the war is all around
You better run cause the lost are bein found
Choose your team, square up and take sides
But don't be punked or a skunk when the gat fire
Cause I'm the first one to let the caps go
No more vetoes of negroes
who run scared full of fear when the devil squawk
Funk is on to the dome the glock'll talk
And be sure that a devil is peeled
Make way for the motherfuckin Bush Killa, now!