The Bush Killa
Published March 31, 2003
But the site's main attraction is his acidic editorials on President George Bush. And now that the war has begun, Paris is blunt and forthcoming about his viewpoints on the U.S.-led invasion with Iraq. In his eye-opening, facts-driven commentary, Killers on the Payroll, Paris believes that this war is not ours to be fought. "Iraq isn't part of the war on terrorism," he argues. "The only link between Iraq and Al Qaeda is the fact that they hate each other's guts. And no matter how often Bush says "9/11" and "Iraq" in the same breath, Saddam Hussein had nothing to do with the terror attacks." Paris makes some good points throughout the editorial and some - in my view - that are debatable.
His most incendiary editorial, "The War On Terror," might anger a few as he lays out a lengthy tirade about The Patriot Act (which was signed into law after 9-11), arguing this hypothetical: What would you do if you found out that the United States may have been responsible for the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001? For more info on that, peep Paris' long-form video, Aftermath: Unanswered Question from 9/11.
All and all, it seems that Paris hasn't lost his militant edge. He still has the eye of the tiger, rather a panther, and his hunting down the Bush Administration much like he did back in the early '90s.
"Call me unpatriotic if you like, but that would be a blind assumption," growls Paris. "Know that it is more unpatriotic to not question the government and it's actions, especially when our rights are being violated and so many people are adversely affected by what it does. The first casualty of war is the truth."
"It's no surprise that a brother got wise
Now rat-a-tat-tat, it's an eye for an eye
How many, got to die before we see
Them muthafuckas don't give a damn for you or me
So wear a vest on your chest and the rest stand still
For P-Dog is the Bush Killa . . . "
-- Paris, "Bush Killa", from Sleeping With the Enemy
And those of you who want to read other viewpoints about the war in Iraq, GNN (Guerrilla News Network) is an interesting news spot to check out. Click this.
- 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!