so everybody for this next session your participation is strongly appreciated
participation is strongly appreciated
participation is strongly appreciated asked for as a matter of fact it is
asked for as a matter of fact it is
asked for as a matter of fact it is totally necessary for this whole thing
totally necessary for this whole thing
totally necessary for this whole thing to work so let’s just try that again
to work so let’s just try that again
to work so let’s just try that again Bob Bob it up Bob hello good evening
Bob Bob it up Bob hello good evening
Bob Bob it up Bob hello good evening everybody and welcome to the I’m kickin
everybody and welcome to the I’m kickin
everybody and welcome to the I’m kickin new rhymes that you already move like
new rhymes that you already move like
new rhymes that you already move like water cuz that’s the way we on your mark
water cuz that’s the way we on your mark
water cuz that’s the way we on your mark get set get ready Marco Marco they say
get set get ready Marco Marco they say
get set get ready Marco Marco they say you only live once Marco Marco I can
you only live once Marco Marco I can
you only live once Marco Marco I can ride my bike with no Han Solo we got you
ride my bike with no Han Solo we got you
ride my bike with no Han Solo we got you solo we’re just two speakers you’ll
solo we’re just two speakers you’ll
solo we’re just two speakers you’ll adjust to but we watch you like Eagles
adjust to but we watch you like Eagles
adjust to but we watch you like Eagles we spot you now we’ve got new people to
we spot you now we’ve got new people to
we spot you now we’ve got new people to talk to new people new people and we
talk to new people new people and we
talk to new people new people and we will we will we will we will everybody
will we will we will we will everybody
will we will we will we will everybody we will we will louder good good good
we will we will louder good good good
we will we will louder good good good okay are they oh wait we’re done yeah
okay are they oh wait we’re done yeah
okay are they oh wait we’re done yeah we’re done all right let’s see try
we’re done all right let’s see try
we’re done all right let’s see try another one try another one I’m just a
another one try another one I’m just a
another one try another one I’m just a poor boy nobody loves me
alright I would walk 500 miles and I
alright I would walk 500 miles and I would walk by Pacquiao going more just
would walk by Pacquiao going more just
would walk by Pacquiao going more just to be the man who walks up thousand here
to be the man who walks up thousand here
to be the man who walks up thousand here comes the fun part one more time one
comes the fun part one more time one
comes the fun part one more time one more one more get mo me time Sweet
more one more get mo me time Sweet
more one more get mo me time Sweet Caroline alright yes yes yes
Caroline alright yes yes yes
Caroline alright yes yes yes sorry how did that feel how’d that feel
sorry how did that feel how’d that feel
sorry how did that feel how’d that feel right so we want you to pay attention to
right so we want you to pay attention to
right so we want you to pay attention to how you came in here and how that felt
how you came in here and how that felt
how you came in here and how that felt after we all sang together right hold on
after we all sang together right hold on
after we all sang together right hold on to that feeling and we want to talk to
to that feeling and we want to talk to
to that feeling and we want to talk to you about our project no enemies okay so
you about our project no enemies okay so
you about our project no enemies okay so for the last two years
for the last two years
for the last two years Johnny fiver and I are in the group Flo
Johnny fiver and I are in the group Flo
Johnny fiver and I are in the group Flo BOTS thank you thank you and no enemies
BOTS thank you thank you and no enemies
BOTS thank you thank you and no enemies has been the name of our campaign it’s
has been the name of our campaign it’s
has been the name of our campaign it’s been the name of the album that we just
been the name of the album that we just
been the name of the album that we just dropped in May it’s also kind of been
dropped in May it’s also kind of been
dropped in May it’s also kind of been our mantra for our change work in our
our mantra for our change work in our
our mantra for our change work in our strategy making and all of it started
strategy making and all of it started
strategy making and all of it started with a man named Vincent Harding so some
with a man named Vincent Harding so some
with a man named Vincent Harding so some people here know Vincent Harding yes a
people here know Vincent Harding yes a
people here know Vincent Harding yes a giant in the civil rights movement a
giant in the civil rights movement a
giant in the civil rights movement a true jewel of the city he passed away
true jewel of the city he passed away
true jewel of the city he passed away about three years ago and he was a
about three years ago and he was a
about three years ago and he was a mentor to us and many other activists
mentor to us and many other activists
mentor to us and many other activists and when he would come to our rallies
and when he would come to our rallies
and when he would come to our rallies when he’d come to our actions our
when he’d come to our actions our
when he’d come to our actions our trainings he only had one question of
trainings he only had one question of
trainings he only had one question of critique and that question was where are
critique and that question was where are
critique and that question was where are the songs now he wasn’t asking us to
the songs now he wasn’t asking us to
the songs now he wasn’t asking us to release more mixtapes or more albums or
release more mixtapes or more albums or
release more mixtapes or more albums or anything like that he was saying why
anything like that he was saying why
anything like that he was saying why aren’t you young activists using music
aren’t you young activists using music
aren’t you young activists using music as technology like we did in the civil
as technology like we did in the civil
as technology like we did in the civil rights movement
rights movement
rights movement now as professional musicians our point
now as professional musicians our point
now as professional musicians our point of departure was exploring music but not
of departure was exploring music but not
of departure was exploring music but not only as an aesthetic form but also as a
only as an aesthetic form but also as a
only as an aesthetic form but also as a means of solving problems as technology
means of solving problems as technology
means of solving problems as technology right technology that can bring a room
right technology that can bring a room
right technology that can bring a room of strangers together what you
of strangers together what you
of strangers together what you experienced the before and after of when
experienced the before and after of when
experienced the before and after of when you came in here we call that a state
you came in here we call that a state
you came in here we call that a state shift in exploring and studying this
shift in exploring and studying this
shift in exploring and studying this music and as technology and looking at
music and as technology and looking at
music and as technology and looking at how it worked in movements in the past
how it worked in movements in the past
how it worked in movements in the past we realized we’re dealing with two major
we realized we’re dealing with two major
we realized we’re dealing with two major traditions like that’s
traditions like that’s
traditions like that’s of power and songs of performance I’m
of power and songs of performance I’m
of power and songs of performance I’m gonna talk a little bit about the
gonna talk a little bit about the
gonna talk a little bit about the difference now in song as a performance
difference now in song as a performance
difference now in song as a performance it’s all about the performer the power
it’s all about the performer the power
it’s all about the performer the power comes from the audience to the person on
comes from the audience to the person on
comes from the audience to the person on stage with the mic now there’s nothing
stage with the mic now there’s nothing
stage with the mic now there’s nothing wrong with that in fact that’s how we’ve
wrong with that in fact that’s how we’ve
wrong with that in fact that’s how we’ve made our careers but also we want to
made our careers but also we want to
made our careers but also we want to talk a little bit about songs of power
talk a little bit about songs of power
talk a little bit about songs of power now the songs of power the
now the songs of power the
now the songs of power the responsibility for the energy of the
responsibility for the energy of the
responsibility for the energy of the room is distributed amongst the entire
room is distributed amongst the entire
room is distributed amongst the entire room so that responsibility for that
room so that responsibility for that
room so that responsibility for that vibe for that state shift is all
vibe for that state shift is all
vibe for that state shift is all distributed and we want to show you a
distributed and we want to show you a
distributed and we want to show you a little bit about what that means
little bit about what that means
little bit about what that means so as we experience songs of power we
so as we experience songs of power we
so as we experience songs of power we invite you to notice how the room
invite you to notice how the room
invite you to notice how the room changes we invite you to notice how it
changes we invite you to notice how it
changes we invite you to notice how it feels and please we invite you to
feels and please we invite you to
feels and please we invite you to participate you guys cool with that are
participate you guys cool with that are
participate you guys cool with that are you cool with that
you cool with that
you cool with that all right in my mind I’ll hold the
all right in my mind I’ll hold the
all right in my mind I’ll hold the passion and ASEA for the poison my
passion and ASEA for the poison my
passion and ASEA for the poison my bruised and battered body washes up on
bruised and battered body washes up on
bruised and battered body washes up on the shore sin pleased from leaking
the shore sin pleased from leaking
the shore sin pleased from leaking wounds like rats from sinking ships as I
wounds like rats from sinking ships as I
wounds like rats from sinking ships as I float off to forever with these words
float off to forever with these words
float off to forever with these words upon my lips no I never asked for
upon my lips no I never asked for
upon my lips no I never asked for nothing and that’s just what I got as my
nothing and that’s just what I got as my
nothing and that’s just what I got as my pride dies before I do as I fall I’m
pride dies before I do as I fall I’m
pride dies before I do as I fall I’m also cold
also cold
also cold I wasted many days chasing brightly
I wasted many days chasing brightly
I wasted many days chasing brightly gleaming streams as I fold into your
gleaming streams as I fold into your
gleaming streams as I fold into your presence do I now know what it means in
presence do I now know what it means in
presence do I now know what it means in my mind I hold the passion panacea for
my mind I hold the passion panacea for
my mind I hold the passion panacea for the boys and my bruised and bad body
the boys and my bruised and bad body
the boys and my bruised and bad body washes up upon the shore sin flees from
washes up upon the shore sin flees from
washes up upon the shore sin flees from leaking bones like rats on sinking ships
leaking bones like rats on sinking ships
leaking bones like rats on sinking ships as I float off to forever with these
as I float off to forever with these
as I float off to forever with these words upon my lips no one never asks for
words upon my lips no one never asks for
words upon my lips no one never asks for nothing and that’s just what I got as my
nothing and that’s just what I got as my
nothing and that’s just what I got as my pride dies before I do where I fall I’m
pride dies before I do where I fall I’m
pride dies before I do where I fall I’m oh so calm I wasted minute days chasing
oh so calm I wasted minute days chasing
oh so calm I wasted minute days chasing brightly gleaming streams as I fold into
brightly gleaming streams as I fold into
brightly gleaming streams as I fold into your presence do I now know what it
your presence do I now know what it
your presence do I now know what it means
means
means [Music]
Cowboys in the spaceship the crowd
Cowboys in the spaceship the crowd noises wasted women take pics so they
noises wasted women take pics so they
noises wasted women take pics so they could seem naked guys tell jokes so they
could seem naked guys tell jokes so they
could seem naked guys tell jokes so they could see him naked church ladies vote
could see him naked church ladies vote
could see him naked church ladies vote what they perceive sacred proposition
what they perceive sacred proposition
what they perceive sacred proposition hatred phosphorus and riverbeds the
hatred phosphorus and riverbeds the
hatred phosphorus and riverbeds the billion dollars filled to fill esophagus
billion dollars filled to fill esophagus
billion dollars filled to fill esophagus for cigarettes philosophers plot tomb
for cigarettes philosophers plot tomb
for cigarettes philosophers plot tomb all nations at a shock and awe
all nations at a shock and awe
all nations at a shock and awe generation of ideas children who won’t
generation of ideas children who won’t
generation of ideas children who won’t talk at all profits fall years spent in
talk at all profits fall years spent in
talk at all profits fall years spent in prison cells next to die his twelve
prison cells next to die his twelve
prison cells next to die his twelve peers didn’t exercise the privilege well
peers didn’t exercise the privilege well
peers didn’t exercise the privilege well babies raised through the glass bullets
babies raised through the glass bullets
babies raised through the glass bullets at the board of war games take a staff
at the board of war games take a staff
at the board of war games take a staff coordinate who can pass like a paper bag
coordinate who can pass like a paper bag
coordinate who can pass like a paper bag minutes on an internet porn pays
minutes on an internet porn pays
minutes on an internet porn pays fornicate maker gag what’s the damage
fornicate maker gag what’s the damage
fornicate maker gag what’s the damage for the neighbor tagged by the amateur
for the neighbor tagged by the amateur
for the neighbor tagged by the amateur water blast to race the traces of the
water blast to race the traces of the
water blast to race the traces of the canisters water path took the stairways
canisters water path took the stairways
canisters water path took the stairways left the banisters washed over premises
left the banisters washed over premises
left the banisters washed over premises turned up percentages
turned up percentages
turned up percentages lost under sludge lots of revised
lost under sludge lots of revised
lost under sludge lots of revised sentences defense budget padded by
sentences defense budget padded by
sentences defense budget padded by sandbags and sandwiches wasted wasted
sandbags and sandwiches wasted wasted
sandbags and sandwiches wasted wasted [Music]
[Music]
[Music] wasted respect is wasteful waste what’s
wasted respect is wasteful waste what’s
wasted respect is wasteful waste what’s new from Stan
new from Stan
new from Stan [Music]
it is time for us to raise our voices
it is time for us to raise our voices it’s time for us to rise it is time for
it’s time for us to rise it is time for
it’s time for us to rise it is time for us to stand stand up we shall not be
us to stand stand up we shall not be
us to stand stand up we shall not be moved except by a child with no socks
moved except by a child with no socks
moved except by a child with no socks and shoes if you’ve got more to give
and shoes if you’ve got more to give
and shoes if you’ve got more to give than you’ve got to prove put your hands
than you’ve got to prove put your hands
than you’ve got to prove put your hands up and I’ll copy you stand up stands up
up and I’ll copy you stand up stands up
up and I’ll copy you stand up stands up we shall not be moved except by a woman
we shall not be moved except by a woman
we shall not be moved except by a woman dying from a loss of food if you got
dying from a loss of food if you got
dying from a loss of food if you got more to give and you got to prove put
more to give and you got to prove put
more to give and you got to prove put your hands up and I’ll copy you we still
your hands up and I’ll copy you we still
your hands up and I’ll copy you we still don’t understand thunder and lightning
don’t understand thunder and lightning
don’t understand thunder and lightning flash back to when we didn’t fun the
flash back to when we didn’t fun the
flash back to when we didn’t fun the damn didn’t find the damn levee no
damn didn’t find the damn levee no
damn didn’t find the damn levee no wonder man now the whole damn city’s
wonder man now the whole damn city’s
wonder man now the whole damn city’s torn asunder man under water but we
torn asunder man under water but we
torn asunder man under water but we still don’t understand we see hurricane
still don’t understand we see hurricane
still don’t understand we see hurricane spills overrun the land through gaps you
spills overrun the land through gaps you
spills overrun the land through gaps you couldn’t fill with a hundred tons of
couldn’t fill with a hundred tons of
couldn’t fill with a hundred tons of sand no we still don’t understand we
sand no we still don’t understand we
sand no we still don’t understand we seen planes in the windows the buildings
seen planes in the windows the buildings
seen planes in the windows the buildings crumbled and we seen flames in and chose
crumbled and we seen flames in and chose
crumbled and we seen flames in and chose to London and we’ve sent planes to kill
to London and we’ve sent planes to kill
to London and we’ve sent planes to kill them – some of them are children but
them – some of them are children but
them – some of them are children but still be crumbled in the building
still be crumbled in the building
still be crumbled in the building underfunded what we still don’t
underfunded what we still don’t
underfunded what we still don’t understand under God when we kill like
understand under God when we kill like
understand under God when we kill like the Son of Sam but if you feel like I
the Son of Sam but if you feel like I
the Son of Sam but if you feel like I feel about the son of man we will
feel about the son of man we will
feel about the son of man we will overcome stand up we shall not be moved
overcome stand up we shall not be moved
overcome stand up we shall not be moved except by a child with no socks and shoe
except by a child with no socks and shoe
except by a child with no socks and shoe if you got more to give than you got to
if you got more to give than you got to
if you got more to give than you got to prove put your hands up and I’ll copy
prove put your hands up and I’ll copy
prove put your hands up and I’ll copy you stand up their job we shall not be
you stand up their job we shall not be
you stand up their job we shall not be moved except by a woman dying from the
moved except by a woman dying from the
moved except by a woman dying from the loss of food so if you’ve got a dream
loss of food so if you’ve got a dream
loss of food so if you’ve got a dream and a lot to do put your hands up and
and a lot to do put your hands up and
and a lot to do put your hands up and I’ll copy you I said put your hands up
I’ll copy you I said put your hands up
I’ll copy you I said put your hands up and I’ll copy you put your hands up and
and I’ll copy you put your hands up and
and I’ll copy you put your hands up and I’ll copy you if you’ve got a dream and
I’ll copy you if you’ve got a dream and
I’ll copy you if you’ve got a dream and a lot to do put your hands up
a lot to do put your hands up
a lot to do put your hands up [Music]
as we share this power together we have
as we share this power together we have songs from our community that bring
songs from our community that bring
songs from our community that bring unity so as you’re standing
unity so as you’re standing
unity so as you’re standing repeat after me keep your eyes keep your
repeat after me keep your eyes keep your
repeat after me keep your eyes keep your eyes on the prize Oh
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
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[Applause] Oh
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[Music] [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] Oh
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[Music] [Applause]
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[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
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[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
all right we got one more song I’m gonna
all right we got one more song I’m gonna teach y’all and this one goes out
teach y’all and this one goes out
teach y’all and this one goes out specifically tonight Vincent Harding all
specifically tonight Vincent Harding all
specifically tonight Vincent Harding all those people who came before us who
those people who came before us who
those people who came before us who can’t be here with us because in order
can’t be here with us because in order
can’t be here with us because in order to step into our futures we need to
to step into our futures we need to
to step into our futures we need to bring our past with us so this song is
bring our past with us so this song is
bring our past with us so this song is called voices of the day we’re trying to
called voices of the day we’re trying to
called voices of the day we’re trying to invoke those people to teach to eat
invoke those people to teach to eat
invoke those people to teach to eat crisis up lift this up instead
crisis up lift this up instead
crisis up lift this up instead voices of the day voices crisis up ahead
voices of the day voices crisis up ahead
voices of the day voices crisis up ahead crisis up and lift us up instead leave
crisis up and lift us up instead leave
crisis up and lift us up instead leave this up and voices of the Dead Boys is
this up and voices of the Dead Boys is
this up and voices of the Dead Boys is the day voices of the Dead boy I put my
the day voices of the Dead boy I put my
the day voices of the Dead boy I put my hands up not seeking an escape I put my
hands up not seeking an escape I put my
hands up not seeking an escape I put my hands up to bear to seize the day I was
hands up to bear to seize the day I was
hands up to bear to seize the day I was stretched to carpet diem carpal tunnels
stretched to carpet diem carpal tunnels
stretched to carpet diem carpal tunnels the mausoleums I’m trying to ride away
the mausoleums I’m trying to ride away
the mausoleums I’m trying to ride away to the voices of my heroes I I was
to the voices of my heroes I I was
to the voices of my heroes I I was stronger when your hands are on my
stronger when your hands are on my
stronger when your hands are on my shoulder and taught me to be your
shoulder and taught me to be your
shoulder and taught me to be your warrior but / soldier you got me and
warrior but / soldier you got me and
warrior but / soldier you got me and that’s why I’ll push the boulder fall
that’s why I’ll push the boulder fall
that’s why I’ll push the boulder fall with many hands like work that’s why
with many hands like work that’s why
with many hands like work that’s why y’all of us to chose so stop drop and
y’all of us to chose so stop drop and
y’all of us to chose so stop drop and roll out stop twisting hostile release
roll out stop twisting hostile release
roll out stop twisting hostile release game is being reins my contacts cone
game is being reins my contacts cone
game is being reins my contacts cone nozzle or a pocket dial I bring raise my
nozzle or a pocket dial I bring raise my
nozzle or a pocket dial I bring raise my black ops in the talent pool brothers
black ops in the talent pool brothers
black ops in the talent pool brothers dropping out like underfunded high
dropping out like underfunded high
dropping out like underfunded high school Celeste jails more doors wide
school Celeste jails more doors wide
school Celeste jails more doors wide selling fail you’re losing ground
selling fail you’re losing ground
selling fail you’re losing ground deficits full score and hold the door
deficits full score and hold the door
deficits full score and hold the door stuck in the loop that predicts the
stuck in the loop that predicts the
stuck in the loop that predicts the final scene but the very words to them
final scene but the very words to them
final scene but the very words to them won’t get the best of me with the are to
won’t get the best of me with the are to
won’t get the best of me with the are to be able ever size the boys to never max
be able ever size the boys to never max
be able ever size the boys to never max right now you’re posed in the bathroom
right now you’re posed in the bathroom
right now you’re posed in the bathroom as fearless like there were no
as fearless like there were no
as fearless like there were no Fahrenheit a parallel a paralyzed
Fahrenheit a parallel a paralyzed
Fahrenheit a parallel a paralyzed building up a world where I’ll hear your
building up a world where I’ll hear your
building up a world where I’ll hear your voice messes up ahead
voice messes up ahead
voice messes up ahead Crash’s suffered lift these voices of
Crash’s suffered lift these voices of
Crash’s suffered lift these voices of the dead voices voices of the Dead Boys
the dead voices voices of the Dead Boys
the dead voices voices of the Dead Boys is twice this up ahead crisis little bit
is twice this up ahead crisis little bit
is twice this up ahead crisis little bit love instead miss this voices of the
love instead miss this voices of the
love instead miss this voices of the dead voices voices of the Dead Boys
dead voices voices of the Dead Boys
dead voices voices of the Dead Boys crisis up ahead when she said lift this
crisis up ahead when she said lift this
crisis up ahead when she said lift this up instead yes voices up the Dead Boys
up instead yes voices up the Dead Boys
up instead yes voices up the Dead Boys voices up the dead Oh rise above the
voices up the dead Oh rise above the
voices up the dead Oh rise above the threat rise above lift this up instead
threat rise above lift this up instead
threat rise above lift this up instead his voices of the Dead thank you
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