my tech mic check mic check hello I’m gonna get comfortable there’s
hello I’m gonna get comfortable there’s
hello I’m gonna get comfortable there’s a timer my name it’s around your wrist
a timer my name it’s around your wrist
a timer my name it’s around your wrist it’s around your neck it’s around your
it’s around your neck it’s around your
it’s around your neck it’s around your ears rise rise rise rise rise rise above
ears rise rise rise rise rise rise above
ears rise rise rise rise rise rise above that’s what they told me
that’s what they told me
that’s what they told me I never knew I’d be here never know I
I never knew I’d be here never know I
I never knew I’d be here never know I could make it you know growing up young
could make it you know growing up young
could make it you know growing up young boy black Congolese Cheverus excuse me
boy black Congolese Cheverus excuse me
boy black Congolese Cheverus excuse me I’m gonna welcome you to my stream of
I’m gonna welcome you to my stream of
I’m gonna welcome you to my stream of consciousness see they laughed they not
consciousness see they laughed they not
consciousness see they laughed they not even ready my nigga I’m yo literally
even ready my nigga I’m yo literally
even ready my nigga I’m yo literally shaking when I tell them beginning they
shaking when I tell them beginning they
shaking when I tell them beginning they laugh welcome to be that’s not the
laugh welcome to be that’s not the
laugh welcome to be that’s not the homework to be you’re not trying hard
homework to be you’re not trying hard
homework to be you’re not trying hard enough you are really just trying to
enough you are really just trying to
enough you are really just trying to hoop I really just want to make it in
hoop I really just want to make it in
hoop I really just want to make it in basketball maybe the NBA is the way no
basketball maybe the NBA is the way no
basketball maybe the NBA is the way no you know cuz I didn’t grow up with a
you know cuz I didn’t grow up with a
you know cuz I didn’t grow up with a father growing up I thought it was gay
father growing up I thought it was gay
father growing up I thought it was gay people used to laugh at me for liking
people used to laugh at me for liking
people used to laugh at me for liking the Jonas Brothers and Justin Bieber but
the Jonas Brothers and Justin Bieber but
the Jonas Brothers and Justin Bieber but listen while you see me I can see the
listen while you see me I can see the
listen while you see me I can see the images in the air this really is the
images in the air this really is the
images in the air this really is the matrix I am a character that
matrix I am a character that
matrix I am a character that case-control I am the character that the
case-control I am the character that the
case-control I am the character that the Most High controls but I can control my
Most High controls but I can control my
Most High controls but I can control my stream of consciousness
stream of consciousness
stream of consciousness I invite you in I invite you in do not
I invite you in I invite you in do not
I invite you in I invite you in do not be scared do not be scared oh if you
be scared do not be scared oh if you
be scared do not be scared oh if you really care you’ll care about the art
really care you’ll care about the art
really care you’ll care about the art and the heart yes cuz that’s what I
and the heart yes cuz that’s what I
and the heart yes cuz that’s what I present on my chest
present on my chest
present on my chest tomorrow’s ideas it’s around your neck
tomorrow’s ideas it’s around your neck
tomorrow’s ideas it’s around your neck don’t forget I don’t have a clicker so
don’t forget I don’t have a clicker so
don’t forget I don’t have a clicker so you cannot see the image but you see me
you cannot see the image but you see me
you cannot see the image but you see me remember when you see me on the street
remember when you see me on the street
remember when you see me on the street and the people who look like me cuz
and the people who look like me cuz
and the people who look like me cuz that’s why represent oh yes
that’s why represent oh yes
that’s why represent oh yes in my community do you want to know what
in my community do you want to know what
in my community do you want to know what happened this week HOH this week I was
happened this week HOH this week I was
happened this week HOH this week I was planning for this week
planning for this week
planning for this week weeks in weeks and months and months
weeks in weeks and months and months
weeks in weeks and months and months before I thought I could do it you know
before I thought I could do it you know
before I thought I could do it you know I broke out of the it that’s cool not
I broke out of the it that’s cool not
I broke out of the it that’s cool not I’m gonna just do it anyway yeah so this
I’m gonna just do it anyway yeah so this
I’m gonna just do it anyway yeah so this week Kerrang with Chuck hmm
week Kerrang with Chuck hmm
week Kerrang with Chuck hmm some call him gee salsa go up it’s salsa
some call him gee salsa go up it’s salsa
some call him gee salsa go up it’s salsa season yeah he passed away suicide Zan’s
season yeah he passed away suicide Zan’s
season yeah he passed away suicide Zan’s Molly we don’t know but he you know if
Molly we don’t know but he you know if
Molly we don’t know but he you know if it asked me why he go to school like
it asked me why he go to school like
it asked me why he go to school like these kids I don’t know
these kids I don’t know
these kids I don’t know they have welfare their food their
they have welfare their food their
they have welfare their food their basketball how there’s three minutes I’m
basketball how there’s three minutes I’m
basketball how there’s three minutes I’m gonna tell you how they don’t care they
gonna tell you how they don’t care they
gonna tell you how they don’t care they tell her school but what’s in school
tell her school but what’s in school
tell her school but what’s in school upstairs Sonya Martin she told me she
upstairs Sonya Martin she told me she
upstairs Sonya Martin she told me she said she said talk to them about the
said she said talk to them about the
said she said talk to them about the school system they teach us the same
school system they teach us the same
school system they teach us the same thing the food isn’t healthy I didn’t
thing the food isn’t healthy I didn’t
thing the food isn’t healthy I didn’t know what to say but she told me the
know what to say but she told me the
know what to say but she told me the truth I’m representing the youth yes I’m
truth I’m representing the youth yes I’m
truth I’m representing the youth yes I’m representing the youth you and I we are
representing the youth you and I we are
representing the youth you and I we are the youth you once were boy you once had
the youth you once were boy you once had
the youth you once were boy you once had a dream you once wore a girl you once
a dream you once wore a girl you once
a dream you once wore a girl you once had an idea a concept something in your
had an idea a concept something in your
had an idea a concept something in your mind something so precious something
mind something so precious something
mind something so precious something that you wanted to address but you
that you wanted to address but you
that you wanted to address but you couldn’t because school told you no
couldn’t because school told you no
couldn’t because school told you no we’re doing spelling today we’re going
we’re doing spelling today we’re going
we’re doing spelling today we’re going to gym class we’re gonna have crackers
to gym class we’re gonna have crackers
to gym class we’re gonna have crackers they’re gonna teach us how to be the
they’re gonna teach us how to be the
they’re gonna teach us how to be the same little boxes on the hillside made a
same little boxes on the hillside made a
same little boxes on the hillside made a ticky-tacky and they are look just the
ticky-tacky and they are look just the
ticky-tacky and they are look just the same no they don’t look like me ho they
same no they don’t look like me ho they
same no they don’t look like me ho they don’t look like me they don’t look like
don’t look like me they don’t look like
don’t look like me they don’t look like me they don’t represent no no no excuse
me they don’t represent no no no excuse
me they don’t represent no no no excuse me
me
me excuse me I have to go get DT my name is
excuse me I have to go get DT my name is
excuse me I have to go get DT my name is David on the thing but it’s really
David on the thing but it’s really
David on the thing but it’s really present David boss lioka hi mama Angus
present David boss lioka hi mama Angus
present David boss lioka hi mama Angus our coke along I hear car Lynn oh my god
our coke along I hear car Lynn oh my god
our coke along I hear car Lynn oh my god David
David
David well I said I said ah young man I had to
well I said I said ah young man I had to
well I said I said ah young man I had to go crazy on the stage you know I really
go crazy on the stage you know I really
go crazy on the stage you know I really saw what this is I’m noting that in the
saw what this is I’m noting that in the
saw what this is I’m noting that in the black culture the kids with no dream the
black culture the kids with no dream the
black culture the kids with no dream the kids that can skateboard and believe in
kids that can skateboard and believe in
kids that can skateboard and believe in the stores believe that we are not just
the stores believe that we are not just
the stores believe that we are not just em okay that is not the only one what
em okay that is not the only one what
em okay that is not the only one what about the pseudo girls down here
about the pseudo girls down here
about the pseudo girls down here [Music]
[Music]
[Music] but they don’t believe in stars they
but they don’t believe in stars they
but they don’t believe in stars they don’t tell us who we are they don’t tell
don’t tell us who we are they don’t tell
don’t tell us who we are they don’t tell me who I am there’s only one minute
me who I am there’s only one minute
me who I am there’s only one minute there’s only one chance they want me to
there’s only one chance they want me to
there’s only one chance they want me to dance want me to twinkle they can’t
dance want me to twinkle they can’t
dance want me to twinkle they can’t control me because he knows that I am
control me because he knows that I am
control me because he knows that I am holy
holy
holy behold he comes don’t overcome who I
behold he comes don’t overcome who I
behold he comes don’t overcome who I feel the energy do you feel me I want
feel the energy do you feel me I want
feel the energy do you feel me I want you to see me after I leave this stage
you to see me after I leave this stage
you to see me after I leave this stage hold on I’ll get more presentable after
hold on I’ll get more presentable after
hold on I’ll get more presentable after I leave this stage I really want you to
I leave this stage I really want you to
I leave this stage I really want you to invest in black culture and black youth
invest in black culture and black youth
invest in black culture and black youth the kids in the elementary school the
the kids in the elementary school the
the kids in the elementary school the kids with no dreams I had a dream I
kids with no dreams I had a dream I
kids with no dreams I had a dream I don’t know how I made it out made it out
don’t know how I made it out made it out
don’t know how I made it out made it out the trap it’s amazing box is out too but
the trap it’s amazing box is out too but
the trap it’s amazing box is out too but listen this is the truth this is what it
listen this is the truth this is what it
listen this is the truth this is what it comes down to you and I I am you and you
comes down to you and I I am you and you
comes down to you and I I am you and you are me I don’t know how I made it here
are me I don’t know how I made it here
are me I don’t know how I made it here but they let me up here and I want to
but they let me up here and I want to
but they let me up here and I want to tell you there’s people dying it there’s
tell you there’s people dying it there’s
tell you there’s people dying it there’s not time there’s not time my people we
not time there’s not time my people we
not time there’s not time my people we have to come together
have to come together
have to come together unity is within unity is in you when you
unity is within unity is in you when you
unity is within unity is in you when you see each other on the streets you have
see each other on the streets you have
see each other on the streets you have to acknowledge it same way with school
to acknowledge it same way with school
to acknowledge it same way with school same or with your personalities we have
same or with your personalities we have
same or with your personalities we have to start seeing each other see your kids
to start seeing each other see your kids
to start seeing each other see your kids see your dreams
see your dreams
see your dreams tomorrow’s ideas this shirt just
tomorrow’s ideas this shirt just
tomorrow’s ideas this shirt just released we just had a fashion show at
released we just had a fashion show at
released we just had a fashion show at space gallery I used to go there as a
space gallery I used to go there as a
space gallery I used to go there as a fanboy now I’m an artiste
fanboy now I’m an artiste
fanboy now I’m an artiste you come from dahveed no but I used to
you come from dahveed no but I used to
you come from dahveed no but I used to be DT but then they say no they still
be DT but then they say no they still
be DT but then they say no they still try to little bro me but guess what it’s
try to little bro me but guess what it’s
try to little bro me but guess what it’s okay I learned it’s okay not to be okay
okay I learned it’s okay not to be okay
okay I learned it’s okay not to be okay and I’m not okay I’m not okay it’s crazy
and I’m not okay I’m not okay it’s crazy
and I’m not okay I’m not okay it’s crazy I don’t know what to say oh my god I
I don’t know what to say oh my god I
I don’t know what to say oh my god I need a million to help my friends I’m
need a million to help my friends I’m
need a million to help my friends I’m the only one with the voice only one
the only one with the voice only one
the only one with the voice only one with the toys but I’ll stand strong I
with the toys but I’ll stand strong I
with the toys but I’ll stand strong I stayed strong because the youth caused
stayed strong because the youth caused
stayed strong because the youth caused it all no no no no no time’s running out
it all no no no no no time’s running out
it all no no no no no time’s running out did I say enough that’s enough Kesha woz
did I say enough that’s enough Kesha woz
did I say enough that’s enough Kesha woz was the truth
was the truth
was the truth five-four-three youth has begun
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