B-Boy Destruction Lyrics
- Genre:Hip Hop & Rap
- Year of Release:1988
Lyrics
Listen all you dissin', I got somethin' to say
There's a better way and it goes this way
Terminate all violence in the world of hip-hop
Keep it up suckers and the whole damn scene will stop
Shut down, the parties are over
You can't bring em back with a five leaf clover
No more hip hop in this town
The weekend comes around and you wanna hear my sound
But there's nowhere to go, excitement is low
A hip-hop show in Buffalo is too far
When you got no car
You can't see the star cause of this damn war, breakdown
You think of past times when T.O. was shocking
Ron Nelson on the wheels, he had the crowd rocking
Michie Mee, Kenne Krush, Run-Dmc
MC Rumble, Jam-On-Strong, and Public Enemy
LL Rocked the bells, he was harder than hell
T.O. was kicking, everybody could tell
The city was live, respected on the map
Until one day when you posse attacked
Violence started, there was corruption
The end result, B-boy destruction
Party after party, jam after jam
The weak would hang, surrounded by the gang
Violent times and corrupted minds
In my pledge for peace, I've written these lines
I must emphasize, there are no lies
If you close your eyes, somebody may die
This is a warning, don't ignore
Though I told you before, I'll repeat it once more
Open your mind so that you aren't blind
Now is the time, to listen to my rhyme
Saturday night, a thousand people in the place
The party was kicking with pounding bass
The people said ho!
Cause I said so
You are my fan standing in the front row
Eric B on the cut, rocking with power
Rakim broke the mic, the party went sour
Possies clashing, rope chains snatching
B-Boys battling, danger unraveling
All of this fighting, leading to rioting
Sucker home boys on the floor perpetrating
The music stopped and they've called the cops in
A show which was rocking has now stopped
Instead of ignoring, you are roaring
Bum rush, they've kicked the back door in
B-boys burst in, tempers flaring
The innocent cursing, vengeful hurting
War erupting, enemies brawl
Head bang against the wall at the concert hall
Faces getting smashed, while bottles getting broken
Listen to my words cause wisdom has spoken
When you lack logic, circumstances can be tragic
There will be no magic when a gun is the gadget
Or knives or sticks or bottles or stones
They'll break you bones so leave them alone
You know who you are, and yes I'm blaming ya
You want hysteria, see wrestle-mania
All the posies in effect, hold tight, y'all chill
The jam, it's yours, don't come here to kill
Just let the party rock and the people have fun
Forget about the violence, knives and guns
You must be mad, or mentally minded
You have been blinded, don't get excited
By this fighting, battling, ruling
Better yourself, boy just go to school'n
Learn about Apartheid and South Africa
Regan, Gorbachev, Nelson Mandela
Overpopulation, Exploitation
Deprived Nation in starvation
No education, just devastation
Human rights in condemnation
World destruction, the system of corruption
World war three, nuclear combustion
Socialism, communism, klu klux klan
Martin Luther King, Iraq and Iran
Man, do you understand why a persona is a sexist
A rapist, a racist, I am just your lyricist
Resist and you will miss a message that's so clear
So clean out your ear, put an end to the fear
Educate yourself, boy, learn the ways of the wise
If you look at all the signs, you can read between the lines
Just open your eyes and don't chastise
All the people want peace, not violent cries
Hip hop is vital, please don't ruin it
Your excitement is why I keep doing it
Terminate it, it's just not fair
Put your hands in the air, to end warfare
I'm a black man, yes I'm Jamaica
Speaking to this nation with an expectation
End frustration in the hip hop nation
And peace to all the patrons, of my generation