Public Enemy: Bring that beat back

[verse 1]Played in cincinattiWit my whole head nappyMade a rally in the streetWit nothin but a beatGotta grudge against a judgeKick em out that seatYou are what you eatSo what you eatinSame message to your mindBe self defeatinSick n tired of bein sickAnd tired of bein beatenSaw em drop it like itWas way too hot and too fastFor hip hop doo wop rock or bopAint here to hurt youDont hang in them circlesGovernment aint got meYet so yall dont stop meSee a stampede of fake catsRunnin from bill cosbyWhat does he gotta do wit you doin you?Yall know what?Dj lord gimme that cutBring that beat backThats whats up[verse 2]Feedback from trulyFreedblacksGotta think outta thisBox of hard knocksLined em up at fort knoxTo die in iraqYou dont know i rock?What you under a rock?Old cats beggin us to bring that beat backEach generation thinksThe next one is wackJumpstarted in the daze of crackR&b reagan, daddy bushWay the hell on backPray to godFeel like i got a church in myself, good god uhCant get no helpI say again healthcare cutbackSht is wackBring that beat back[verse 3]They say the youth dont matterAnd the old dont mindIt takes a lotta spineTo build all them young mindsSome of us get ghetto at the wrong damn timeAlbum what? we just makin one at a timeTo save another brother whose life on the lineA big shot to claim some rocks and shineSigns of a soul gone soloRobbed blindA very small part of half the worlds crimeRunaway child blown by an old land mineLittle ones workin in diamond minesSo cats can say whats hers and whats mineDiamonds is girls best friendSo whys he cryin[verse 4]See when yall hear it get near itAnd you recognize the lyricsYou trained to refrainAnd you start to fear itEscapismLike today there aint racismObviously yall aint seeBlack folks on tvJudgement callsMade on behalf of you and meOr you and iDo or dieI say an i for an iDividin lineGot the poor peoplePayin for crimeCorporations gettin paid off our jailtimeNow yall can tell russellYes i knock the hustleCause 2 million in lockdownUnder federal muscleBeyond the streetsThese kids is always watchinWatching some of these jerks when they go berserkSo i work