Rap Declares War - Intellectual

[DTTX - Verse 1:]

What is this thing that we call war?

I don't want no more!

Fighting and killing behind closed doors

We need to unite

And fight for what's right

'Cause sending Chicanos to the cup was a sad sight

We're here uplift

Our culture awareness

'Cause people in society

Are not showing fairness

The ink is black and the page is white

In the words of Biz Mark

We need to learn to read it right!

[ODM - Verse 2:]

Hear what I'm saying

Take heat energy

I will proceed

To make you all believe

That I'm down with unity

And you are soon to see

That this will hit the brother's and others in our community

Take it slow and treat others with respect

A message from Lighter Shade of Brown

So check!

The word that's spread apart

From shore to shore

Taking no more!

Cus rap declares war!

[WAR - Chorus:]

Why Can't We Be Friends?

Why Can't We.....

(Crusing is what we like to do....Yeah....)

[Hispanic MC's - Verse 3:]

That's what we like to do

Crusing, oh, yeah girls

But not on our way to Ensenada again

But on our way to rosarito this time

Tecate the salt and the lime

Packin' morena, you're looking real firme to me

Are you down for the brown

And the Hispanic MC's?

Two down and proud Mexicans there for we like to sin

Qiuvos! Oh, yeah to all you firme hynas

So what you wanna do?

(What you wanna do?)

'Cause we do love you

And for the hard-core!

Rap Declares War!

[WAR - Chorus:]

Why Can't We Be Friends?

Why Can't We.....

[Proper Dos - Verse 4:]

I wish those days could come back once more

When a fist fight could settle a gang war

Sometimes they bring a blade or a chain and lock

And when somebody got hit

It meant they got socked

If someone brought a cuete they were kidna strange

But welcome to '92 a lot of things have changed

I guess a gun is more convenient

I didn't read this in a paper fool, I seen it

A young man dies

His mom cries that's it

As a suspect speeds off into the night, another hit

He's laughing cus he just shot another

But found out the next day

That vato was his brother

Now that's what you call deep!

So think twice before you make that late night creep

I won't lie

I had my fun times

But I'm giving something back with this one rhyme

Sometimes I think the only right we have is to remain silent

So Proper Dos declares war

On violence!

[WAR - Chorus:]

Why Can't We Be Friends?

Why Can't We.....

{Instrumental Break}

[Hi-C - Verse 5:]

Sitting in the room

Puffing up some smoke

Down an 8th ball

To sooth my throat

Look up in the air

It was kind of strange

'Cause the shape of the gotdamn cloud had changed

My heart was pounding

My body felt warm

The smoked turned black

To a human form

I was scared ass he'll didn't know what to do

So I cocked back, black

And I hung my brew

It was bang, boom, bam!

Up against the wall

A lady appeared six feet tall

She said I sinned and many people I did

And so she grabbed a razor blade and tried to slit my wrists

I pulled my .38 cus I was weak

I tried to smoke her, damn!

But I hit my feet

I screamed! Yo!

But no one would help

Chs if you smoke dope

You at war with yourself

[Kid Frost - Verse 6:]

Life on the street's hot!

Pop, pop, pop!

Out of an Impala that was drop, drop, dropped

Aiyyo, man

Here come the cop, cop, cops

But the ones they call the placas

Getting shaking up like maracas

A dump like basura

Knowing damn well the kids don't give a damn about the jura

A copper's just a gangster with authority

Over-season for any reason

On a minority

'Cause of the color of my skin

They throw me up against the wall, and just grin

Thinking that they caught another felon

Tryna sweat me, Frost

For just chillin

Asking me what gang I'm from

And when I say I don't gang bang

They say stop playing dumb

I'm tired of getting kicked on the floor

And that's why...

Rap Declares War!

[WAR - Chorus:]

Why Can't We Be Friends?

Why Can't We.....