Lakim Shabazz - No Justice No Peace Lyrics

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We were stripped from our land
They took our families and deliberately broke them apart
Took the father one place, the mother some place else
And then they had the child whose mind was white
Once they indoctrinate him with all this inferiority talk

…in Africa with your blood relatives

Im mad as hell and I aint gonna take no more

This business of justice is not new

No justice
No peace2X

What is the world comin to?
What are we gonna do?
Im disgusted, so we must get
Ready to become militant rebels
Cause there will never be no peace without justice
Im tired of my people treated unequal
Thats why Im ? I gotta face this
So I speak out and those who dont like it, they freak out
And they label me a racist
Ima keep sparkin, me and brothers like Al Sharpton
We dont like what they did to Yusef Hawkins
Why was the trial prolonged for so long?
They shot him in cold blood, they knew they was dead wrong
Let a brotherman shoot the other man
Nowadays they lock em up in a second and throw the key away
Hold up, you think I fold up? No, Im geased
Without no justice therell be no peace

No justice
There will never be…
No peace
Without…
No justice
There will never be…
No peace

See, Im a programmed warrior, built to last
A Five Percenter who descends from the Lost Tribe of Shabazz
Barin the truth, Im not scared of ya
Is this the United States or the United Snakes of America?
This is a livin hell and Im not ?
I refuse to burn in Americas melting pot
Word is bond it was wrong how they did Name
As far as I can see her privacy was exploited
They beat her and raped her, put her in the back of manure
Engraved nigger on the stomach
Up to this day a lot of people think she fronted
Is it a lie or is it incidental?
People who are raped names supposed to be kept confidential
But she was exploited at a young age, its such a shame
I never heard the Central Park joggers name

But straight to the point and on the ball
I be the universal true Son of Man and and a ?
I pity you idiots like Arsenio Hall
Jokes about our sister, he thinks its funny, yall
Its sad to see ? so much as a minor
Im glad to see the Nation of Sslam refined her
You want peace, well, let the unjust stuff cease
If we dont have justice, there will be no peace

No justice
There will never be…
No peace
Without…
No justice
There will never be…
No peace

Break it down

I think that the solution rests with the people
Its a mistake to rely on professors
Racism is learned
Nobody is born a racist
And some people have Ph.D.s in racism

The Mighty Maestro created a beat that was lethal
The source to bring forth power to the people
The rhythm was made to be rolled by the host
So Ima ride the rhythm from New York to the West Coast
Brotherman takin a stand, demandin respect
Im not with the situation in Teaneck
They said he was dangerous, well, Im concerned
How could he be so dangerous with his back turned?
They said, Freeze! Halt! The brother stopped
Threw his hands in the air, yeah, and still he got shot
They said he had a shiny object in his hand
So they killed the man
And is this justice, no way, Jos
He didnt get arrested, he was suspended with pay
Talk about armed and dangerous, accounted
How come I never heard nothin else about it?
Im dead up, Im goin head up, see, the buck stops
Here, Im sick and tired of corrupt cops
I gotta drop cause I dont think it will ever stop
My brain is a Tec-9 and its kept cocked
And its got just a few more rounds to go
Theyre goin pound for pound, blow for blow
You want peace, let the unjust stuff cease
If we dont have justice, therell be no peace