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Ghetto Business Rap Version 2

By kyattaman

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The Ghetto Business Rap Version 2      What kind of business  Take care of business  The ghetto business rap    It’s time to talk about  A plague  On our community  It's time talk about  Rebuilding cities  It's time to talk about  Our families    What kind of business  Take care of business  The ghetto business rap    When we talk about plague  We’re not just talking  About just disease  We’re talking about  A Dis Ease  And an I can’t get no ease    What kind of business  Take care of business  The ghetto business rap    Yes brothers and sisters  The plague I’m talkin' 'bout  Is the ghetto business  What kind of  business  Take care of business  The ghetto business rap    Now first off clear your minds  Of everything that you  May know about what makes a ghetto  It’s how you treat others  That puts you in the ghetto    What kind of business  Take care of business  The ghetto business rap    If your workers  Don’t know  When, if or even how  They will be paid  You are sure enough  Full of ghetto    What kind of business  Take care of business  The ghetto business rap    Ghetto business  May be white, black, red or yellow  It’s how you act that makes you ghetto  You may be friend  You may be foe  Could be a John or even Jane Doe    What kind of business  Take care of business  The ghetto business rap    I worked in a factory  It nearly killed me  No ventilation no air condition  No family  No inspection  Then came a fire  Right through the wire    What kind of business  Take care of business  The ghetto business rap    They blocked the exits  We could not get out  Many died from smoke inhalation  No OSHA visits  Saw the violations  So many died couldn’t get out    What kind of business  Take care of business  The ghetto business rap    We've got to take back our lives  Too many fires waiting to happen  There are workers  Who are breathing poison  There are factory owners  Who ought to be in prison    We’ve got to close them down  The ghetto business  We’ve got to shut them down  The ghetto business  Take care of business  It’s time to shut it down  The ghetto business rap    Rap on Brothers and Sisters  No matter what color or race  Yeah, stare injustice in the face  And rap on...  Fade to black    KyattamanThis one has a beat, the other didn't Written April 7th, 2002 © on May 29 2002 12:11 AM PST   20 • 0 • 9

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