Black Man in America song by Johnny Hobbes

I normally don't showcase other artists work here on my blog. But my homie Johnny Hobbes recently dropped this song called "Black Man In America", not only is it important to hear but it really is a good song. I love all forms of Hip Hop, and as long as it sounds dope I fucks wit it. The first time I heard him perform the track, was live at a show we were doing together. In Bushwick, Brooklyn at this spot called "Terra Firma".

The energy and message are strong! The timing of it resonates with the world we live in today. I provided the soundcloud link below the picture of my dude and also the lyrics to the song. Also take a drop by his website: http://www.johnnyhobbes.com/

https://soundcloud.com/johnny-hobbes/black-man-in-america-prod-by-tomas-spisak

Lyrics:

Intro:
Death before dishonor
There’s no honor
in this death
we’re hunted
that’s why so many stay blunted
not many ways
we can deal with the stress

When I uprooted my life
made it more appealing
morning i be reborn
to be dead by the evening

Steady emasculated
Can’t imagine the hatred
And the weapons you came with

To make a
History of Violence
We only found
misery silence

I gotta speak up
Turn that chin and cheek up
These wounds are deep cuts
No more that’s enough

Chorus:
All eyes on me
Black man in America
Will I try and make peace
Or return fire
And tear it up? x2

Verse 1
That's what they asking
We tried asking
For a slice of that pie
Now we die fasting

Really dying out
The well drying out
AND we’re hungry
You ain't happy
Til we inside ya house

Pardon
the incendiary comments
Life is incendiary,
Scary to be honest
Cemetery seems less scary
Or even harmless
Compared to your pipeline
Keystone school to prison

Wasn't in my my right mind
To ever think you'd listen
I just wanted heal
This whole time
400 years
We just wanted to heal

And I will
With or without you

Wonderer what'll look like
When the meek inherit earth
You're about to

bring pon dey revolution
You gave us the how to.
The manual on the ground rules

Pre Chorus

If Al Qaeda shoots, we shoot back
If the Taliban shoot we shoot back
If ISIS shoots we shoot back
But of you shoot,
We supposed to take it x2

Chorus

All eyes on me
Black man in America
Will I try and make peace?
Or return fire
And tear it up x2

Verse 2:

Here's the theme
Common motif
For Every one in the white house
Millions dead in the street
If I turn lights out
Would you be willing to speak?
If we couldn't see
Are you then able to speak

You can't fight fire with fire
But either way we get burned
Eugenics, death and destruction
Feeling our ancestors
All bled for nothing

So old self rest peace
I aint going back
to that life
Not in the least

I’m trying
Be more present
I'm tired of not trying
I don't got time
Every second
An eternity loose
Time left on this lease

Can't waste another minute
I can taste the lies
You invited as spew 'em
Out of your mouth Piece
I'm blessed beyond Vengeance

Pre Chorus

If Al Qeada shoots, we shoot back
If the Taliban shoot we shoot back
If ISIS shoots we shoot back
But of you shoot,
We supposed to take it x2

Chorus
All eyes on me
Black man in America
Will I try and make peace
Or return fire
And tear it up? x2

Bridge

I might be a convict
that don’t mean i lack
conviction
or I'm another victim
there’s bigger
schemes at work
gotta look at the root
not only the fruit
of lynched men

I used to be pacifist
But I’m feeling like I'm past this shit
I didn't ask for this
This is the world that you gave me

Chorus

All eyes on me
Black man in America
Will I try and make peace?
Or return fire
And tear it up x3

I got that world wide love ya kna mean!

Although I didn't receive very large numbers from these places below, I still appreciate every single one of them for showing me love great or small. Thank you! Check out the other countries that have shown me love in previous blog posts http://www.8thrankrecords.com/2015/12/super-heavy-shout-out-too-israel.html http://www.8thrankrecords.com/2015/12/this-one-goes-out-to-russia-france-and.html

Super United Nations Armor

SUPER HEAVY SHOUT OUT!!!! TOO ISRAEL!!!!!!

It's invigorating to wake up in the morning to see over 900+ views have been added to your blog alone by Israel!!! You guys are amazing, thankyou for your support and the encouragement to keep going, word up! My empire grows, my international name now is 'Super Global Armor'!!! Haha. I love you guys! SHALOM!!!

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That's a happy man in that photo, yes it is!

Here are the song and lyrics to the first track off my album 'Gone Is The Illusion'. This is the first of many posts I'll be making of 'Song and lyrics' to my blog.

I wanted to start doing this to make the listening experience to my album more personal and in depth. Enjoy the first track off my album 'Gone Is The Illusion', which is titled the same name.

                           

Hook

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust

Gone is the illusion, the wall is crushed

The world talks shit, but when you call its bluff

Then Gone is the illusion the wall is crushed

Verse1

More than the illusion I was pumpkin heads cousin

niggas round this town over here pushing my buttons

Gimmie daps always act like they never fronting

Always open up they mouth and got to say something

He too old to rock the mic so why he still spitting?

Well listen up and lemme bring something to your attention

That collabo with that MC you always been wishing

That got turned down before he even gave it a listen

He’s the same age as me so who the fuck you think you tricking

This was never about age you been jocking for position

You’d open your ass and let’em stick his dick in

If it was filled with bacteria from lack of circumcision

Your music is fucking garbage and not worth a single listen!

You’re worse than parsons blvd Kennedy fried chicken

If you can’t take the heat then get the fuck up out my kitchen

Bitch don’t you listen, Bitch don’t you listen!

Hook

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust

Gone is the illusion, the wall is crushed

The world talks shit, but when you call its bluff

Then Gone is the illusion the wall is crushed

Verse 2

Is it my entitlement things aren’t making sense to me?

Or are my peers Casey and my name is Kaylee Anthony

Y’all killing me but telling me y’all forever love me

Like Whitney post eulogy y’all shove it right in front of me

But when I throw a show there’s nobodies there in front of me

Gone is the illusion maybe I’m going crazy

There’s a fate that no man is ever exempt

Is that familiarity breeds whole lots of contempt

Y’all see so much of me my presence is predictable

I use one of magics principles completely go invisible

Gone is the illusion I know what really happened

It’s me and always has been this lack of taking action

like mattel I thought I gave it all I has bro

not knowing down this rabbit hole I have much deeper to go

I’ll be damned If I become a crab in a bucket

Clawing my to a glass ceiling just so I can touch it

Verse 3

If this were draft 2003, I’m Carmelo Anthony

With Wade, Bosh, and Lebron three champs arm & arm

Ring fast ramadan seems a suit I have on

Skingraph third degree burns wanna play with me?

No fucking losses when I play on NFL gameday

Awful sounds when I turn muscle bound from skin & Bones

Sasquatch tear apart trailer parks and suburban homes

Death adder gladiator God of this game of thrones

Theres a difference between me & you swerving tracks and hitting cones

Exceptional ability EA sports I’m in the game

Hercules your atrophied I’m done with you lames

Gone is the illusion Dean I let go of it!

Because grudges only hurt the persons who holding it

Like this rapper I saw at Santos Party house

Drunk rapping bitter and burnt the fuck out

Spitting on himself and couldn’t get his words out!

Not me I ride til the wheels fall off then hit a ditch

fly through the windshield then my skull will split

Survive a vegetative state my limbs and hands will twitch

and use sign language so the deaf can feel me spit!!