Dhul Fiqar
19th January 2003, 09:59
Heya comrades,
I've often mentioned my favorite rap band, Loop Troop, and I just wanted to make another attempt at introducing you all to the wonders of their Swedish rap music :biggrin:
It's a lot lot cooler than it sounds, and the lyrics are very much anti-capitalist. Below are a couple of download links for some of their songs, and also solo stuff by the lead MC who is called Promoe.
In addition, I have provided an example of some of their best anti-capitalist lyrics, checkit :)
They're not 100% correct, since there is no official copy of it available. My friend wrote them down for me as well as he could, one or two minor words may be off, but you can download the song and check it out anyway. Also, for those that don't know, "Babylon" means "the system" in Rastafarian speak, Roskilde is the Nordic version of Woodstock (except it's every year!) and some of the names mentioned are just their friends.
They're still pretty underground, and I don't think they're gonna sign a record contract any time soon. They publish all their own stuff on David vs. Goliath records, their own company, and many of their rhymes are about how much they hate the record industry. Anyway, enjoy, the download links will come in a seperate post after this one because they're still being uploaded as I type this :biggrin:
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"The Biggest Hustle"
Babylon shuts off brains and makes up restrictions,
against revolutionary thoughts and addictions,
but it ain't no fiction when you're tryin' to stay alive,
social benefits, I'll issue God a nine to five.
"Money makers" is equal to "rule innovators",
cash creates capitalistic dictators,
fat accounts is what counts, isn't that strange?
When actual people get treated like pocket change!
So what can they accomplish with materialism?
I believe: nothing, just destructive negativism.
If you're living in the city, kid you have to fit
it's like: you're poor you draw a bad card, and you ain't shit!
God forbid the evil powers would take control,
and just be providing and analyzing their bankroll.
In Babylon, freedom is only an illusion,
take heed, listen to the loop troop constitution:
Chorus: "Baaabylon them 'ave da biggest muscle, that why them get away with the biggest hustle! Babylon na want no competition, that's why them put criminals in priison.."
Check it out, ya'll ya'll ya'll...
My lifestyle's: wake up in the morning and smoke an MC,
like they say; a rapper a day keeps the doctor away.
But the cops on my case, they wanna search my ashtray,
if I had one, last night was action, here's what happened:
Me and my crew was on our way to Chillies club,
and up step these two blue suits with billie clubs,
flashing the light in my, talking 'bout my pupils too big,
taking me to the station for narcotics, this shit I can't dig!
I told the pigs: "I only smoke MCs,
but ahh shit, I just came home from the Roskilde festivities!"
You know what that means, the second hand smoke from just sitting in the tent,
will leave traces in my pisscup to make them think I'm MAD bent,
now they wanna take my rent!
For what? I'm just tryin' to live and get my cut, like Sada
You can freak for money, food, sex or alcohol,
but where I'm from you an addict even if you burn just one bowl a week!
They got mad control of these streets,
why don't you fit in the majority, you must be incomplete though?
Oh PLEASE, I try to think for myself, but that's a no-no!
Not supposed to be a man, you should be a working robo.
Homophobic! Sexual and racial, inequality, that's the Babylon melody
And now you telling me, this nation is falling, man how stupid can you be!
We're the ones controlling the destruction of your production,
well I predict that the men in power would anyway choose us as victims.
Your restrictions ain't my law, your values ain't my values and your mistakes ain't my fault,
I thought, that politicians cared for people's health, but most of ya'll are mostly interested in money for yourself!
For your OWN "welfare" you rich suckers need a parachute,
'cause I be sniping your private jets, YOU CAN'T FOOL THE TRUTH!
I've often mentioned my favorite rap band, Loop Troop, and I just wanted to make another attempt at introducing you all to the wonders of their Swedish rap music :biggrin:
It's a lot lot cooler than it sounds, and the lyrics are very much anti-capitalist. Below are a couple of download links for some of their songs, and also solo stuff by the lead MC who is called Promoe.
In addition, I have provided an example of some of their best anti-capitalist lyrics, checkit :)
They're not 100% correct, since there is no official copy of it available. My friend wrote them down for me as well as he could, one or two minor words may be off, but you can download the song and check it out anyway. Also, for those that don't know, "Babylon" means "the system" in Rastafarian speak, Roskilde is the Nordic version of Woodstock (except it's every year!) and some of the names mentioned are just their friends.
They're still pretty underground, and I don't think they're gonna sign a record contract any time soon. They publish all their own stuff on David vs. Goliath records, their own company, and many of their rhymes are about how much they hate the record industry. Anyway, enjoy, the download links will come in a seperate post after this one because they're still being uploaded as I type this :biggrin:
------------------
"The Biggest Hustle"
Babylon shuts off brains and makes up restrictions,
against revolutionary thoughts and addictions,
but it ain't no fiction when you're tryin' to stay alive,
social benefits, I'll issue God a nine to five.
"Money makers" is equal to "rule innovators",
cash creates capitalistic dictators,
fat accounts is what counts, isn't that strange?
When actual people get treated like pocket change!
So what can they accomplish with materialism?
I believe: nothing, just destructive negativism.
If you're living in the city, kid you have to fit
it's like: you're poor you draw a bad card, and you ain't shit!
God forbid the evil powers would take control,
and just be providing and analyzing their bankroll.
In Babylon, freedom is only an illusion,
take heed, listen to the loop troop constitution:
Chorus: "Baaabylon them 'ave da biggest muscle, that why them get away with the biggest hustle! Babylon na want no competition, that's why them put criminals in priison.."
Check it out, ya'll ya'll ya'll...
My lifestyle's: wake up in the morning and smoke an MC,
like they say; a rapper a day keeps the doctor away.
But the cops on my case, they wanna search my ashtray,
if I had one, last night was action, here's what happened:
Me and my crew was on our way to Chillies club,
and up step these two blue suits with billie clubs,
flashing the light in my, talking 'bout my pupils too big,
taking me to the station for narcotics, this shit I can't dig!
I told the pigs: "I only smoke MCs,
but ahh shit, I just came home from the Roskilde festivities!"
You know what that means, the second hand smoke from just sitting in the tent,
will leave traces in my pisscup to make them think I'm MAD bent,
now they wanna take my rent!
For what? I'm just tryin' to live and get my cut, like Sada
You can freak for money, food, sex or alcohol,
but where I'm from you an addict even if you burn just one bowl a week!
They got mad control of these streets,
why don't you fit in the majority, you must be incomplete though?
Oh PLEASE, I try to think for myself, but that's a no-no!
Not supposed to be a man, you should be a working robo.
Homophobic! Sexual and racial, inequality, that's the Babylon melody
And now you telling me, this nation is falling, man how stupid can you be!
We're the ones controlling the destruction of your production,
well I predict that the men in power would anyway choose us as victims.
Your restrictions ain't my law, your values ain't my values and your mistakes ain't my fault,
I thought, that politicians cared for people's health, but most of ya'll are mostly interested in money for yourself!
For your OWN "welfare" you rich suckers need a parachute,
'cause I be sniping your private jets, YOU CAN'T FOOL THE TRUTH!