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Vs 1:

I ain't `never been shot, I ain't never been locked,
even though I get stopped, I never go through a lot,
but where I go when i shop, they think I've stolen the stock,
even in my best dressed with my bow in a knot.

And I'm with `holding a lot, from when they stolen the plots,
they reaping souls like the reaper but ain't sowed not a crop,
and they still reaping,(they still reaping) - from the gold and the cop-per
and I'm shook because I know if a patrolmen or copper.
^
Happens to `stroll on my block, and unload from his glock,
they'll let him go like no stop, while my soul’s in a box,
(cause the block is hot the block hot, ha ha)
and this beat is all good, but I know that it's not.

It's The `knocks of a hard life, the shots from a hard white,
the sticks, stones and the words, none of it's alright,
I'm withholding this stress, and^I^don't^wanna protest,
for men whose souls are at rest, this whole globe is a mess.

Chs: (can't breathe)

Vs 2:

Black `Prez in office, still a Dead man walking,
the head of the horseman, just a head that's talking,
night of the living dead,^my bed is a coffin,
I'm afraid of my own skin never said that often.

Dreams of Nooses, wake to cold sweats coughing,
no clue, how can I prepare these offspring,
when hands up's become a sign for hands up on me,
a step away from fighting back whatever the cost is.

Whom `ever your boss is, rebellious lawless,
could fill this page with words it'll never evolve him,
america the melting pot, hell in the cauldron,
not much has changed, shit is very appalling.

No Ex `celling and balling, from these elegant Baldwins,
instead I've been balling tears, several falling hairs,
whatever my calling, my celly is on ring,
cause my people still dying and it's very alarming.

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from #CantBreathe​|​#Pose Double Single, released May 30, 2015
Written By: James "SoSoon" Gantt
Produced By: J Dilla
Recorded By: Eli Efi

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James “SoSoon” Gantt - a New York City Hip-Hop artist, producer, scholar and educator. The moniker SoSoon, an acronym for Sound Of Something Out Of Nothing represents the heart of Hip-Hop culture, which was developed by people who lacked access to outlets for creative expression.

Sounds Like: J-Cole, Mick Jenkins, Rapsody, Kemba, Jay-Rock, Bas. ... more

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