"With $5 on gas getting no where fast deep down in the sticks of Georgia......my neighbors overseas and they fighting like hell and I can smell it from across the water." ~ Fishscales

The world is in the midst of havoc, chaos and destruction. As the days pass us by and we get up everyday to pay our bills I pray that we take a minute to think about "where" we are going. With the people in power we trust them with the future of our world. Don't want to get too deep but just take a minute and wake up! People are dying in earthquakes, women and children are being burned from bombs of war and your neighbor might be contemplating suicide as we speak because they feel he or she is letting their family down due to the economic status. Where are you going? Does it really matter what we "ride" in to get to our destination? People are so consumed by big rims, bright lights and the latest piece of clothing when really they have no idea what is really happening right in front of their faces.

"The grass gets mighty green by the fence which side is the question I'm headed in that direction knowledge is the weapon and I use it for protection if you think I'm really slipping then run up and learn your lesson." ~ Skinny DeVille

Skinny makes a point when he says Knowledge is a Weapon... Knowledge is POWER! Knowledge is free if we just take the initiative to seek it out. I'm not talking about reading your local newspaper or watching CNN persay I mean reading, asking questions, speak to your elders and or mentors because sitting by and watching the grass grow or the cars go by is going to only pass the time. A rude awakening may one day just thump you in your head from the backside and put you right on your face. Material things come and go but your peoples, your passions and your freedoms is what is really important. What have you done today to secure your freedoms future?

Nappy Roots has ALWAYS brought a message to the table. Music is powerful because it can build you up or tear you down. Just like you can build yourself up or you can tear yourself down... I love Nappy Roots for building up and sharing a message that goes beyond Hiphop.... they're just humans saying what most of us or all of us are thinking or feeling. 

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