Shawn May - A Reason To Rap [tekst, tłumaczenie i interpretacja piosenki]

[Intro: Andre 3000]
I know y'all got beaucoup of hoes from all them songs that y'all done made
And I replied that I had been going through the same things that he had
True, I've got more fans than the average man, but not enough loot to last me
To the end of the week, I live by the beat, like you live check-to-check
If you don't move your feet then I don't eat, so we like neck-to-neck

[Eyewitness Account: Dorian Johnson]
And he told me to keep running because he feared for me too. So as he was running the officer was trying to get out of the car, and once he got out the car he pursued my friend but his weapon was drawn. Now he didn't see any weapon drawn at him or anything like that, us going for no weapon. His weapon was already drawn when he got out the car. He shot again, and once my friend felt that shot, he turned around and put his hands in the air, and started to get down, but the officer still approached with his weapon drawn and he fired 7 more shots and my friend died

[Verse 1]
Another kid lost
More like another nigga lost
This shit is getting legendary
Too unnecessary
This type of pain is really hard to consume
For his family and the nigga who seen it happen
Left Dorian traumatized, couldn't imagine
Society did dirty, trying to claim a soul
Look at what you did, the shit never gets old
Michael had a dream like a nigga was supposed to do
18 years old, shit he was gonna do
Losing his life to another one of the men in blue
He prolly praying, well God ain't gonna side with you
Yo, I'm only 17
Now the 13 year old gotta pray for 18
Cuz kids steady dying, it don't make no sense
The next generation, are we really gonna live

[Eyewitness Account 2]
And in the same moment, the first shot went off. We looked down and he was shot and there was blood coming from him. Then we took off running, as we took off running I ducked and hid for my life, because I was fearing for my life. I hid behind the first car I saw. My friend, he kept running, and he told me to keep running because he feared for me too

[Verse 2]
If any question why he died
Tell them niggas because our fathers lied
Tell them niggas because they quick to take our future, our generation is soon to meet demise
You thinking other kids really care, yeah I highly doubt it
Make a couple songs, then they will start to forget about it
Cole telling Society what we want
Game got the crew, now nigga this my song
Steady writing this shit, I know this isn't long
I got a question for all the people to ponder on
Did he kill him because he wanted his name known
Or just because he wanted another nigga gone