We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Black & Red

from Buzzkill Mixtape by Agents of Change

/
  • Streaming + Download

    Purchasable with gift card

     

lyrics

[Chorus]

Yeah, uh-huh, you know what it is, black and red
Yeah, uh-huh, you know what it is, black and red

Yeah, uh-huh, you know what it is
Everytime I hear the radio, I get pissed
Yeah, uh-huh, now that's gumption
Something's missing from the rap game, that's substance

The oil in your whip, and the blood in your diamonds they be
Black and red
When there is trouble on the streets you see that flag be waving
Black and red

Black oil, red blood
One burns and the other spills, & many shrug
I get disgusted everytime I look at y'alls face
These rappers giving props a system that's all fake

They want the oil, that's why they're warring
It's a big ploy, somebody's gotta pay for it
Fuck the system where's my rebels
From the bankers to the bosses, it's all broke on every level

Stop giving props to this bullshit system is what I'm yelling
There's children killing children for your gems and petrol
We need change, so please take part
It ain't easy, let's take it apart

[Chorus]

Wars for your diamonds, my hope is in the dust bin
Fuck your lifestyle, this type of bullshit must end
Child soldiers doped up it's a freak show
Killing mixed with speed & h all day makes it hard to sleep though

I reach for, a world without this senseless violence
We need to stop all this, especially the blood for diamonds
& I know you got a shiny slick bracelet
But just know that for your image there's some kid slaving

[Chorus]

Fight back like how I’m supposed to do
Agitate for action & build a new world, & oh yeah, here's a dose of truth
kill me, I'll be back like that kenobi dude
Root for teams that uproot regimes

Give props to them cats, ben ali, & musharraf got sacked
Much daps to the North African revolutions, real rap
Let's hope that it spreads, let's make our government fear that
fuck the corporations, lantern circa 86, still crack

[Chorus]

credits

from Buzzkill Mixtape, released November 25, 2011
Lyrics by Brian Buzzkill aka Lantern

license

tags

about

Agents of Change Chicago, Illinois

Formed in 2005, Agents of Change has charted a course of their own by blending hip-hop, politics, and a DIY punk ethos. The message behind the music has always been simple: educate yourself, challenge authority, demolish injustice and try to have some fun in the process. ... more

contact / help

Contact Agents of Change

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

Agents of Change recommends:

If you like Agents of Change, you may also like: