Black Is Back ("Black Is Back" is Public Enemy’s original tribute to the Run-D.M.C. 80’s shout style).
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FULL BLOWN RAP ROCK AND ROLL WHATEVER HAPPENED TO SOLID GOLD? AINT LIKE IT CANT AND WONT GET SOLD SOLD BY THE SAME CATS STOLE YO SOUL BACK ON A TRACK THAT DONT SOUND TOO OLD WHATS GOIN ON? I DONT KNOW ITS TROUBLE BACK IN BLACK TO BUST THAT BUBBLE BLACK SUPERMANS BACK AND NOT DAREDEVIL DONT WEAR THROWBACKS CAUSE IM A THROWBACK SO I THREW THAT THROWBACK ON THE RACKS SO LETS GO BACK WAY ON BACK BEFORE 8 TRACKS AND CADILLACS CATS STILL ON CRACK SCREAMIN WHAT THEY LACK IT STARTED WITH YOUR BABY ON SIMILAC DONT GET ME STARTED GET IT UP TO SPEED GETTIN BACK YOUR SOUL IS WHAT YOU NEED
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GET ON THE SOUL TRAIN GETCHA SOUL DRAINED IF YA SOULS DRAINED BACKED RIGHT TO YO BRAIN KEEP THE PEOPLES AWAY FROM PE THE PEEPS SO THE TOP 10 JOINTS KEEP EM ALL ASLEEP SO WHAT THEY GOT YOU THINK IS HOT BUT THE REAL THINGS IN LIFE YOUR SOUL FORGOT DONT HEAR IT ON THE RADIO OR MTV I DAMN DONT KNOW ABOUT B-E-T
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IF WE CANT REACH EM DAMN CANT TEACH EM SOMEBODY HATIN CAUSE WE GOTS THE INFORMATION DO THIS ONCE A MOON LIKE AN ECLIPSE SO BACK TO THEM POLITICS OFF MY LIPS TELL THE SCURRED BEWARE OF THEM GHETTO TRICKS TELL THE GOVERNMENT PLEASE STAY OFF MY DICK THE CRISS WHATEVER I NEVER SIP KEEP THE WHOLE DAMN BOTTLE I DONT EVEN TRIP