No Justice, No Peace

(Everybody in the history of our people<br>from Garvey through Martin Luther King through Malcolm<br>all the way to Queensbridge Houses<br>have hit the streets and spoke)<br><br>No justice, no peace<br>No peace, no justice<br>No justice, no peace<br>No peace, no justice<br><br>[ VERSE 1: Intelligent Hoodlum ]<br>There was a brother in the Bridge, Richie Lou<br>Beaten to death by the red, white and blue<br>I can still hear the siren, and I hate it<br>Headlines read: Death was drug-related<br>What does crack have to do with the life that`s bein taken<br>Drugs that one is usin, or money that one is makin<br>No one can bare the pain of his mother, I know it hurted<br>The thought of her son bein beaten, then murdered<br>Too late to turn the other cheek now, cause I`m bothered<br>This little girl`s gonna grow without a father<br>And all we can do for brother Rich is say peace<br>And make sure the killin cease<br>Cause if we don`t have justice, there is no peace<br>No peace, this is the message you`re sendin me<br>Killin my brothers makes you my enemy<br>Another man`s heaven is a blackman`s hell<br>If you think he`s not your enemy, then time will tell<br>Cause America`s a prison, America`s a prison<br>America`s a prison and we wanna be released<br>No justice, no justice, no peace<br><br>No justice, no peace<br>No peace, no justice<br>No justice, no peace<br>No peace, no justice<br>No justice, no peace<br>No peace, no justice<br>No justice, no peace<br>No peace, no justice<br><br>[ VERSE 2: Intelligent Hoodlum ]<br>It`s the `90s, and I speak for my descendants<br>Africa deserves its independence<br>Unity is strength, separation is illusion<br>There`s no such thing as a peaceful revolution<br>Let`s all fight for the motherland<br>Man, woman and child, child, woman and man<br>Abortion or birth, you tell me what`s sweeter<br>Who knows, you could`ve just killed a young black leader<br>Givin birth is a beautiful ability<br>Sex should be safe if you lack responsibility<br>Strenght is the son, support is the daugther<br>Some say it`s murder and some say that it`s slaughter<br>A woman should be trialed, prosecuted<br>When a innocent life is executed<br>So before you lay down with a man, think of results<br>Abortion is a sacrifice as an adult<br>Uncle Sam pays for college, waring skill<br>Your man is programmed with the desire to kill<br>Uncle Sam declares war on the Japanese<br>For black you never bled, but for white you bleed<br>Black children grow in a world like this<br>Where they kill black leaders and activists<br>Public housing is prison, get out of the place<br>Welfare is a system hold back the black race<br>Power for people, progress converter<br>Welfare is economical murder<br>Physical and mental murder must cease<br>(Come on, baby) No justice, no peace<br><br>No justice, no peace<br>No peace, no justice<br>No justice, no peace<br>No peace, no justice<br>No justice, no peace<br>No peace, no justice<br>No justice, no peace<br>No peace, no justice<br><br>[ VERSE 3: Intelligent Hoodlum ]<br>There was a brother in the Bridge named Richie Lou<br>Beaten to death by the red, white and blue<br>I can still hear the siren sound, and I hate it<br>Headlines read: Death was drug-related<br>What does crack have to do with the life that`s bein taken<br>Drugs that one is usin, money that one is makin<br>No one can bare the pain of his mother, I know it hurted<br>The thought of her son bein beaten, then murdered<br>Too late to turn the other cheek now, cause I`m bothered<br>This little girl`s gonna grow without a father<br>And all we can do for brother Rich is say peace<br>And make sure the killin cease<br>Cause if we don`t have justice, then there is no peace<br>No peace, this is the message you`re sendin me?<br>Killin my brothers makes you my enemy<br>Another man`s heaven is a blackman`s hell<br>If you think he`s not your enemy, then time will tell<br>Cause America`s a prison, America`s a prison<br>America`s a prison and we wanna be released<br>(Now what time is it?) No justice, no justice, no peace<br><br>No justice, no peace<br>No peace, no justice<br>No justice, no peace<br>No peace, no justice<br>No justice, no peace<br>No peace, no justice<br>No justice, no peace<br>No peace, no justice<br><br>Hey yo<br>this goes out to Richie Lou<br>and his family<br>Stay strong<br>Peace