Royce da 5'9", Ashley Sorrell - My People Free lyrics

(Let my people go, Let my people go)

Oh, first off, free Juan, free Brian
And free Jig
Behind bars, doin' bids,  locked up
On "he say, she say" shit
Separated from they kids, the system's sick
We guilty before we can prove our innocence
Because it's lucrative
The more bodies in cells
The more they can make sales
To get more sales, it makes no sense
And recklin' the major detention center
Won't give their inmates no
Heat or medical attention
They lie to the masses and
Downplay their livin' conditions
But steady, they buildin' more prison cells
And increasin' college tuition
Closin' down neighborhood schools
They strip away tools
We're still gon' go teachin' them
Shit they can use
When it's all said and done

Ring, ding, dong
Ring, di-ding, ding-ding, dong
The bell is ringin', the clock is tickin'
We need to change the way we
Livin' and how we thinkin'
Ring, ding, dong (Uh)
Ring, di-ding, ding-ding, dong
To our people on high positions
Ain't assistin' bein' a house nigga
How you a public figure only
Worried 'bout your figure?
Free (That's real spirit, Ash)
Let my people free
(Lord, physically, spiritually)
Let my people

I had a nightmare the other night
That all of my prayers were denied
When you look toward a
Savage nation for humanity
Which one do you want more
The validation or reality?
Let my people free

Yeah, let my people free
I rap for the night Big L
And Big and Pac got killed, uh
I know some street niggas that's real
I know some regular niggas who just as real
Some legends who never popped that steel
Street niggas who rap as ill, real life
They not that ill
Niggas with record deals, real life
They contract kill
Niggas who kill to survive
Niggas who kill just to kill
A lot of niggas probably want you to
Die just 'cause you're dressed to kill
(Survive that shit)
Your final day might be the day
That you finally made it
Only Gucci we acknowledge around this
Way is Radric Davis
Only thing fly around this way, hollow tips
I dodge that shit
Gave my nigga three to five for
Marijuana and legalized that shit

Ring, ding, dong
Ring, di-ding, ding-ding, dong
The bell is ringin', the clock is tickin'
We need to change the way we
Livin' and how we thinkin'
Uh, ring, ding, dong
Ring, di-ding, ding-ding, dong
To our people on high positions
Ain't assistin' bein' a house nigga
How you a public figure only
Worried 'bout your figure? Free (Free)
Let my people free let my people

I had a nightmare the other night
That all of my prayers were denied
When you look toward a
Savage nation for humanity
Which one do you want more
The validation or reality?
Let my people free let my people free
Let my people free let my people free

My appreciation goes out to
Rizza Islam, David Banner, Derrick Grace
Mike Eric Dyson dL hughley, TIP, Clarence
Avant, Steve Carless, pharrell
Killer Mike, Jay-Z, Dave Chappelle
Jemele Hill
And a special shout out and thank you
To Ice T and Ice Cube
For putting your platform on the line
So we could say whatever we
Want on our platform you are appreciated