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Rock El Imperio

from Acts Of Humanity Vol. 1&2 by Junkyard Empire

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lyrics

Quieren libertad? Rock el imperio
Quieren justicia? Rock el imperio
Quieren igualdad? Rock el imperio
Puño arriba, rock el imperio

If you ain’t get it by now, reverse go back and rewind
The energy in my rhyme align with chakras in your spine
Intrinsic forces divorced from preconceived courses
The pulse of my voice guides you right back to the source
It’s the hieroglyphics specific to certain biorhythmics
From Atlantic to Pacific, prolific with linguistics
Your brain fixes on the focal point of my narrative
The lust for cabbage turns average ones to savages
My pattern is shatterin your elitist little gathering
With ways more esoteric than the magic of the Vatican
Habits of badder men, and the origins of sin
Lead rappers to the fact of the matter when they see their fans scatterin
Listen to me spit and say that “I don’t wanna rap again”
Then go open the packagin and guzzle down a Heineken
The vinyl spins until its cut and cross faded
I patiently waited my turn, now I just have to go and take it
Flick of the wrist and toss you like a discuss
Bear witness to the slickest bunch of hip-hop misfits
You know the scenario, crank up your stereo
St. Paul to Havana, we be rockin el imperio

Promoters always talkin bout “Junkyard Empire’s too controversial”
We don’t fit in the circumference of your weak commercial circle
The workers is hurtin so I’m dispersin the verse and
Immersin each person in the knowledge they been thirstin
That’s why we ride with socialists through the protests
They be like “Why you rap like this?”
I tell em ask an activist
And find out why hip-hop is the culture of the downtrodden
Those that’s on the margin harvesting this sound garden
Started by artists carving spaces amongst the vacant
Starving for our placement in the history of the ancients
Painting graffiti with the beauty of Nefertiti
It’s the reason you see me kickin a hole in the TV
Through woofers and tweeters, so crank up your speakers
And go ask ya chica, she be like “Puño arriba”
Live in ya barrio, you know the scenario
Junkyard Empire, we be rockin el imperio

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from Acts Of Humanity Vol. 1&2, released June 21, 2011

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Junkyard Empire Saint Paul, Minnesota

Junkyard empire follows in the tradition of those artists who have openly called for revolution in America when it was needed.

After 5 records, hundreds of shows, a tour of Cuba, and performances as many legendary protests, they are not together anymore, but their music stands and is as relevant as it ever was.
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