DESCRIPTION:
AFIRE + PPF House present B1993R

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AFIRE
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/afirestore
INSTAGRAM: @afiretaiwan

LEO37
FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/leothreeseven
INSTAGRAM: @037993ppf
TWITTER: @ppfhouse

SOSS
Drums/鼓手: ADRIANO MOREIRA 高飛
Bass/Bass手: EUGENE YU 俞友楨
Keys/鍵盤手: SUNG-YA CHANG
Guitar/吉他手: UNCLE LEE 李世鈞

http://www.leo37.com
http://037993.com
http://www.upagainstthewall.asia

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Recorded live 2015.6.10 at UpAgainstTheWall Studio (Taipei, Taiwan)
Written and Produced: dead prez, LEO37 + SOSS
Mixed: John Poon
Sound Recording：The Flow Studio
Recording Engineer : Chun-Chieh Tang + Wel-Xiang Li

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現場錄音於2015.6.10在UpAgainstTheWall (台北)
詞／曲：dead prez, LEO37 + SOSS
混音：John Poon
錄音：The Flow Studio
錄音師 : 湯鈞傑 + 李維翔

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Direction: LEO37 + GARRET CLARKE/UPAGAINSTTHEWALL
Editing: LEO37
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導演：LEO37 + GARRET CLARKE/UPAGAINSTTHEWALL +
剪輯: LEO37

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This is our re-imagining of Dead Prez’s 1999 super-anthem, “Hip-Hop”.

I didn’t change the lyrics.

In Hip-Hop we rarely pay tribute or honor our great artists and classic songs like so many other genres do. And outside of VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (which ended 5 years ago), we never really show gratitude to those who came before us.

For me, this song’s content has never lost potency and if you really look around, every lyric still applies to today’s social and political climate. Plus, after country jumping for the better part of 6 years, to see the impact this song has internationally is an experience in itself.

So, as we revisit and reinterpret one of my all-time favorites, I just want to say:

Thank You Dead Prez.

With those who can't be with us in mind,
It’s B1993R than Hip-Hop.
Be well world.

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這首歌曲是我們對Dead Prez於1999年的超級經典《Hip-Hop》的再次詮釋

我並沒有更動歌詞

儘管這首歌問世至今已16年，歌詞中的每一字句放在此刻的社會政治景況中仍然是如此的鏗鏘有力

Covers在Hip-Hop文化中其實並不多見，然而就像其它音樂風格的經典音樂人和歌曲一樣，這首歌的重要性讓它值得被同樣地致敬與傳唱。

所以謝謝，Dead Prez。

It’s B1993R than Hip-Hop.
Be Well World.

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[Hook]
It's bigger than hip hop

[Verse 1]
One thing 'bout music, when it hit you feel no pain
white folks says it controls your brain
I know better than that, that's game and we ready for that
Two soldiers head of the pack, matter of fact who got the gat?
And where my army at?
Rather attack and not react
Back the beats, it don't reflect on how many records get sold
On sex, drugs, and rock and roll, whether your project's put on hold
In the real world, these just people with ideas
They just like me and you when the smoke and camera disappear
Again the real world, it's bigger than all these fake ass records
When poor folks got the millions and my woman's disrespected
If you check 1,2, my word of advice to you is just relax
Just do what you got to do, if that don't work then kick the facts
If you a fighter, rider, bout it, flame ignitor, crowd exciter
Or you wanna just get high, then just say it
But then if you a liar-liar, pants on fire, wolf-cry agent with a wire
I'm gonna know it when I play it

[Hook]

[Verse 2]
Who shot Biggie Smalls?
If we don't get them, they gonna get us all
I'm down for runnin' up on them crackers in they city hall
We ride for y'all, all my dogs stay real
Don't think these record deals gonna feed your seeds
And pay your bills because they not
MC's get a little bit of love and think they hot
Talkin' bout how much money they got, all y'all records sound the same
I'm sick of that fake thug, R&B, rap scenario all day on the radio
Same scenes in the video, monotonous material, y'all don't here me though
These record labels slang our tapes like dope
You could be next in line, and signed, and still be writing rhymes and broke
You would rather have a Lexus, some justice, a dream or some substance?
A Beamer, a necklace or freedom?
and it don't stop 'til we get the po-po off the block
We call it....

[Hook]