Murs - Powerful Lyrics






[Murs:]
(Powerful)
They call me slept on, guess I'm the one they dreaming 'bout
But when they finally woke, it'll be my name that they'll be screaming out
Been walking this path since an early age
Reading books by the Panthers, building up my rage
At age 14, rest soul on ice
Spook Who Sat By The Door, read that joint twice
Ice Cube, Brotha J and Ice T
These are the professors that would set my mind free
Fuck the police to the Easton cop killer
These were my textbooks, sorry it was not thriller
That pop music was filler, no disrespect to Mike
But I was fed up and focused, I was ready to fight
The power
With Flavor Flav and Carl Ryder now emerged my energy with Public Enemy for many hours
Towers of Babylon that radiate pollution
Are the same ones we'll be using to stream the revolution

Facts is facts and the fact is whack is whack
Nowadays they need to let the rappers rap
Facts is facts and the fact is trap is trap
Whip that work, but just let the rappers rap
Facts is facts, it's a fact that you stackin' racks
Get your money, but just let the rappers rap
Rappers act like rappers but they still singing
Autotune and making music with no meaning

I stand for the flag, and stand for my people
This is not a contradiction, I am not a fan of evil
Most of these rappers is evil as these politicians
Flexing on their own folks who ain't even got a pot to piss in
Still they loving on the bad guy
Try to be the hero, my people tell me to stand by (Stand by)
Cause I don't rap about the coonery
I'm Rogue One, standing like Diego in this lunacy
Ergo, my Earth go Urso, full circle
And we plant seeds amongst the weeds to make the Earth grow
Pollocks sprout as I spout this intelligence
Horrid in my aura, my intent is of intelligence
Radio once meant relevance, now irrelevant
It's all about the playlist, the playing field is levelling
If you got better ideas, then I am Edison
Electrifying and defining true music medicine

Facts is facts and the fact is whack is whack
Nowadays they need to let the rappers rap
Facts is facts and the fact is trap is trap
Whip that work, but just let the rappers rap
Facts is facts, it's a fact that you stackin' racks
Get your money, but just let the rappers rap
Rappers act like rappers but they still singing
Autotune and making music with no meaning

[Propaganda:]
We live in this odd paradox right?
This juxtaposition of knowing too much and not enough
I got facts to quote ya, you just don't know when to shut up
When you can't un-understand
Know too much to leave it alone and not enough to trust the process of seeing too much
Art that builds cultures and chants down tyranny's power
And empowers powerless, homie how you gon' change the land with one tenth of your man's fanbase
Facts!
Am I too smart to be that dumb or too dumb to be that smart
Lol, nevermind, I'll just rap





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  1. M.... N....

    MURS IS MY BEST FRIEND....

  2. T.... A....

    Kinda getting some boondock vibes from some portions of the beat

  3. M.... M....

    Damn Murs With That 2004 Feel Again! 3:16

  4. J.... B....

    How i miss real lyrics. Go Murs!

  5. B.... M....

    This is what todays tunes are missing. Music with plots. Like a short story. Like slick Rick's bedtime story. I wish there was more like that and this track right here. Good ish fellas

  6. k.... ....

    Oh my DAMMNNNN! this is fuckin FIRE!!

  7. J.... K....

    he's saying autotune is wack yet Darrein Safron uses autotune in the same label lol where is this going 😂

  8. J.... K....

    he's saying autotune is wack yet Darrein Safron uses autotune in the same label lol where is this going 😂

  9. J.... N....

    'Annoyed with the surroundings you picked
    Cause they don't seem to fit your person
    Rehearsin what they said would make you happy
    Until you realized one day, "Damn they trapped me" '
    - F'Real 1997
    https://genius.com/293668

    this is uninspired in comparison. the hook is awful.

  10. S.... C....

    From 3MG to Strange Music, Murs is truly a hip hop Living Legend

  11. D.... R....

    God damn... this takes me back. This track is just laced with 90's vibes, y'know, back when rappers actually rapped. Strange Music is still trying to keep rap music alive. I might just be a sour, stuck-up, and stuck in the past critic but THIS is good rap music to me. Why can't this be the bar that rappers hold themselves to anymore? I want to hear some lyrical shit with just bar after bar after bar of delivery like I did back in the day. I didn't give a fuck about that East Coast/West Coast shit, I just wanted to hear some talented mother fuckers set my ear drums on fire. I can't even count the amount of time I spent bobbing my head, practicing my rap hands and rapping along to true artists like Eminem, Dr. Dre, Xzibit, DMX, Snoop Dogg, G-Unit, Tupac, D12... I could go on and on. I don't want to fucking hear some grown ass man mumble some barely coherent shit and then go "BLAT BLAT" a bunch of times. Like fucking seriously, these days I hear is "smsheb ashbesnn poeope COCAINE/ Hmjusue ahjjuaesa blat blat GUCCI GANG" It's like all mainstream rappers are that one dude who sat in the back of the classroom and mumbled shit that nobody could hear whenever the teacher called on him to answer something. Mother fucker, SPEAK UP! I'll probably catch flak for saying it but "rappers" like 2Chainz, Future, Young Thug, and all other mumble rappers are fucking CANCER to the rap game. They are fucking garage with zero talent and no skill. Real rap is poetic, even when it's about some stupid shit, you can still tell that it took some true talent to achieve. I remember back when every rapper had unique flows, unique beats, unique ways of making certain words rhyme... these days these fucking mainstream "rappers" all sound the fucking same. It takes some true talent and dedication to be able to take a beat like the one in this video and rap to it while still making sure your rhymes are landing on the bars. Some people are more naturally gifted at it but listening to the beat, finding the bars, and then hitting the bars while you spit is some impressive shit, the bar usually (but not always) ends with the snare, just in case anyone doesn't know. These fucking mumble rappers don't even try to land their rhymes on the bars. Hell, they don't even rhyme half the time. I probably made this way longer than it needed to be but I felt like ranting on a subject that I feel passionate about. I mean, I grew up with rap music and rap culture being a huge part of my life, as a white kid that made me a bit of a "black sheep" but I loved it. I loved the lunch time freestyles and the rap battles in the back of the school bus. Probably one of the best memories of my life, seeing such a diverse group of people come together over the love of one thing, music. So yeah, I feel like I can safely say that mainstream rappers are a joke. If you tried rapping like they do with us we would have laughed your ass back up to the front of the bus.

  12. D.... ....

    Murs only gets better with time

  13. D.... M....

    fuck murs

  14. G.... K....

    Straight dope. If this is how the whole album sounds, it'll be as great as Madvillain

  15. C.... A....

    Murs is the modern day poet. True poet.

  16. S.... B....

    koo koo

  17. L.... T....

    damn fucking right

  18. L.... B....

    ✊ Murs takN it back!!!! 🎧❤🔥

  19. C.... B....

    Living Mutha Fuqin' Legend!!! Murs always killing it!!!

  20. D.... C....

    STRAIGHT FUCKING FIRE 💯💯💯💯

  21. c.... k....

    Murs beats are so boring and old school not interesting at all he needs some beats that bang

  22. A.... H....

    You're on something here, Music is getting dumber and rap is getting its huge share of it.
    Indie Artists should thrive and spread the word about how music should be meaningful and thoughtful!

  23. K.... B....

    This cool but the hook throws me off it's kinda whack

  24. c.... v....

    Anyone else get an old school ice cube feel?

  25. A.... ....

    You're in my TOP 5 inspirations Murs! I'm dropping an album in march, idk if u will ever see this, but yo, love your shit man

  26. S.... M....

    Stream the full version on Spotify: http://flyt.it/PowerfulSPOT!

    S.... M....

    Pre-Order A Strange Journey Into the Unimaginable
    http://flyt.it/MursASJITU

  27. N.... N....

    Amen mr murs

  28. M.... .....

    YEAH MAN!! i like this here

  29. F.... ....

    It's a diss to Darren Safron aswell! ;)

    F.... ....

    FunkeeMonkee lol.

  30. N.... B....

    This video film has utmost superior content regarding music,visuals and amusements, thanks !

  31. c.... ....

    go make your own label.. stop being one of the losers bringin generic music to strange

  32. P.... ....

    is he becoming the younger version of Bob Marley? i mean, at least visually

  33. �.... �....

    Ебать, у него пальма на голове

  34. A.... B....

    Please another Living Legends album. Come back Murs!!!!!! This song is PHENOMENAL by the way!

    A.... B....

    Alfredo B. I know what you did there with "Phenomenal" ;)

  35. m.... ....

    Murs you are two for two so Far. Can't wait to here the rest of the album

  36. J.... A....

    finally strange is allowing a rhymesayer to be a rhymesayer

    J.... A....

    There's no "allowing"...he makes what he wants to make.

  37. P.... ....

    Murs is a fucking powerhouse. I love seeing hip hop like this being a part of strange. Real deal shit!!!!

  38. k.... ....

    Whatuptho! CA All Day! Mursenaries. Yo Murs, where’s that Murs X Apollo Brown full album? We need that.

  39. I.... ....

    iTunes?

    I.... ....

    Just went live today! http://flyt.it/PowerfuliTunes

  40. G.... 8....

    Straight told them new wack rappers to shut the fuck up

  41. M.... F....

    dope track

  42. R.... ....

    “Stand for the flag, and stand for my people” if that’s talking about supporting the American flag while at the same time supporting your race, then that’s one of the most refreshingly profound statements I’ve heard from a black person in a while. I just say that because, for whatever reason, whenever I’ve seen this topic brought up, it’s more trendy and popular to assume that America as a whole is a country that hates black people and minorities, which is straight bullshit.

  43. M.... C....

    Real hip hop

  44. D.... C....

    A message for the wack rappers.

  45. T.... S....

    💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  46. c.... ....

    Sick flow

  47. a.... d....

    Word, dope!

  48. Z.... ....

    Uuuuuu cleeeean

  49. K.... H....

    All your shit sound the same. Where’s your fame? Nobody heard of you. Tech thinks his people will listen to everyone he brings on. Autotune rappers make more unique art than you. Dont be mad cuz of change. Of course we want the old shut but that won’t happen. You don’t see car designers making model A or T’s anymore. Lol

    K.... H....

    Kameron Hammett lol foolishness off the chain

    K.... H....

    Jake Green just talking shit but being real

  50. B.... S....

    what the hell I was enjoying the song and then it just ended at 1:40 needs to be longer Murs is dope been listening to him forever.

    B.... S....

    The full track, which features Propaganda, is on all streaming platforms! Check it out!

  51. j.... h....

    Brake down king 👑

  52. F.... M....

    Oh yea Double thumbs up on that message. I agree with this, just let the rappers rap . I diggin this

  53. A.... 8....

    This is the Murs i know and love. And Seven can do anything. God tier

  54. G.... T....

    Fucking ill Yo!!!

  55. m.... m....

    People: what happened to real hip hop.
    Murs: oh, I got it right here

    He said more in less than 2 minutes than most rappers say in their career

  56. T.... T....

    Uffffffff🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  57. T.... T....

    I love itttt💗💗💗

  58. P.... B....

    That moment when few people know of Living Legends

    P.... B....

    Patrick Belleville truth.

  59. k.... D....

    Murs speaks the Truth. This real lyricism music

  60. j.... y....

    The best music I've heard in a while. Keep killin shit MURS.

  61. c.... g....

    Great video

  62. L.... B....

    How the fuck this guy got dreds?? 2 yrs ago in strangeulation niggas bald as fuck. Strange

  63. G.... W....

    Can't fucking wait for this album

  64. E.... ....

    OOOOOOOOPH FUCK. This beat gives off 9th wonder vibes. Much love MURS, you keep getting better and better

  65. D.... D....

    Every other comment on every other strange artist...needs more cowbell... Are u serious. Good music shines period, fake shit always declines with time... So let the real climb...and the hatters whine..#itsastrangegame.

  66. k.... ....

    Seven's back on the sampling! Takes me back to that Stik Figa album. I'm excited to see how this album turns out musically.

  67. J.... L....

    Ooh shit! 🔥🔥🔥

  68. C.... X....

    I’m so ready for a march murs album!!!

  69. Y.... R....

    flexin on they own ppl that aint even got a pot to piss one. reminds me of my childhood best friend turned best plug with no love.

  70. E.... D....

    That's damn powerful!

  71. I.... D....

    all dislikes are from 14 year olds saying This is wack because they only know auto tune repeated lyrics

  72. M.... D....

    This looks like that dude who does the breakdown

    M.... D....

    Maxwell Douglas-Hansen it's him woah

  73. N.... B....

    Murs look like a crack head

    N.... B....

    Nusratullah Barak he looks like what jesus would look like if he was black

    N.... B....

    But Jesus _was_ black.

    N.... B....

    What even is black? Because if we're talking about black like deep in Africa or black in the US. Then that would be the wrong way to describe it.

    N.... B....

    I picture Jesus the same way I would picture how ancient Aztecs or Egyptians looked like

  74. J.... A....

    Murs having a 2 minute video is like Tech N9ne having a ME 8

  75. J.... ....

    Like Simply Cause It's Strange!

  76. S.... B....

    Fuckin Killin it son. California reverberates it

  77. K.... ....

    Murs Music is POWERFUL!

  78. D.... c....

    STRANGE MUSIC!!!!

  79. t.... ....

    Weak trailer sauce shortest track n9ne ever put out thumbs down

    t.... ....

    The full track, which features Propaganda, is on all streaming platforms! Check it out!

  80. M.... H....

    For those who don’t know the full version is on Spotify, it’s 🔥🔥

  81. G.... ....

    YEAH THIS IS A GOOD RHYTHM, IT SOUNDS MORE LIKE THE MUSIC THAT MURS USED TO DO.

  82. S.... B....

    Fuck yea MURS keep it going!

  83. T.... ....

    BIG UP FROM GREECE 🇬🇷 BROTHERS

  84. G.... R....

    Murs. You amaze me man.

    Seven. You and Murs, are a match made in heaven.

  85. H.... ....

    Amazing as usual

  86. D.... B....

    Is it 3/16 yet

  87. P.... ....

    his last album wasnt mine but this one sound just perfect! oh wait edit: too short :(

    P.... ....

    The full track, which features Propaganda, is on all streaming platforms! Check it out!

    P.... ....

    Strange Music Inc oh didnt know that thx! Will check it out!

  88. R.... K....

    Beat giving me some Madlib vibes. I like this guy from the Breakdown, good job.

  89. c.... ....

    Soon as the beat dropped... THUMBS UP!!

  90. I.... G....

    After the bad album Captain California sound like Murs is back to track.

  91. F.... ....

    Hahaaa!!

    Murs... if theyre still saying they dont feel you after some shit like that? Tell em go suckit! Lol!

  92. M.... ....

    Killlllaaaa

  93. M.... V....

    I don't get why people think Strange's changed Strange Music got 20 times better when they sign ces cru 30 times better when they got signed increased when they got Ritz and a hundred times more when Murs came on this stage.

    M.... V....

    People start complaining after Darrein and the bad Tech recent albums.