These teachers have made a difference in my life
Another teacher who has made a difference

In his class we can't wear hats 'cause he assumes
They represent gangs and violence

In his class we can't wear sunglasses 'cause he assumes
That we're hiding highs with bloodshot eyes

In his class we can't wear baggy clothing 'cause he assumes
We are concealing weapons

He talks to us like we will never be successful
So most of us don't believe in our selves

And he's too lazy "to teach students who aren't willing to learn"

But ... I am willing to learn
Knowledge I might actually use

By following the road of Hip-Hop
Through the form of dance, music, and poetry
I grow weary of words written by
Dead old white men
Like Shakespeare, Poe, and Whitman
When I learn more from stories of
Young murdered black men
Like Tupac and Biggie

A Frost Vanilla Ice never satisfied my thirst for intellect
Yet a sip of dialect from a tall glass
Of Ice T, served on RA RA RA RA RA Rocksready
Ice Cube taught me street smarts

Teaching me street smarts
So I won't get stabbed
Instead I go to your class
And get shanked by your violent rhetoric

Maybe all I need is a bigger word bank
To paint a thousand pictures
Portraying the portrait of our revolution
Revolution
Culture, history
Serenity, liberty
Constructs, creates
Gives not takes
Revolution
Freedom, independence
Progression, change
Sovereignty, hope
Heritage, growth
Revolution
A future we the youth create to reveal the truth
Not the future that YOU are forcing upon us

We will stand up for ourselves
We will state our opinions
We will tell you the truth
We are the future for a better tomorrow

And the only people who stand in our way are
People like you Mr. Newscaster
We know that right and left are not right and wrong
There is no good and evil
Just ourselves and other people

People like Mr. Police Officer
Who harassed me and assumed that I was a graffiti artist
Just because I skate
And believes I have no future 'cause I don't attend a private school

People like Mr. President
Who said and I quote
"When we talk about war we are really talking about peace"
What a professional liar
Who brainwashes the community so that we believe that
Invading other countries is perfectly ok

But you know what
I will wear my hat, the kind that represents PEACE
I will wear my sunglasses only above my eyes so you can see the whiteness in them
I am not racist, sexist, fascist, or homophobic

If you really believe I'm dumb
And what I'm saying is dumb
Then come over to our side of the island
And find that over our dead bodies would we ever become
Republican

And with that I will believe in my self
I will follow my hopes and dreams
I will be successful even if it's out if the hatred I have for you