Verse 1 (Jedi): J-E-D-I Pinoy I identify Filipino blood but our land got colonized Red, blue, & yellow always the colors Of the motherland I gotta trust in my struggle Datu Lapu Lapu, Gabriela Silang My culture, my browness you can smell in this song Ang Pilipinas, Oo bayan ko Philippine islands gots tp represent my home I was born on the west coast I know where I came from 3 stars in the sky, 8 rays of the sun Mindinao is in my heart still livin' on Even though our people been fightin' for so long Im not even gonna front I came from the ghetto Hindi ako kano ako ay Pilipino Dumudugo ako para sa ating bayan Naniniwala ako sa kalayaan Verse 2 (Intellect): Im a F-I-L-I-P-I-N-O It's like Lapu Lapu swingin' a bolo In the motherland, the peoples' struggles are foresaken Lives taken people power masses awaken Im a lost soul under the sun 400 years of struggle you can't compare to none From the rice terraces to the village of Surigao My name tounge is twisted but my heart is in Mindinao Cuttin' me deep with Bonifacio's sword Kicked Spain out fought the wars on Philippines shores Knowin' in life you gotta do what you gotta do Cuz' back home it's the struggle and ain't shit new Ang Pilipinas ay aking tahanan hanggang sa kamatayan Sobra na ang problema sa ating bayan 7,100 islands man we goin' strong Uniting all the youth the people's movin' on!

Verse 1 (Intellect): Im from the sunny Long beach where guns get cocked in these streets Eastsidaz where the unloyal get toe tags on they feet No time for gamin', why you still playin' Local PD gun you down where you layin' Lil' homies bang the hood to gain street rep So they set to push the blow like a pro street vet West coast Long Beach that's where im from Consequences turn deadly and it could be the outcome We used to knuckle up, now we see the wig splt You from the wrong area they trip on some crip shit The concrete jungles dogg bodies get mopped You still prayin' for god but the devil gonna plot Hook (Jedi): This is just a small introduction to Shining Sons music Long Beach city that's the way we do it Lets get our grind on, lets get our shine one And come through daytime with the lights one Tryin' to maintain, step ya game It's still a damn mess but you still gangbang Yea, Shining Sons in the House Yea, Shining Sons in the House! Verse 2 (Jedi): City by the sea, North, West, & East Dealin' with the violence makin' ends meet All the years on the east still survivin' Growin' up around the block where you had no option Ain't tryin' to promote it dogg it's been reality Brainwashed society with the mentality Street by street, knuckles crack guns clap If you gang affiliated, we'll see what's on yo hat Cerritos & 5th ave., squabble if you get mad On my block is working class tryin' to get fast cash We them type of rappers causin' propoganda Real life no movie stars no actors Hook (Jedi): This is just a small introduction to Shining Sons music Long Beach city that's the way we do it Lets get our grind on, lets get our shine one And come through daytime with the lights one Tryin' to maintain, step ya game It's still a damn mess but you still gangbang Yea, Shining Sons in the House Yea, Shining Sons in the House! Cuts by DJ ET: 24/7 Eastidin' it I represent that shit till' it don't stop Long beach, Eastsidin it So what that LBC like Filipino G from the L-B-C (x2)

Verse 1 (Jedi): Now im breaking it down for the world to wake up So live that your feeling our musical touch One for the struggle and two for the people Still hustlin' standin' tall on your toes The poor don't express ain't no voice to break out Settle for a deal but keeps goin' round and round Diein' over hunger oh what a proud country One scoop of rice ain't enough to fill up tummies Connect to the struggle never losin' my sight Young savage wonderin' what's the hard life Put your peace sign high we can all touch the sky Remove barries in the right state of mind Organize your block that we should'nt be hurtin Gather up together and find out the purpose Fist sky high yea we one step closer Even though its been a rough ride like a rollercoaster Hook x4 (Jedi): Serve the people and we gotta take action Yo, and this is for the masses Verse 2 (Intellect): See I rap for the community trying to bring unity To demolish the hate and bring peace from you to me The targets is the youth feedin' lies instead of truth Revolutionaries please bring real to the booth So we havin' good times makin' your hips move One for the struggle organize is what we came to do Help us preach to mankind recover the blind I know it's hard times so please wipe your eyes I speak the fact that beef in fact For the homies in the hood and the geeks that rap I feel then need to express the issues we address Payin' me monopoly cents man that don't make sense From block to block, yo it's nonstop cops Transform society without the crack rock So we collectivize come together as one Shed a new light, a new generation has begun! Hook x4 (Jedi): Serve the people and we gotta take action Yo, and this is for the masses

Verse 1 (Intellect): To all the women in my life that I appreciate From the past and my sisters keep it real today Someone like Gabriela or like Angela But never to be the type on TV like Pamela Like Lorena, yea we fight to free the motherland For women's rights yea my people need to understand But we fight together, never love each other less Like Diego and Gabriela the struggle never rest For the mothers all waitin' in line Just know that change will be comin' in time In this movement, you gotta be consistent Liberate my sisters gotta be persistent Everyday need to educate the worst minds Struggle together so we break the worst binds Let me see that fist up let the struggle unfold Tell the story of the movement that was untold Hook x2 (Jedi): Sheroes in my life, they all apart of me Can't stop, Won't stop until we all are free Recognize that it's time to break dividing lines It is true that Women hold up half the sky Verse Two (Jedi): Most of us so called men need to understand Labeling women words that's so out of hand Appreciate, You shouldn't ever dominate Spittin the same lines like little weezy and Drake So strong like Gabriela Silang Empowerment for the future passin' the baton These other lame gentlemen really gotta see When we fight for freedom, men and women gotta be free Video vixens pay green just to pose End the prostitution and fuck being sold I can't deny that my momma raised me Scratch that old masculinity, freedom is the goal It's no justice no peace livin' on these streets More power to all women, love life indeed Mix it up, Switch it up, more militant Sheroes in the past and present, got the strength to win Hook x2 (Jedi): Sheroes in my life, they all apart of me Can't stop, Won't stop until we all are free Recognize that it's time to break dividing lines It is true that Women hold up half the sky

Verse 1 (Intellect): I Revolutionize, talk that malcolm king talk Movement on the rise, spittin off like gun spark For my people man im willin' to brawl To liberate my motherland im down for the cause Now which lies are the generated push lies Corrupted presidents like these fuckin' bush guys They kill my people puttin' bombs in the sand We can take them to the Philippines and make them understand I spoil weak cats with the strength of the masses I walk how I talk, not alone with the classes Government be hella shady, man that's fucked up Rob a person blind take they shit like what's up See I organize for national liberation Fightin' off oppression in the Philippine nation So go and grab a picket sign and go and draw a pic design Kabataang Makabayan in the 60's press rewind Hope is too scared so it hide behind religion Filipinos used for cheap labor yet it's not to mention I speak truth for the people of the island These politicians runnin' all out for the dollars A hundred miles an hour, the revolution ours They say we enemies to the public so we fight the power All they do is minimal, I do the whole thing It's straight political, shit I stay left-wing Rats in the kitchen, no food on the table Couch with no cushion, TV with stolen cable That's how my people livin' strictly poverty strickin They look to god stay prayin' then convert into christians It's peace for the people in the third world nation In the belly of the beast, it's a new rotation Isulong ang pakikibaka Para sa pambansang demokrasya Verse 2 (Jedi): Spittin' that organizin' 101 from your comrades in the struggle along with the shining sons Bring it back like people power in the 80's Ruling classes don't care 'bout nothin' but a mercedes These puppets can't move unless you got the shotcaller Barack Obama, now tell me who's the fuckin' baller Makin' profit off our change, collectin' taxes Makin' tourism attractive, takin' money from the masses Getting us distracted by poisoning our skin Hire detectives to track down activists Sometimes we ain't got no choice but to raise 'em up Change it up, them feds gonna be catchin' thick slugs They don't want nobody to be critical Livin' off a million but they don't want it to be visible In the country it's hard to maintain a life that liveable Them brains in the game limited, so subliminal It's cheap labor but it's modern day slavery While they stackin' cookies, stealin' from the bakery Integrate, set it straight, & eliminate Lies that flies around our body to the mental state Military in these streets huntin' fresh meat Dollars on they head when they torture people for free It's all business, ain't it obvious when we the witness This ain't a dream cuz' im in the world that's non-fiction Revolution incomplete, silence that we break free Genuine freedom, uphold national democracy Soak it in, take action for equality In this economy the system commitin' robberies Im from the hood, but it's the struggle that's the same Used to spit about dollars, never dreamed about change Time to take these puppets out of they hands Its a new future for the world makin' a plan understand

Verse 1 (Intellect): We shed tears for the ones who ain't here And say peace for the one who ain't near Kids gettin' shot, ashes stored in a pot Ain't no type of family so they bangin' a block We tryin' to see change, can't be blind by the facts We want to stay the same but we can't do that Roadblocks on the road don't mean the road stop Cuz' we organize for better and it go non-stop I spit bars for the ones who can't be heard And im walkin' down my block see these families hurt But the system dont care so we all hold weight For the working families who be makin' that change I do it for the people and the art of respect But in the Philippines is trouble why we gotta neglect But I don't understand why, its patience it takes For the world to know the flaws get the masses awake Hook x2 (Jedi): To all my people in the Philippines, ONE LOVE To all the mothers stressin' over bills, ONE LOVE To all the the brothers in the streets killed, ONE LOVE I shed tears for our loved ones, ONE LOVE Verse 2 (Intellect): I shed tears for our loved ones when bucks come Run cuz' police gonna pull those guns The government control and release disease It's increasin' in the streets and peace ain't in reach But we never know a good thing till' it's gone We lose doggs and homies to things so small Kill of society the lives that we take The real question in our minds is who do we blame As the hands of time turn we strive to rewing On the blocks, teach the youngs make way for the blind Im like hands up, confinement hands cuffed Well we gotta wise up in our minds it's like times up It's one love for the struggle and cause For the families in the hood that got nothin' at all But im survivin' the times through pennin' my rhymes You know, it's a struggle in these days and times Hook x3 (Jedi): To all my people in the Philippines, ONE LOVE To all the mothers stressin' over bills, ONE LOVE To all the the brothers in the streets killed, ONE LOVE I shed tears for our loved ones, ONE LOVE

Verse 1 (Jedi): Through any weather, overcome all together Less hate on my mindstate thinkin' for the better When we weak, the world can't sleep Otherwise we just wakin' up in a bad dream Thousand feet high climbin' to reach the top So we startin' from the block each push tick tock Some hustlin or recieve checks from the government Unemployment still affectin' how we strugglin' From the middle east all the way to Philippines Belly of the beast starvin and we fightin' for our needs Callin' all my brothers hangin' on the corner Mothers, fathers, & kids let's make ourselves stronger I ain't preachin, Im just speakin' on how we live Unity for you and me take action stop wishin' Put your hands real high like you touchin' the sky Together in these dark days I thank my people im alive. Hook (L.U.V) Cuts by DJ ET: All together now power in our melanin Verse 2 (Intellect): All together now, power in our melanin We come hard for the people so we bustin' in When you file taxes you don't get no income Politicians cut yo' budget that's the outcome We need to organize in the right mindstate The socialist socialize, despite the crimerate The truth ain't being exposed like they suppose Media got society like this how they suppose Not enough brothers on the corner with brains It's more brothers in the hood on the corner with cane Straight up menace man society hates you A real life sentence and the bars that await you Government obediance, I say annialiate Open eyes to the truth so we need to dilate They don't like it when we come 'round The people power here that's when you hear the sound Hook (L.U.V) Cuts by DJ ET: Shout We want justice, We want peace, We want freedom in the land of the beast

Verse 1 (Intellect): Life on the east on these cold ass streets Lil' homies ain't feelin safe so they hold that heat I used to smoke the zip of the hash they sit on my stash Young adolescence stay quick with the cash So we wonder why corruption stay quickly intact The cops shot Oscar Grant just because he was black Gang injunction in the hood so they resistin' arrest Not abidin' by the law so they resistin' the feds Off the block with mines, aimed at the mind of crime A whole lot of shit to change and not alot of time In the hood muffugas' click up to find beef Then fought with enemies scuffed chucks on they feet The big homie Bam stay reppin' the east While the Shining Sons hella voicin' out for the streets Everlastin' love for the city im in I walk the streets of Long beach with LB on the brim Hook x2 (The Isley Brothers): "I keep hearin' footsteps baby, in the dark" Verse 2 (Jedi): It's Long Beach with a capital East Breathe every second of the city by any means As a child growin' up, seen a whole lot of drama From kids gettin' sent away from they own mama's But I never through about my end of the road And im a neighborhood kid so I never seen the snow This law keep us under, we worry about livin' Out here in the ghettos we ain't got no pot to piss in Comin' from a street mind, Long Beach right White tees, blue levis on Eastside Struggle young on the cold hearted blocks The bangin' and the cops ain't close to a stop My life flows on the east like my hearbeat Im a set the truth down until we all free Now im learnin' with what I been through Makin' hits that will get you to understand what we do and that's real! Hook x2 (The Isley Brothers): "I keep hearin' footsteps baby, in the dark" Verse 3 (Lil Bam): The city where Im from, we got some cold ass niggas Dont worry about gangbangin' the cops is the killas' Quick to pull them triggers, and never gettin' no time for it So my rhymes I stay pushin' the line for it Now , No justice no peace No war on the streets then the cops can't eat Dark clouds on the east, gang unit is fucked up If you on parole, they makin' sure your tails tucked See you got a right to remain silent And never obeyin' a damn thing Don't get pulled over illegal search and seizure They violate the code of improper procedure Damn, when this shit gonna change They don't want us to open our eyes and our brains But I already have it's too late badge busters The penal codes designed ain't laws muthafucka Hook x2 (The Isley Brothers): "I keep hearin' footsteps baby, in the dark"

Verse 1 (Jedi): 5-0s follow the code society's own Fuck the pigs, they don't know where to patrol But to harrass on the ave. killer cops on the low Takin' drugs off the streets but you still sniff it up your nose Mr., Officer, I don't see you servin' or protectin' all the people But for the rich you workin What does your badge symbolize? Is it more lies? More ties to masterminds and state crimes Red, white, & blue if you was in my shoes sufferin' How would it feel to not know it's true Bald eagle got excuses usin' a warrant Freedom is taken away and never fight for it But to attract tourists and look down on homeless Passin' by, maddoggin' and be all up on us The rest of the people blinded by your flashin' lights Neighborhood hot when the freaks come out at night Hook x2: (Jedi): 9-1-1 here comes a son-of-a-gun (Intellect): Day and night through the blocks gun smoke in they lungs (Jedi): LBPD out to just get the cheese (Intellect): All eyes on your TV screen Verse 2 (Intellect): Police steady trying to play the blame game PD bullets firin' off bullets with no names Im up against the wall gun to my back i hate the brutality from a mufucka' with a badge Brown men handcuffed by the bunch Lil fiesty mufuckas' better pack up they lunch Guerilla monsoon rap, watch me move back LBPD lowkey they pull gats Phony ass coppers ain't sayin' nothin' relevant On the block, shit they find all the evidence Politicin' on the policies they just agree to make While they want to change the state they just want to keep the hate Criminal ties, the government lies They ain't care about minorities, the people's demise Don't want to fall victim, so pray to the father We ain't free cuz' them pigs commit manslaughter Hook x2: (Jedi): 9-1-1 here comes a son-of-a-gun (Intellect): Day and night through the blocks gun smoke in they lungs (Jedi): LBPD out to just get the cheese (Intellect): All eyes on your TV screen

Verse 1 (Intellect): Kickin' rocks from block to block yo it's hard to stop Seekin' for a change but the glock won't stop poppin' 24/7 sinked in this lifestyle Cuz' this system got him and his moms goin' wild Cash doubled on the 1st & 15th, the grind changed me Survival on my mind, grip the 9 rearrange beef But man these young dudes stay heavy with the metal Rag coverin' the face, blue tag with the bevel Stayin' stuck you either get blown off or rode off I was sayin' fuck school easily thrown off Used to style on suckas' who be sleepin on the real I was out sellin weed most of the time puffin' L's It's a war for real, you better guard your grill Before them gangstas' put you in a garbage field It's like the rock bottom of shit, in the bottomless pit We gotta change the hood and get on top of this shit Verse 2 (Jedi): This for all my homies all up in the hood Livin' it to the fullest, but you know it ain't good Hard livin' as a youth in the city Especially when you bangin' with no sense of pity From childhood days, now you thinkin' you a man Warm in Cali, but cold souls on the wrong path The biggest war in the world is between us Oppression got us pressin' each other, causin' deep cuts Comin' up from the city by sea Where I grew up, livin' in the belly of the beast Gang codes and colors controlled by inner city streets Obama in the office, but tell me are we free? Gotta keep the peace up, and never the trigger Understand these blocks but don't need up like a killa' Community Revolution in Progress It takes much more than a block to clean up the mess

Verse 1 (Intellect): As the sun fight with the clouds, my skin stay brown Todays a new day so Im off like a toupee I grind for real like I work in a cave and mine for steal So we ain't gotta cry for meals I pray that, I say that, I never stray back My life play in rewind so Ima press play back They tryin' to put the sun down like a sun set But I aint done yet I lift 'em up like dumbell sets I stand on both feet never bow down On these cold streets the block has renounced Took fades all day came home with blood stains Mufuckas' turn they back, the world so cold man But now Im back blowin' up like a rasta do Still on tracks and Im preachin' like a pastor do Nutrients is drained from the hood slow Adolescents smokin death and seeds will never grow can we live in peace? Hook x2 (Intellect & Jedi): Such a crazy life, we ain't livin' right Caught up in the grind all the way to midnight Up in the mornin', we chasin' dark clouds away We chasin' dark clouds away Verse 2 (Jedi): Black and whites on the watch in the midnight Mother prayin' that her children gonna live right Guns out in broad daylight pullin' triggers on plain sight Young teenagers in the alley smokin' kush so high 40-ounce pistols and women, blue denim, bloodin' and crippin' Take a listen see how we livin' might get your mind clickin CA just ruthless, walkin' around shoeless Poverty in the beach, ain't showin' no improvement Locked down livin' day by day textin' families Writin' letters thinkin' God gonna make it better When the military doin' dirty work for the bosses It's fuck that, we ain't takin' no more losses I don't love 'em, we chasin' dark clouds away Flush out the negativity that's runnin' in my veins Kids without a father, youngs without a role model Look into the corner streets doublin' all the extra trouble Hook x2 (Intellect & Jedi): Such a crazy life, we ain't livin' right Caught up in the grind all the way to midnight Up in the mornin', we chasin' dark clouds away We chasin' dark clouds away

Verse 1 (Jedi): Everyday momma worry 'bout my actions Step out the door worried if im gonna be lastin' The hood kept me under pressure for a family But really I was all out hungry for insanity Rain comin' as soon as the day is done Still grippin' on the gun, hood got us all sprung When I eat, think, and sleep about revenge From kickin' it as doggs to evil in my head Damn, raised on these streets full time No job but put in work just to stay alive They say that the strong will survive Another one of my folks in the cell doin' time Growin' up from being a kid, stuck with the mentality Ever since 12 thought I knew I had the man in me But, it's real talk 'cuz I made it through Now tell me is this the life that you want to choose Hook x4 (Jedi): Bad to good from ridin' with the hood To livin' like we should on the rise to the hood Verse 2 (Jedi): It takes a whole process to escape nightmares With your old habits, leave them right here But then you don't want to bounce on your own peers Change don't happen overnight it takes a couple years Its up to us for our lives to take charge Or they can press charges and you locked behind bars It ain't hard just to push the truth Cuz' I come from where you come from, ain't nothin' new Too many kids diein' over small reasons In them alleyways and backstreets they be chiefin' 5-0's can use anything to shut us down No doubt we got the power to hold up the ground All them past times, couldn't take no more Too much pain in the game, didn't want no more This is why I wrote this song for us youngins Bad to good, from nothin' to creatin' somethin' Hook x4 (Jedi): Bad to good from ridin' with the hood To livin' like we should on the rise to the good

Hook (Jedi): Just another day out in sunny long beach It's bangers throwin' up they hood on the damn street Got my 501 jeans, my beatrock sweater Saggin' my pants in this hot ass weather Verse 1 (Jedi): Beatrock sweater 8 rays of the sun With the high top blazers and them 501's Don't need to be shoppin' at them pricey ass stores Can't spend 300, Im about to go to Ross Cuz where Im from, You gots to be fitted Throw on your white tee man it's so crispy Got my own way of dressin' up and being fresh Got the good clothes from the shoes to the neck Shoutout to the beatrock fam, major props Long beach, California that's the top spot What I would suggest is stop spendin' big money Man im ballin' on a budget that's better than nothin' Im pretty cheap I aint scared to admit it I ain't trying to be rich, Im just simple livin' If ya'll hatin' on me, please get yourself right You ain't gots to be flossy, just keep your swagger tight Hook (Intellect): Just another day out in sunny Long Beach It's bangers throwin' up their hood on the damn street I got my 501 jeans, my beatrock sweater Saggin' my pants in this hot ass weather Verse 2 (Intellect): Beatrock apparel with the 501 jeans Katipunero Shirt people askin, "What that mean?" Sportin' good clothes, ross shoppin' that's enough Cuz' this is Long Beach city, you gots to be tough Welcome to LA, the home of the eses Rockin' the 8 rays like foo don't ask me Fuck exclusive, we rock clothes below 30 Destroy this old system cuz this system is dirty Low 80's today, time to sagg my pants Rockin' fresh clothes in the movement gots to advance Cuz' the clothes I wear don't matter Ain't got gouda, its cool if you ain't got swagger If you got some decent shoes then maybe it'll do Come through clean ask a friend bring 'em too As long as you aint offbrand then homie you good "Should I hit up the Beatrock Store?", Yea you should Hook (Intellect & Jedi): Just another day out in sunny Long Beach It's bangers throwin' up their hood on the damn street I got my 501 jeans, my beatrock sweater Saggin' my pants in this hot ass weather Cuts by DJ ET: Beatrock Sweater Heatrocks, spit like the beatbox 8 rays of the sun

Verse 1 (Intellect): Im in the air, the paper planes need clearin' You say opinions, they just throw it up the ceiling I wouldn't doubt that what I do has meaning Kind of like what Im equipped with, Kind of like what individuals are missin' Now check it, Im gonna need both hands These government officials don't stand no change mufuggas' gettin' blind shit we live in a glass house I can't see the change so my eyes is just glassed out Im tired of the mainstream I want to just pass out Masculine male images just like a frat house But I ain't pretendin' to be better than the next guy Doesn't matter who, shit they just pass by The walls of the game sellin' souls is lame Publicity stuntin' so the game need change You set it up, Im ready to arrange Take your time and I'll be waitin' at the finish line Hook (Cuts by DJ ET): "Never been regarded as a regular..." "Never catch me fronting..." "It's just like that as we proceed..." Verse 2 (Jedi): Rap is my religion, somethin' like a catholic and christian Fakeness too bold for this uneccessary competitions Im on some black panther, revolution truth spittin' Sayin' that you rippin', but the whole content is missin' Never been a rich cat, been layin' where them doggs is at No white house or a bulletproof cadillac Matter of fact Im like an artchitect, buildin' new steps For the next, movin' pawns so you need we playin' chess Got some skills, but I aint dealin' with a deal Writin' songs to make you feel, Not on your own will to kill Stayin' true to whatever we do Hiding the facts when ya'll know that we got the proof Never been a garbage man for people who be talkin' trash I ain't the one who be fillin' up 100 bags Hard to find mysteries, we diggin' up with a shovel From from your level, been an honor, got no medals Hook (Cuts by DJ ET): "Never been regarded as a regular..." "Never catch me fronting..." "It's just like that as we proceed..."

Verse 1 (Intellect): See, I ain't worried that was yesterday Im just trying to make ends just to live through the day I got a different flight plan for my life span I rather spread my seed with the truth on my right hand From the noon down, I used to roll the dice mufuckas' slang grams earnin' half the price All the hate had me shootin' like the top gun Life is somethin' short but im focused in the long run Fists pop through the roof as we set progress It don't take that long to make change it's a process But all that shit in the past, all non-sense It's been a year now I changed my mental conscience When cloudy skies replaced the city's sunshine I took a moment to reflect and write one rhyme One bar, one rhyme, and more lines My city's breathin' in sleep, my hustles due time Hook (Intellect): Felt the most hated, I thought I couldn't take it They said I couldn't make it But I'm feelin' all good, I got nothin' to prove Just know I made it through The hood got me jaded, I know that I paid it But still I made change And I'm feelin' all good, I got nothin' to prove Just know I made it through Verse 2 (Intellect): But this is for the block dedicated to goodness Replicate what I dedicate to those that never made it The homies sho' do know that I press facts Every word is truth, never written on contracts Yesterday I thought I walked with a limp But today I know never emptied a clip Maniacs with bats and bombs calm reactin' The streets got dudes goin' insane for action I was stuck on gettin' measurin' right While my doggs hella looked to the metal for might But man murder rates high in the city of crime I can't stop time, I gotta let my mind unwind Life's a trip so I walk by the miles I keep peace for my people, never act like they wild But then again, Im just an average joe Just like your mans around the corner just like he was brought up sing along Hook (Intellect): Felt the most hated, I thought I couldn't take it They said I couldn't make it But I'm feelin' all good, I got nothin' to prove Just know I made it through The hood got me jaded, I know that I paid it But still I made change And I'm feelin' all good, I got nothin' to prove Just know I made it through

Verse 1 (Intellect): You say it's love for the people but it's love for the foreplay Organizin' young sisters spittin' game with no taste It ain't right when the sisters get the hit Check it out young bro the sisters gotta be militant What's the revolution without the peace and love While the mactivism you spittin' ain't doin' it bro So, get your shit together and do it for the better I feel you young missy, my sisters be mad as eva The funny remarks and the pick-up lines Stop frontin' for the movement man you wastin' time While the young mothers workin' hard up on the grind Providin' for their daughters, come to find she bound to be blind I smell the bullshit, so it's best you stop 'Cuz we gotta change society with floodin' the blocks But we gotta break the line from love and holdin' picket signs That ain't love young homie you gotta free the mind Hook (Intellect, Jedi, L.U.V) (Intellect): You say you trying to help the system by dissin' all of our sisters thinkin' it's intuition, but brother that ain't love (Jedi): You claimin' that you love the hood takin' sons away from mothers, help you find a different 'cuz brother that ain't love (L.U.V): These coppers claim they for the people, killin' youth and winnin' trials, the system is in denial people that ain't love (Intellect, Jedi, L.U.V): That ain't love ya'll, that ain't love-love, that ain't love ya'll, that ain't love-love Verse 2 (Jedi): Seen so much in front of my eye been losin' my mind Brothers killin' another in these difficult times Got love for the block doesn't mean you'll get it back Everybody greedy when it comes to the cash Learned alot of lessons for the ones can't trust Once you walkin' down your block anyone can bust Mother loses a son but ain't no one want to talk Imagine new generation wouldn't follow the wrong walk Better days, change and hope it's behind closed doors None of these minds is free 'cuz they don't know what's the cause Life's a struggle of course, and I can relate Realize that person you took just looks the same That ain't love ya'll as a generation we stay strong ya'll Peace in the hood and now we holdin' on ya'll Lets fix the problem, and quite the cryin' Rearrange the neighborhoods and no more dyin'! Hook (Intellect, Jedi, L.U.V) (Intellect): You say you trying to help the system by dissin' all of our sisters thinkin' it's intuition, but brother that ain't love (Jedi): You claimin' that you love the hood takin' sons away from mothers, help you find a different 'cuz brother that ain't love (L.U.V): These coppers claim they for the people, killin' youth and winnin' trials, the system is in denial people that ain't love (Intellect, Jedi, L.U.V): That ain't love ya'll, that ain't love-love, that ain't love ya'll, that ain't love-love Verse 3 (L.U.V): Now I don't want another Oscar, Bell, Brunston, Kadapan Fallin' victim to a baton, gunnin' like kabataan Witness red and blue sirens, runnin towards corruption Videoing the gunmen, fightin' and still nothin' But we picket lines, picket signs, pickin times of comin' Spreadin' that real justice that these pigs can't trust in I lost my admiration to the swine and time The masses know we need a change but Obama isn't the God Killers from overseas, political refugees, inspirin' under siege, admiring we are free So indeed, Im gonna keep a camera filming these cops and have a file for the judge so the jury can watch And if they trying to disagree just pick up that molotov And blow the mothafuckin' roof off the courthouse and let it rot But is that love though? I keep it peaceful for my people Still dyin' slow, you know Hook (Intellect, Jedi, L.U.V) (Intellect): You say you trying to help the system by dissin' all of our sisters thinkin' it's intuition, but brother that ain't love (Jedi): You claimin' that you love the hood takin' sons away from mothers, help you find a different 'cuz brother that ain't love (L.U.V): These coppers claim they for the people, killin' youth and winnin' trials, the system is in denial people that ain't love (Intellect, Jedi, L.U.V): That ain't love ya'll, that ain't love-love, that ain't love ya'll, that ain't love-love

Verse 1 (Intellect): Well you runnin' 'cuz the area hotter than hells kitchen Ghetto birds circlin' the blocks while we pitchin' Brothers gettin' caught in reality time What if you slow it down..Oh well we back on the grind But the cops stay realigning the dope It's easy to find poverty where folks is just broke Im from where gang culture exists and the thieves dwell So you know the devils real 'cuz you seen hell Gangbangin' now you all on your own Mothafuck the police, now they all on yo home Slow down homie, man you waste every line Spittin non-sense bro, that's all on your mind In this world I see love covered with hate Playin' by the rules like they runnin' the plays yea The same man with the badge who harrass you You said you gonna change, well I guess you just past due Hook x4 (Jedi): Homie, you can come around, if you get up on your feet and take your ass up off the ground slow down... Verse 2 (Jedi): Everytime I look around I see the evil stare me down Livin' to survivin' the line no time for bowin' down Kids run around the town like them playgrounds Pigs diggin' up the streets lockin' loadin' them rounds Big homies, lil' homies as your side gunner I even know guys like certified hood runners That have less, but collectin' them funds Everyday hustla be up to the rise of the sun West coast that is, but gotta handle my biz Been through alot of drama in thick and the thin and These rappers front about a S on they chest Fuck livin' hollywood, so much mess on my chest What's best, man it's hard to expect Gang signs in your face, when death is up next Keep it strictly for my homies out there with your eyes clear Tryin' to live ignorin' them fears slow down Hook x4 (Jedi): Homie, you can come around, if you get up on your feet and take your ass up off the ground slow down... Krystle Tugadi: Gotta hustle my baby need food Got a second job, yea gotta work that too Gots to push on and that's fa sho You know it's up to me I'm up to get that doe Im gonna struggle for my people I ain't got no time for nothin can't slow down We gonna get through this together and our situations better gotta slow down Slow down, Slow-slow slow down x4

Verse 1 (Jedi): 15 when I turned my life around Met brothers in the beach that breaked it all down Just another youngin' found in the ghettos Talkin' about my days and the pain on instrumentals Comin' from the poor, on the East without peace Squabbled on the street, never had my own peace It's impossible to turn my back on my own hood Blue skies, abandoned houses, that's hollyhood Livin' another chance, plottin' my next plan We in this world where you gotta be your own man Momma in the kitchen, tellin' me I need to listen When I walked out the door I became a villian Me and my brother raised in these concrete jungles Lookin' back reminisin' till' this day I struggle Rest in peace dad, for you we stayin' strong Through the storm, bleedin' the streets till' im gone Hook x2 (Intellect & Jedi): It's time now, we ain't goin' down now, all my life through the struggle now it's white clouds Even though it's hard times make my momma proud Shining Sons comin' from the East of the town Verse 2 (Intellect): Slum kids, dirty laces, bummy kicks Im on that champion like olympic medal shit Stuck in this ghetto sandtrap I seen lil' homies taking bullets in they dome cap Straight out the ghetto, young little rebel Runnin' with the thieves, chasin' infinite dreams Runnin' blocks so hot dogg we cook 'em up Used to squab all day so we hit 'em up My life in play mode, but where the fuck is the cut scene Dad left early so we hustle that green Hungry with the homies we didn't have nothin' to eat We looked to the bullshit, plottin' on the streets Eastside Long Beach that's my birthplace I ain't runnin' last, shit Im on my first place I can write thin books I got alot to say From the block I rose from it's a new day Hook x2 (Intellect & Jedi): It's time now, we ain't goin' down now, all my life through the struggle now it's white clouds Even though it's hard times make my momma proud Shining Sons comin' from the East of the town

Verse 1 (Intellect): Back in my days, I was jealous of another man So I was like yo, shit I need another plan To understand the importance of relationships To love affectionately and make the best of it But I remember she was breakin' my heart slow She sound so sweet like she was playin' the harp though Better than a summer scene, sweeter than the sweetest thing Glow like the sun, cure like the medicine I take my time to get to know you I don't speed up Words can't explain so I let my pen bleed but Is it wrong for me to say I like the way you did you hair Used to be dominant, attitude like I don't care To all my sisters stay strong and be thicker than glass Matter of fact, can't get more vivid than that I criticize my own self for my past actions Love ain't for money, not for transactions Hook x2 (Intellect & Jedi): (Jedi): Love ain't a game (Intellect): It could be full of pain (Jedi): Communication, being passionate (Intellect): Should never change (Jedi): We not complete (Intellect): If our hearts got a broken piece (Jedi): More than relationships (Intellect & Jedi): It's more than just being me Verse 2 (Jedi): I wasn't even steppin' in the name of love Just got stepped on and didn't even know what's up So much mistakes I committed that needs healing Can't rewind to my past on how I was treatin' Realize in the eyes of my selfish actions We had a picture but without explaining the caption A youngin' so sprung on girls like the pearls Callin' her up on the phone so lost in this world So much jealousy, fallin' off an edge of a cliff Cheated so much, livin' the life the was too stiff Not a bit, I hardly solvedf a conflict in an arguement My love for her was twisted and so bent I regret but really made it this far Now replacing my mindstate and founded my heart But that was my young days I wanted some fame I need love like LL Cool J Hook x2 (Intellect & Jedi): (Jedi): Love ain't a game (Intellect): It could be full of pain (Jedi): Communication, being passionate (Intellect): Should never change (Jedi): We not complete (Intellect): If our hearts got a broken piece (Jedi): More than relationships (Intellect & Jedi): It's more than just being me

Verse 1 (Jedi): First of all, this is for the masses Everybody, lets make something happen Organize and let the people know The issues that we deal with get together folks Real people, these neighborhoods we live in No doubt 'cuz the streets stay talkin' Men, Women, and child doesn't even matter People all equal even though we all scattered Bring it up for the next generation Peace to the world, the struggle we embracin' Time to step it up while days go by We can't expect a rush, It's a process for these minds No matter what this ain't gonna end Start off strong build with the new friends Man Im hungry for social change fist up in the air ya'll (Hook) Verse 2 (Jedi): Free the 43, this for Maguindinao The Philippines been locked down so we should out loud No more war against our own people We all lookin' the same, but they talk about we illegal Everybody been oppressed, pumpin' they chest Ain't feelin' safe, now a bulletproof chest? Divide & Conquer, we lookin' down on each other Uncle Sam seperated us changed our skin colors Sendin' our youngins to the Middle East Just to make the paper, ain't no other oppurtunity Red and blue lights flashin', them guns bustin No more sunlight and you see them gorillas comin' Surrounded by hate, everybody want fast cash Tell me am I free with a barrel pointed to my back Or get shot 80 times, think about that (Hook)

Verse 1 (Jedi): Long Beach, California eastside of the city Born and raised Pacific hospital when life wasn't easy On 5th street, my heart is where it be Remember when snoop put it on for the beach Stop by the bargain mart, get me some pro clubs To the homies on Cerritos, yea much love Been through alot but at the end this is home No time for trippin' so don't pass my zone On my way to poly apartments to chill Then beachcruise to poly burgers just to get a meal Poly high, V.I.P, Atlantic, P.C.H Steelers and Raiders go head to head on MLK Turf by the surf, where every moments worth Eastsidaz through 'em up and despite all the dirt Beach city ridah' in the belly of the east Shoutout to the Twinz who laid it down on these streets Hook x2 (Krystle Tugadi): Cuz' this is Eastside Long Beach (Jedi): 'Cuz a eastside party ain't no joke Verse 2 (Intellect): Now as time passes by, I sit and wonder where it all went Down on MLK when DPG was the click Like Nate Dogg said, these days you gotta be strapped Lil' homies quick to locc up on you all on your back We Eastside steady dippin' with the Twinz on repeat Glad to know my loccs out on bail came out clean L-B-C Strong beach, yea we one of a kind In the city, where peace ain't that hard to find Down to 15, the homies representin' Khmer Smash through 10st., samoans keepin' it live But just know I got love for my LB peeps For the homies locked down solid on these streets I throw the E up high dogg, that's where Im from Take a deep breath now the ocean breeze in my lungs So I suggest you peep and recognize the game Long Beach, ES I rep it everyday Hook x2 (Krystle Tugadi): Cuz' this is Eastside Long Beach (Jedi): 'Cuz a eastside party ain't no joke Verse 3 (Intellect & Jedi): (Intellect): So we cruise with the homies on a nighttime stroll (Jedi): Rollin' down Pine and see the city lights glow (Intellect): Bro I know it's all good without holdin' the gun (Jedi): We ain't gotta worry, so we gonna have fun (Intellect): So we gonna keep it crackin' in the city so fine (Jedi): And why is that? (Intellect): We do what it do, and we pushin' the line Time to part on the east bring ya friends Cuz' we ain't got nothin' but love for the city we in (Jedi) x2: Well if you groove to this, don't let go And if you move to this, well then locc Because ain't no party like a eastside party Cuz' a eastside party ain't no joke Hook x2 (Krystle Tugadi): Cuz' this is Eastside Long Beach (Jedi): 'Cuz a eastside party ain't no joke