Freedom (Single - 2020)

by Ras Kass, DJ Free Leonard

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lyrics

Freedom Lyrics:

Chorus:
Freedom!
Freedom!
Freedom!

Ras Kass:
Free Leonard, Free Leonard, Free Leonard,
Yo!
Oglala, Lakota, Mass Murder In South Dakota
White militia at Pine Ridge Rez 61 Native Americans dead
Nobody cared about the people protesting,
Another broken deal, another broken treaty, another land steal.
So, energy companies keep their hands filled.
Rape resources, chanting “drill baby drill”
Crack for resources, they kill baby kill.
Who’s the hero when the villains the Navy Seal?
Took a man to take a stand, and take A.I.M.,
American Indian movement.
Defending his rights in ‘75, citizens shot it out with the FBI,
Two officers died; prosecution lied.
Sentenced to life even Barack Obama denied.
Appeals for Clemency, beaten in prison and mistreated
Parole hearing in July 2024, he’ll be 79.
Stand with the innocent man, rally, and cry.
Say Free Leonard! (Free Leonard!)
Can’t Unite when all this hating divide, .
Religious symbols spelling co-exist,
When you see a brother, let me see you pump your fist and scream:

Chorus:
Freedom!
Free-dom!
Freedom!
Free-dom!
DJ Free Leonard:
Damn!!! Rass Kass that’s one hell of a summation.
As I observe some Ravens it occurs to me
How my Mom was born on the reservation.
Originally a place of incarceration,
Not a palace or a tourist destination.
At the intersection of
Personal memories and social history.
Distracted by a pop culture mentality,
Attractive actresses or current events.
But I need rapid ways to curate rent.
They said to me “your cause is outrageous”,
Fortunately fighting for unjust laws is contagious.
Some try for extortion and freeloading,
While the Real want exoneration So, Leonard Free.
(break)
While racism still is the reason,
Leonard in prison
Don’t be prejudiced, be quick to test a fundamentalist.
No matter how it sounds,
The truth is always profound.
These days it's assimilation via a simulation.
Sure to give you stimulation.
And elimination of your traditionally metaphysical thoughts.
Cause remember, Leonard came through for the poor and oppressed.
To address the civil unrest.
Most would never guess.
Even the prosecutor of his trial,
Asked to Pardon him from jail.
Don’t overlook the subjectiveness,
When the system is the real symptom.
The real symptom is the system.
Chorus:
Freedom!
Free-dom!
Freedom!
Free-dom!
Repeats x3 as it slowly fades out.

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released January 15, 2021

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DJ Free Leonard Berkeley, California

DJ Free Leonard is a Hip Hop Artist who is cultivating lyrics to reclaim the Outlawed Ceremonial Way Of Life after being Colonized by Eurocentric Academic Standard and State Apparatus.