"The World Today

Chorus (By Mad Man)

Whoever said progress was slow, didn't get it all quite straight
The united states turned into a country that went from oppression, straight to hate
Equality an illusion, something to never be obtained
Politicians ain't helpin at all, they all just playin in the game

13th Disciple

I'm from an older generation...Jimmy Carter Leading the Nation
Ataris creation, freedom of Nelson Mandela Standing Ovation
Big Wheel abrasions, now dealing wit these unsolved Equations
Forward in time to a decade in a half, lost the Will To Laugh
Cuz stories like Mothers drowning her five kids in the Bath
Is this vengeance or wrath?........Or is this Heaven or Hell?
Responsibility fell...explain how a 8 year old got trapped in a well
Overpopulated cells...in The World Today Wisdom & God Lacks
Look at the facts, 2003, Still Oppressin and Hatin on Blacks
So many victims of crack..so many victims born in this Earth
Fightin for abortion, what happened to the miracle of Birth?
I wish...i hope...i pray...for an expedient change in this world
Cuz i'm ready....i'm set...to go...walk down the Holy street of Gold

W-Ill Far-Ill

war and no peace, hatred fails to be discrete
pain & agony r' created by those who disagree
homeless live on the street,babies die hourly
no food in their stomachs..sadness envokes me
AIDS kills potently, ravages through the race
Men die to sip freedom...never to get a taste
greed controls with haste,its all about the $
billions spent on bombs,while 1,000s go hungry
hopeless...utterly...nothing that can save us
when people sell their souls to become famous
its getting dangerous,the ice is growing thin
too feeble to carry the weight of the world....
....& the weight keeps growing with every sin..

Bash

The World Today...Sometimes I find it hard for me too kneel down on my Knees Too Pray
Sometimes I wonder...Was the World made too be this Way?
Racism Terrorism is it really Worth Liven....The Air that I'm Breathin
Tears running down Lil Kid's Eyes because their Starving
From beginning to end, I will take this pen and descend, delve into the part of the psyche you can’t comprehend.
Never demolish technologies and policies only apologies for our illiteracy
Cross dependency with our hereditary and the out come is your authenticity
Delivering tha icing on our souls is like your faking tha pregnancy
Independence is the reflectance on your actions of social acceptancy
Contractions on my life lack actions to dissolve political democracy
Their hypocrisy is their contradictions through truth and authority
More death is their priority on lists of schizophrenic psychology
Traction opposing friction on my dictionary, like fact and faction
It’s fiction in disguise, don’t dispise, revise ya life and start relaxin
But for some of us , that's hard too do because revising ur life makes ur chest feel sick as the flu

Whoever said progress was slow, didn't get it all quite straight
The united states turned into a country that went from oppression, straight to hate
Equality an illusion, something to never be obtained
Politicians ain't helpin at all, they all just playin in the game

Seltur

Manifestations of the mind, can take over after time.
Some miniscule minds to me seem sublime.
The ignorance of today, the racism the hate, its all should be a crime.
All it does is cause complications and re-instates the old train of thought.
Don't yall remember what Mr. King taught?
He had a dream 40 some odd years ago, now today it's starting to come together.
But there is still some stormy weather.
KKK and other racial societys, whats the point of that?
The ignorance is sickening, they say "White Way" is the only way fit.
Precise minds with knowledge know that aint nothing but bullshit.
It's senseless!!!
To kill someone over race or religion, and make them breathless?
I'll merk someone if they do that in front of me, discriminate.
Why would you wanna incriminate?
Are they terminally ill? Do they realize what they are doing?
The demolition of the human race is what we're pursuing.
To me its a humiliation of the entire nation.
Most of these thoughts of race are pure animation(fake).
Brainwashing young people, playing with their minds like a human size playstation.
Everybody needs to get together and do a re-evaluation.
No need for hesitations.
People who get discriminated on, could become stars, seriously there's many like in a constellation.
So ponder on this for a minute people, and think it through thorowly.
Is this how you really want our future to be?

Sureal

The World Is Changing, This New Sense Of Love And Hate..
Racism, Fighting, It All Makes The Word What It Is Today..
Terrorism And Hate Cause Hurt To Many, Life Left Alone..
World Overtaken By Sinister Minds, If They WOuld've Known..
What Happens When It Goes To Far, People Foreshadow Death..
Leaving Life A Mess, Give Anything For One Final Breath..
There May Be Love Left Somewhere, For Most Is Infernal..
To Understand The Worries Of The World, Look Internal..

Camarac

The world Today's A Mess and so much Hates Expressed
w/ Divided Black & White Blocks its like a Game Of Chess.
our Paper Cheques go hand in hand with Terrorist Threats
Money's the root of All Evil . . yet, evil is All we Have Left.
And gradually people will Find, its crippled society's Spine
plus the drugs pollutin their minds,turned thugs onto crime
Teenage pregnacies rise, year after year doubling in figures
creatin troubled niggaz, to young to father political systems.
disturbing the rhythm, trapped in society w/out knowledge
infact now, the Learning Curve is more of a Circle in college.
Modern Day Heroine's are made of . . Modern Day Hereoin
the devils sin, Drugs are destroying the world were living in...

Whoever said progress was slow, didn't get it all quite straight
The united states turned into a country that went from oppression, straight to hate
Equality an illusion, something to never be obtained
Politicians ain't helpin at all, they all just playin in the game

Soldier

Quick Crimes, Weapons Of Mass Destruction Kids Hit By Ditch Mines,
The Fuck Is All This??? Your Grandaddy Will Tell You About His Time::.
When They First Made Whips, Built Computers Or Even Space Ships,
In 2003 All I See Established Is More Ways To Get Slayed-Quick::.
By Terrorists, And By The Way, Shit! Raps On TV Got Censored Rhymes,
At The Same Time I See Pics Of Sadams Murdered Sons In The Head-Lines?::.
So Fuck Feeding The Hungry, Gotta Pay Store Tax 4 US To Cop More Gats,
"Tattoo" A Bomb On Bush's "Shoulder Blade", Aint Nothin' Left But "Draw-Backs"::.
S'Like Governments Are Criminals, Not The Peeps On The Streets With 'Em,
'Cos A Car Theft Seems To Less Address Then Crazy Foreign Leaders On C.N.N.::.
Plus Now Its Kool To Be Gangsta, I Watch Kids Minds In Hard Times Spun Astray
They Aren't Bothered About Bein' Robbed, Too Busy Hating On R.I. Double A?::.
And All These Industry Rappers Claim To Be Drug Dealin' Key Keepers, (If That Was True)
All This "Dirty" Money Would've Been Corrected N Cleaned By Street "Sweepers"::.
But Fuck Hip Hop, Thanx To CD Prices I Should Be Comin' Off That,
'Cos YOU Usin Kazaa Right NOW, Means I Cant Even Make Money Off Rap!::.

Addlib

Bodie's Fast Paced, Rotation of haste..
Devoiring land to waste, A WasteLand..
Pasted in the haze of a health plan..
with no plan to put back, take..and thats that..
Furiously, thrown into celestial zones..
Exploring, multie to mono-tone..
The Activity everywhere but still can be lone..
Fighting and striving to survive on your own..
Grown, perspective of an adult, can be different,
Trying to keep up the self-Sufficence,
But Substance still remains a shadow in the dark
A Shadow in the Mind, The Soul And The Heart.

Chrit aka WurdzofWizdom

This world we live in people need death to change there ways
cuz the brains affriad,to make selfs discions that might be called insane
visions for days,of the dawning of a new era,after war is over n finshed
people think they know whats up to come,but we only see bits,pecies n glipses
lost lives in 9/11,our hearts go out to all the men,wemon,and children
blackouts stop lives,but we fight on,togher not as 1 but as millions
towers are gone,brothers have fallen,but we live on as gods creatures
our hearts,lives,and souls are in the hands of disscions,by our world leaders
lost families, child hood memories vanished,change is needed so face it
minds are set, until dramatic happenings occur, like lost lives or banished places
days in our hearts will allways be rembered,one day stands out,nine / eleven
we shall not brake,but will stand tall,as were watched opon from our fathers in heaven
jesus christ,out father,our savior,be shure to say it proudly and meanfull
because its from him that were hear,not as beings,but togher as people

Thug Whyte

Grew Up In The Era When Fights Were Minimal
2/10 Friends Were Criminals..Verbally.. Never Physical
Now Its Traditional To See Tha Percentages Above Eight
People Murdered At Extreme Rates..Fuck Belief Sakes.. either way they For-See Hate
Now, Following Equality.. Everyone Is Un-Doubtly Stuck on Beligerant-Rights
Old Ways Changed.. Torches For Cigarette Lights.. Rap On Internet Sites
Ignorant-Fights..Lead To Murder.. Illiterate-Writes..Mis-Fortunes Of Youth
Abortions Have Grew..And Rationalists Knew..So What Is Knowledge When We Stretchin The Truth?
Fetch For The Proof..World Changes.. Technology Over-Powered Society
Try-N'-See.. Where Is This World Peace When You Have World Populations' Rioting
When Tha World Can Be Destroyed With Money N' Gases..You Know We Need Help
Think When Their Is Nothing Else..I Dont Need To Tell You.. Go Out N' See It For Yourself..

Whoever said progress was slow, didn't get it all quite straight
The united states turned into a country that went from oppression, straight to hate
Equality an illusion, something to never be obtained
Politicians ain't helpin at all, they all just playin in the game

I'm from an older generation...Jimmy Carter Leading the Nation
Ataris creation, freedom of Nelson Mandela Standing Ovation

was really tight

but this shit was hot, i felt tha floh and nice subject, did it nicely......overall 9/10 shit was tight as fuck......u should make this a Long Ass Audio...lol nah too long...but foreal this was tight
keep doin ya'llz thang.
one

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i am honerd to be a part of this...........i have to say thanks to everyone who helped out in this....this was something worth doing.......very meanfull.....much effot put into this from everyone....thanks

im happy to be a part of one of the best open mics in RB history


very ill ...very dope...what can i say....wordz cant describe this....

so i end it with a BLAH lol

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<center>Mike Albin</center><center>Oct 31,2003 Rest.In.Peace.Homie</center>

<center>Derek Raposa</center><center>Oct 31,2003 R.I.P.H</center><center>Your Both Missed Greatly..1 Luv</center>

this shit was ill, expresses the feeling of many,,shows whatz goin on in the world today, keep up the good workgreat collaboration of you guyz 10/10 if u ask me

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Damn that was Dope...... different styles. Different views...
some hit hard as fuck some where surprising how good they did
holy shit all in all very dope.....Too much to quote and stuff..but ofcourse 13 that was very damn good i remeber all that shit witt the girl in the well and shit......will....quick witty and very good..like that men die to sip freedom line...Bash
props man also very good..seltur Like the way u just threw it all out there....Sureal what can i say from the topical champ ....Camarac that verse was just mind blowing..the chez piece line...DOpe .Soldier Damn man u surprised me there i really have never checked out your stuff but that was very fucking good......Addlibquick,qitty,Good...Wordz..good too Thug another I hadnt really peeped before who also surprised me damn man very good verse too....


Overall nice work Fellas.......Props To all...

10/10

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MerK SquAd.

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This has got to be one of the best open mics evers I'm nominating. RBs greatest go to work on a tight subject. bringing great flow vocabulary creativity and actual meaning fullness. This does have some what of an audio vibe.

I give it 10/10
Good shit ya'll

good drop, this was hot. The subject was well presented, but i saw many references to race-hate societys (all of which named only the KKK, Why not the Black Panthers? u must put both for this to be at max effectiveness, because both are wrong and should be shut down).



i was feelin the flow, the topics touched on, pretty much the whole thing. there were quite a few things i did disagree with though, but i wont list them, my political views may just be different.


yall should do more of these types of things!

ALL-STARS man........4 sho...R-B history , .....Props too thug Whyte for asking me too join this collab.....................One Love too all the cats who were involved in this collab...............R-B history man........

this shit is crazy off the hook, props to all of yall
this needs to go into the RB's Legend forum
good work to all of u guys
mad props
Good work~~

umm can i have yall hoes autographs please

man dis shit was hott i jus wish it was longer tho but it was hott i give it a 1 + 9 incase yall dropped outta school and cant mutiply its a 10 haha i aint gon say whois was my fav tho yall brought ya own style to it and thats wha made it hott big upps to yall im out holla

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^^^ idk why i put that we aint in front lines

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Huh china.

thanks for tha feedback..this was w/o a doubt.. suttin to be a part of... Loved werkin wit everyone one of ya'll.. shit was off tha hook and put The World Today in different views wit different outakes of how we view them.. This shit was fuckin insane.. Props to everyone who decided to work wit me

feedback ?

lol thanks for all the feed back but o yeahh to dashow lol .......no u cant have my auto i dont sign..unless u pay pall me 20$ for flat items 35$for autoed mics 60$ for a auto jersey...aight..o and when u said 1+9 then u added in case u cant mutiply its to...im shure we can but 1 multiplied by 9 is 9 and i think u mean addition lol....sorry i just felt the need to add that ...nothin but luv...holla

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<center>Mike Albin</center><center>Oct 31,2003 Rest.In.Peace.Homie</center>

<center>Derek Raposa</center><center>Oct 31,2003 R.I.P.H</center><center>Your Both Missed Greatly..1 Luv</center>

man now yall hoes kno im dumb and please can i have some autos for free please?

big upps tho

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Huh china.

nice link, wurdz
ok anyways
there's not much more to say about this piece...Everything has been said before.
Different views helped paint imagery on this piece and it just came out great.
One of the best pieces seen in a while.
Lots of talent displayed here, and the idea was ingenious for a collab.good shit.
return the favor and peep my piece, "Life is over" or sumthin like that, i forgot the title, whoever really cares. it'd be appreciated.

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