Whats Beef??

I was listening to this Freestyle this morning as I have many times before,however today I felt compelled to follow up with a contribution. Out of respect I have included Mos Def lyrics' here
followed by my own interpretation of Whats Beef.....(May 2008)



Beef is not what Jay said to Nas
Beef is when workin' folks can't find jobs
So they tryna find niggas to rob
Tryna find bigger guns so they can finish the job
Beef is when the crack babies can't find moms
Cause they end up inna PINE box or locked behind bars
Beef ain't the Summer Jam for Hot 97
Beef is the cocaine and AIDS epidemic
Beef don't come with a radio edit
Beef is when the judge is callin' you "defendant"
Beef, it comes with a long jail sentence
Handed down to you in a few short minutes
Beef is when your girl come through for a visit
To tell you that she pregnant by some other nigga"
Beef is high blood pressure and bad credit
Need a loan for your home and you're too broke to get it
And all your little kids is doin is gettin' bigger
You tryin not to raise 'em around these wild niggas
Beef is when a gold digger got ya seed and a
A manicured hand out like "pay me nigga"
Or I'm tellin' your wife
Or startin' up some foul rumor that'll ruin your life
Beef is when a gangster ain't doin it right
Another gangster done decided what to do with his life
Beef is not what these famous niggas do on the mic
Beef is what George Bush would do in a fight
Yeah, beef is not what Ja said to 50
Beef is more than Irv not bein here with me
When a soldier ends his life with his own gun
Beef is tryin' to figure out what to tell his son
Beef is oil prices and geopolitics
Beef is Iraq, the West Bank, and Gaza Strip
Some beef is big and some beef is small
But what y'all call beef is not beef at all
Beef is real life happenin' everyday
And it's realer than them songs that you get at Kay Slay
This has been a Black Star PSA
From Mos Def, Pretty Flocko, black Dante
And the Black Star embassy, B to the K



Beef Is not what Jay said to Nas
Beef is when yo old man can;t find a job
So he tryna find niggas to rob
ending up gettin shot or locked behind bars
Beef is when schools cant fill a graduating class
Beef is when you find out your nigga take it in the ass
Beef is ghetto pastors pimpin the poor
Beef is what happens when the DEA kick in yo back door
Beef is when your junkie pops cant stay clean
beef is three kids by the age of 19
beef is not getting your child support,waiting in a long ass line at friend of the court
Beef is the historical corruption found in politics
Then the city got beef cause the Mayor cant manage his dyck
Beef is what took out Malcolm,Mlk ,Biggie and Pac
and all the other voices
history forgot
Beef aint what these dumb hoes do in the street
beef is when your too hungry to even fall asleep
Beef is a positive HIV test
Beef is when you find a lump growing in your breast
Beef is NOT
what these famous niggas do on the mic
Beef is what Al Qaidea would do in a fight
Beef is these old niggas phuckin with little girls way to soon
Now its beef cause she gotta baby growing in her womb
Beef is what makes moms visit sons in cemetaries or in prisons
what you really have to do when beef is on
have u feelin
like your soul is
missin
Some beef is big and some beef is small
but what yall call beef
is not beef at all
Beef is really life happenin everyday
ANd you can smoke all you want it aint just gone go away---VersaStyles






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