Black Line

[Skit]
Twila Heckard: Good evening, this is Twila Heckard and welcome to Black Line. Tonight we’re coming to you live via satellite from the South Central hill. Right now we’re talking with Motown recording artist MC Trouble
Twila Heckard: Good evening Trouble, I’d first like to say that it’s a pleasure having you here this evening
MC Trouble: Thank you, it’s a pleasure being here
Twila Heckard: I’d like to ask you how does it feel being Motown’s first female rap artist?
MC Trouble: Well there are more important things we could discuss
Twila Heckard: Well what would you like to discuss?

MC Trouble: Issue one let’s tackle the racism
Decays the minds who call it the [?] of Nubian descent
I love my brothers, but being pro-peace I see no colors
Shout “down with the hunger, up with the giving”
“Down with the [?], up for better livin”
“Down with the homelessness, down with the drugs”
“Up with the shelters, down with the thugs”
Every man rise, down with the giving up
Everyone shout for Congress’ pay cut
So call me a nigga? How would you figure if I called you a cracker?
Would it matter?

People of all races, finding in the middle of places
Evil has set to down us, take a look around us

Twila Heckard: OK, well anyway, enough of that. Um I’d like to ask you, how was it growing up in south central Los Angeles?
MC Trouble: How do you think it was?
There are people on the street with nothing to eat
Nowhere to live, no shoes on their feet
The president stays a 500 plus suites with the taxpayers’ money
Now who’s the cheat?
I think of the mess, it only makes me frown
I see a hungry child, his wife in a hundred-thousand-dollar gown
People in the station can’t read or write
While million-dollar bombs are built, just for the fright and destruction of another human
Which is a whack ass plan, people on the streets, just begging for a buck
But Congress gets a race war and job with food
Now I’m not afraid to speak my mind
I’m looking forward to a better day for mankind
I want a safe world, where my kids can play
And educate all that white versus black can only equal gray

[Skit]
Twila Heckard: OK Trouble, I take it that those are your opinions on such issues
MC Trouble: Yes, they are my opinions, but not just my opinions, they’re fact
Twila Heckard: Oh darn, would you look at that? Unfortunately, we are out of time Trouble. I’d like to thank—
MC Trouble: Yeah, I thought you would say that, but yo, hold up chill. I’m not finished saying what I have to say. Don’t ever interrupt me, you die. Now...

Issue three—all men created equal and God wants peace for all people
Yet we fight, for ignorance to know wrong from right, when we should unite
Shout “down with the negative, up with the positive”
Down with the racism, up with the unity
Down with the ignorance, up with awareness
Up with the caring, down with the careless
Up with the sharing, down with the stingy
Up with the better, down with the dingy
Minds that corrupt the world
Let’s make a better place for our boys and girls

Get a grip before the world decays
With toxic waste, where will our children play?
With the building of bombs, when will the government grow up?
When it blows up will we end up

[Skit]
Studio Producer: Get her off the show. Jesus! Let’s go to commercial
Twila Heckard: OK I’d like to thank you for joining us, we are out of time now. Read my lips, we are definitely out of time now
MC Trouble: Shut up! Have one more thing to say. Think about it, life ends then no [?]. So who in the hell wins?
Twila Heckard: OK, this concludes our show for the evening. We’d like to thank MC Trouble. This is Twila Heckard signing off for Black Line.
Studio Producer: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Thanks a lot. Thanks a lot
Executive Producer: Who’s responsible for this?
Studio Producer: I think Heckard booked her on the show
Executive Producer: I want Heckard in my office now
Twila Heckard: I am not responsible for this. I knew this was a bad—
Executive Producer: Heckard!
Studio Producer: Those rappers man, I tell you they are a lot of trouble

People try to down us, take a look around us
People of all races, behind the [?] places
People sent to down us, take a look around us
Take a look around us
Take a look around us

The nation is sick, trouble is in the land…
Trouble is in the land…
Trouble is in the land…
Trouble is in the land…
Trouble is in the land…
Trouble is in the land…
Trouble is in the land…
Trouble is in the land…
Trouble is in the land…
Trouble is in the land…
Trouble is in the land…
Trouble is in the land…