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News reporter:
Earlier today in broward county, appalling court
Judges upheld the previous
Ruling to ban the sale of miami rap group the 2 live crewand's
Double-platinum album, andquot;nasty as they wanna be,andquot; in broward county.
andquot;we think itand's the banning of free speech. first amendment protects
Material, resultably.andquot;
Luke (being interviewed):
andquot;we donand't talk about, uh, harrassing and sexually brutalizing women in
My music, man!andquot;
andquot;we donand't do that in my music, man! iand'm tired of you saying that!andquot;
Verse 1: fresh kid ice
Weand've got white-collar people trying to grab our style
Saying weand're too nasty and weand're 2 live
Corrupted politicians playing games
Bringing us down to boost their fame
They must be joking thinking we will fall
But theyand're like flies movinand' the wall
We stand tall from beginning to end
With the help from fans and all our friends
Freedom of speech will never die
For us to help, our ancestors died
Donand't keep thinking that we will quit
Weand'll always stand and never sit
Weand're 2 live, 2 black, 2 strong
Doing the right thing, and not the wrong
So listen up, yand'all, to what we say
We wonand't be banned in the u.s.a.!
Reporter:
andquot;lukeand's concerts are for adultsandquot;
Luke (being interviewed):
andquot;if itand's an adult show you have to be 18andquot;
andquot;our record is a year old, but with all the publicity, thereand's a lot of
People ... curiosity is around!andquot;
andquot;weand're selling records to a totally different audience.andquot;
andquot;i take a precaution that nobody else has not stickered my album, i made
Two versionsandquot;
Verse 2: brother marquis
The first amendment gave us freedom of speech
So what you sayinand'? it didnand't include me?
I like to party and have a good time
Thereand's nothinand' but pleasure written in our rhyme
I know you donand't think weand'll ever quit
Weand've got some people on our side who wonand't take your lip
Weand're gonna do all the things we wanna do
You canand't stand to see a brother get as rich as you
This is the 90s and weand're coninand' on strong
Sayinand' things and doinand' things that youand're sayinand's wrong
Wisen up, and'cause on election day,
Weand'll see whoand's banned in the u.s.a.!
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Luke (being interviewed):
andquot;the show in hollywood, that was for 21-and-over people, they had police
Out there, cars of the people coming in the club, and they still
Arrested us for performing in front of adults!andquot;
Lukeand's speech:
What is this?? is this not america? this is not china! this is not
Russia! this is not the place where they brought down the wall, this is
America! we have the right to say what we want to say, we have the right
To do what we want to do, and what i do in my house,
You might not do in your house!
So what i do in my house is my business! and the simple fact
Of it all is that we are bonded by the first amendment! we have the
Freedom of expression! we have the freedom of choice! and you,
Chinese, black, green, purple, jew,
You have the right to listen to whoever
You want to, and even the 2 live crew! so all you right-wingers, left-
Wingers, bigots, communists, there is a place for you in this world!
Because this is the land of the free, the home of the brave! and 2 live
Is what we are!
