Normally when I hear the term "sell-out" used among blacks in a political context, the term is used by liberal blacks to denigrate conservative blacks. For some unspecified reason, a black person ascribing to a conservative political philosophy somehow "harms" the black race. I suppose choosing economic policies that do not make black people dependent on the State "harms" the black race. At least that is what I infer from liberal black usage of "sell-out." But what is interesting about the term "sell-out" is that I rarely hear it applied to black people who actually do physically harm other black people in a political context. The only people I have heard apply this term to black people who physically harm other black people are rappers talking about black police officers.
"Black Cop" is second anti-police song by KRS-One I mentioned in my post on "Sound of Da Police". This song specifically calls out blacks who choose to become police officers and continue the oppression of the State against other blacks. I find the song still relevant today. Recently some black police officers in California have shown their support for Proposition 19 that would legalize marijuana. They say that they want to end the negative consequences that marijuana laws have had on the black community. However, it does not seem to have occurred to these police officers that they could end the war against marijuana by simply refusing to arrest people who distribute or possess marijuana. However, if "The Man" tells him that marijuana laws are no longer enforced, then and only then, will these black cops end (some) of their oppression of black people. Otherwise, the black cops will do as massa commands. So I dedicate this song to you, black police officers. You are true "sell-outs" to the black race.
Buck buck buck-buck-buck, buck-buck buck buck!
All rude bwoy lissen up!
Black cop!! Black cop black cop black cop
Stop shootin black people, we all gonna drop
You don't even get, paid a whole lot
So take your M-60 and put it 'pon lock!
Take your four-five and you put it 'pon lock!
Lookin for your people when you walk down a block
Here in America you have drug spot
They get the black cop, to watch the drug spot
The black drug dealer just avoid black cop
They're killin each other on a East Coast block
Killin each other on a West Coast block
White police, don't give a care about dat
Dem want us killin each other over crack
Anyway you put it it's a black on BLACK
Black cop black cop black cop
Black cop black cop black cop
Thirty years, there were no black cops
You couldn't even run, drive round the block
Recently police trained black cop
To stand on the corner, and take gunshot
This type of warfare isn't new or a shock
It's black on black crime again nonSTOP
Black cop!! Black cop black cop
Black cop black cop black cop
"Don't be the sucker..
Don't be the sucker comin into my face..
Don't be the sucker.."
Here's what the West and the East have in common
Both have black cops in cars profilin
Hardcore kids in the West got stress
In the East we are chased by the same black beast
The black cop is the only real obstacle
Black slave turned black cop is not logical
But very psychological, haven't you heard?
It's the BLACK COP killin black kids in Johannesburg
Whassup black cop, yo, whassup?!
Your authorization says shoot your nation
You wanna uphold the law, what could you do to me?
The same law dissed the whole black community
You can't play both sides of the fence
1993 mad kids are gettin tense
Black cop!! Black cop black cop black cop
Stop shootin black people we all gonna drop
You don't even get, paid a whole lot
Take your four-five and you put it 'pon lock!
Take your M-60 and put it 'pon lock!
Take your uzi, put it 'pon lock!
Black cop black cop black cop
Black cop black cop black cop
"Don't be the sucker..
Don't be the sucker..
Don't be the sucker..
Don't be the sucker comin into my face
Don't.. don't be the sucker comin into my face
Don't-don't-don't be the sucker comin into my face
Don't-don't-don't-don't
Don't be the sucker comin into my face
Don't-don't, don't-don't
Don't be the sucker comin into my face
Don't-don't-don't!
Don't be the sucker comin into my face with that yang-yang!"
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