{"id":10557,"date":"2014-04-22T01:00:01","date_gmt":"2014-04-22T01:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/?p=10557"},"modified":"2021-10-21T21:36:56","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T21:36:56","slug":"arrested-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/?p=10557","title":{"rendered":"Arrested Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/genius.com\/search?q=arrested+development\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-10558 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Ar_D.gif\" alt=\"Ar_D\" width=\"187\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Ar_D.gif 187w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Ar_D-148x150.gif 148w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/arresteddevelopmentmusic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arrested Development<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;is an&nbsp;American&nbsp;alternative hip hop&nbsp;group, founded by&nbsp;<a title=\"Speech (rapper)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Speech_(rapper)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Speech<\/a>&nbsp;and his ex-best friend&nbsp;<a title=\"Headliner (DJ)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Headliner_(DJ)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Headliner (DJ)<\/a>&nbsp;as a positive,&nbsp;<a title=\"Afrocentric\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afrocentric\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Afrocentric<\/a>&nbsp;alternative to the&nbsp;<a title=\"Gangsta rap\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gangsta_rap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gangsta rap<\/a>&nbsp;popular in the early 1990s.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Asked recently about the state of hip-hop during the last two decades, AD front man&nbsp;<strong>Speech<\/strong>, commented <em>\u201cthere is little to no balance; the flood of rappers turned corporate moguls is a reflection of how the genre is losing it\u2019s creative spirit and taking more of a &#8216;money is the bottom line&#8217; approach. We said in our first album, we won\u2019t sell out and we haven\u2019t, that\u2019s what I\u2019m most proud of\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u25ca &nbsp;&#8216;United Minds&#8217; &nbsp;\u2193 &nbsp;[Zingalamaduni, 1994]<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FLrv0rxZEJs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">United minds of America<br \/>\nmake your vocal chords reach the clouds and<br \/>\ntouch the crowd of folks that overstand there&#8217;s no jokes<br \/>\nwe must network together as one &amp;<br \/>\ntell the oppressor we&#8217;ll take no less than<br \/>\ntotal justice a social setting yo I&#8217;m bettin&#8217;<br \/>\nwe can stop new world order<br \/>\nstart servin&#8217; liberty may I take your order<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">free political prisoners without no question<br \/>\nlet&#8217;s give props where due<br \/>\nIf it was you wouldn&#8217;t you want to know<br \/>\nthat someone cares for what you do so let&#8217;s show<br \/>\npolitical prisoners, homeless humans, organizations<br \/>\nvarious movements<br \/>\nthat the people in America have some discipline<br \/>\nto act on their belief therefore stress activism<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">although you are only one person<br \/>\nif for truth you still thirst well thirst then<br \/>\nmake the difference by joining<br \/>\nsome organization or some movement<br \/>\nlet me explain the powers that be<br \/>\nare families of power with old money<br \/>\nUnfortunately on their souls hangs a sold sign<br \/>\nand in righteous sight they are so blind!<br \/>\nInfatuated with their power and their greed<br \/>\nthey don&#8217;t see that GOD is the answer<br \/>\nGreed has planted a seed within the souls of the 13 families<br \/>\ndrug dealers and hustlers<br \/>\nAll my brothers and sisters that are hustlers<br \/>\nselling crack cocaine to your followers<br \/>\nto me you&#8217;re a sell out an uncle Tom<br \/>\nin the tom tom club droppin&#8217; bombs<br \/>\nCausing confusion shootin&#8217; and killin&#8217;<br \/>\nyou&#8217;re playin&#8217; the role putting fear in populations<br \/>\nmaking us allow the system to <em>\u00abprotect\u00bb<\/em> us<br \/>\nallowing the chicken snake to protect the chickens<br \/>\npolice brutality claiming much victims<br \/>\nthe powers that be may come with their solutions<br \/>\nbut trust me their trees bear No fruits no<br \/>\nI guess that&#8217;s why I get spiritual<br \/>\nspirituality supports reality &nbsp;no not Baptist &nbsp;no not catholic<br \/>\nno not passive<br \/>\nvery active!<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>United minds of the Americas<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> minds of Africa and the Caribbean<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> and the Europeans and the Asians and Australians<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> it&#8217;s not just race we&#8217;re all in this together!<\/strong><\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">I say<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8230;<\/address>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Let&#8217;s play a game of jeopardy what&#8217;s the question?<br \/>\nSocial Medicines the answer<br \/>\nI try to eat healthy to avoid the cancer<br \/>\none ounce of prevention beats 100 pounds of cure<br \/>\npure ways of living is not hippish<br \/>\nit&#8217;s not white not black it&#8217;s just conscious<br \/>\nconscious of your health, conscious of your self<br \/>\ninstead of being so damn conscious of your wealth<br \/>\n(or lack of so&#8230;)<br \/>\nDO you know about the Panthers,<br \/>\nthe MOVE organization, Kwame<br \/>\nNkrumah, the Zulu nation or just Nikes and Pumas<br \/>\nor your fascination with the so-called B-Boy fashion nation.<br \/>\nIf you can please recycle<br \/>\neven the people in the hood please recycle<br \/>\nI know it wasn&#8217;t our fault that they went psycho<br \/>\nthey meaning industry exec&#8217;s who flex for profit!<br \/>\nTraditional societies and islanders<br \/>\nplease retain your culture and don&#8217;t give up!<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t you understand we must understand this<br \/>\nif we want to live in bliss<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>United minds of the Americas<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>minds of Africa and the Caribbean<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>and the Europeans and the Asians and Australians<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>it&#8217;s not just race we&#8217;re all in this together!<\/strong><\/address>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zcW2a9lPw_k\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&nbsp;&#8216;U&#8217;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Lonely, Lonely, Oh Woe Is Me<br \/>\nOh Owe is me I say<br \/>\nThe complex cycle i go through almost everyday<br \/>\nTo my dismay, I imagine being in this set<br \/>\nMe holdin\u2019 the 21st letter in the alphabet<br \/>\nAll my life I\u2019ve been searchin\u2019 as if it\u2019s my obligation<br \/>\nTo find who?<br \/>\nYou but my patience grows thin<br \/>\n\u2019cause U is just a letter surrounded by a better image<br \/>\nOf a sister who\u2019s new but overdue for marriage<br \/>\nMarriage takes disipline,<br \/>\nA problem that exist within\u2019<br \/>\nThe American culture I resist against<br \/>\nBut I must recall and I trust that all<br \/>\nI\u2019ve learned thru life is givin\u2019 way to a wife yaw\u2019ll<br \/>\n\u2019cause I want, not need a companion to feed<br \/>\nthe knowledge I read and the lovin\u2019 I\u2019ve received<br \/>\nThrough moms and my palms read a long life<br \/>\nSo hey I pray for the day I have a strong wife<br \/>\nAnd a strong son or daughter or strong both<br \/>\nGive them a foundation of values<br \/>\nI think I\u2019ll make a great coach for them<br \/>\nAnd warn \u2018em of sin and maybe by then they can nip it in the bud<br \/>\nBefore it begins<br \/>\nSo hey, if you\u2019re listening and yo wishin&#8217;<br \/>\nFor a U like me that you have in store<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><strong>Maybe I could be the U for U<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> And U could be the U for me too &#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\">I know you\u2019re there I just haven\u2019t found U yet<br \/>\nGonna getcha five cent I\u2019ll bet<br \/>\nIf I lose it\u2019s five cents, if I win it\u2019s fice decades or more<br \/>\nOf a life with a new wife an 2 or 3 kids<br \/>\nMy parents want grandkids wit big heads like mine<br \/>\nRunnin\u2019 and jumpin\u2019 on the bed with my brownish eyes<br \/>\nTHere\u2019s sort of a pressure to be married and chilled<br \/>\nWith terry gone emotional gaps need to be filled<br \/>\nSo I\u2019m sort of searchin\u2019 but only in my spare time<br \/>\nMost of the time I\u2019m busy workin\u2019 on a beat or rhyme<br \/>\nI don\u2019t want a sex partner, a female friend or buddy<br \/>\nTo be played with like silly puddy<br \/>\nI want to be played with like clay on a spindle<br \/>\nWet it, mold it, bend it, hard it, never dwindle<br \/>\nThat\u2019s called longevity, different than what U read and see on T.V.<br \/>\nSo hey if yo listenin\u2019 and your wishin\u2019 for a U like me<br \/>\nThat U have in store<br \/>\n<strong>maybe I could be the U for U<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> And U could be the U for me too<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Maybe I could be the U for U<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Maybe U could be the U for me too<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>\u2022\u2192<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HW3tBxGyqqo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;Fishin&#8217; 4 Religion&#8217;<\/a> \u21d4 <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/rap.genius.com\/Arrested-development-fishin-4-religion-lyrics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[lyrics]<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"watch-headline-title\"><strong>\u25ca &nbsp;&#8216;Tennessee&#8217; &nbsp;\u2193<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6VCdJyOAQYM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<address style=\"text-align: left;\">Lord I&#8217;ve really been real stressed<br \/>\nDown and out, losin ground<br \/>\nAlthough I am black and proud<br \/>\nProblems got me pessimistic<br \/>\nBrothers and sisters keep messin up<br \/>\nWhy does it have to be so damn tuff?<br \/>\nI don&#8217;t know where I can go<br \/>\nTo let these ghosts out of my skull<br \/>\nMy grandmas past, my brothers gone<br \/>\nI never at once felt so alone<br \/>\nI know you&#8217;re supposed to be my steering wheel<br \/>\nNot just my spare tire (home)<br \/>\nBut lord I ask you (home)<br \/>\nTo be my guiding force and truth (home)<br \/>\nFor some strange reason it had to be (home)<br \/>\nHe guided me to Tennessee (home)<br \/>\n(Chorus. . . )<br \/>\n<strong>Take me to another place &#8211;&nbsp;<strong>Take me to another land<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Make me forget all that hurts me &#8211;&nbsp;<strong>Let me understand your plan<\/strong><\/strong><\/address>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Lord it&#8217;s obvious we got a relationship<br \/>\nTalkin to each other every night and day<br \/>\nAlthough you&#8217;re superior over me<br \/>\nWe talk to each other in a friendship way<br \/>\nThen outta nowhere you tell me to break<br \/>\nOutta the country and into more country<br \/>\nPast Dyesburg into Ripley<br \/>\nWhere the ghost of childhood haunts me<br \/>\nWalk the roads my forefathers walked<br \/>\nClimbed the trees my forefathers hung from<br \/>\nAsk those trees for all their wisdom<br \/>\nThey tell me my ears are so young (home)<br \/>\nGo back to from whence you came (home)<br \/>\nMy family tree my family name (home)<br \/>\nFor some strange reason it had to be (home)<br \/>\nHe guided me to Tennessee (home)<\/p>\n<address style=\"text-align: left;\">Chorus . . .<\/address>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Now I see the importance of history<br \/>\nWhy people be in the mess that they be<br \/>\nMany journeys to freedom made in vain<br \/>\nBy brothers on the corner playin ghetto games<br \/>\nI ask you lord why you enlightened me<br \/>\nWithout the enlightment of all my folks<br \/>\nHe said cuz I set myself on a quest for truth<br \/>\nAnd he was there to quench my thirst<br \/>\nBut I am still thirsty&#8230;<br \/>\nThe lord allowed me to drink some more<br \/>\nHe said what I am searchin for are<br \/>\nThe answers to all which are in front of me<br \/>\nThe ultimate truth started to get blurry<br \/>\nFor some strange reason it had to be<br \/>\nIt was all a dream about Tennessee<\/p>\n<address style=\"text-align: left;\">Chorus &nbsp;. . .<\/address>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Arrested Development&nbsp;is an&nbsp;American&nbsp;alternative hip hop&nbsp;group, founded by&nbsp;Speech&nbsp;and his ex-best friend&nbsp;Headliner (DJ)&nbsp;as a positive,&nbsp;Afrocentric&nbsp;alternative to the&nbsp;gangsta rap&nbsp;popular in the early 1990s.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Asked recently about the state of hip-hop during the last two decades, AD front man&nbsp;Speech, commented \u201cthere is little to no balance; 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