Исполнитель: Jay Electronica

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Песня: The Levees Broke (Katrina)
[Intro:]
There's no earthly way of knowing
Which direction we are going,
There's no knowing where we're rowing,
Or which way the river's flowing.
Is it raining?
Is it snowing?
Is a hurricane a-blowing?
Not a speck of light is showing
So the danger must be growing.
Are the fires of hell a-glowing?
Is the grisly reaper mowing?
Yes, the danger must be growing
'Cause the rowers keep on rowing,
And they're certainly not showing
Any signs that they are slowing!

[Jay Electronica:]
I was on the corner with Reem by Tipitina's,
He said "Ri, what up, my nig, I ain't seen ya since Katrina.
Lil' Mikey doin' time for flashin' nines in Pasadena,
I tried to tell 'em chill and wait 'til niggas get they cream up.
I ain't gonna lie, bra, niggas took that petty cash from FEMA
And copped a couple choppers. Why? 'Cause coppers on the clean-up.
You ain't know? They hittin' niggas left and right with bids,
On the news I seen a family of a grandma and some kids,
They tore down where she lived for sixty years and told her, 'Here goes
A voucher for some powdered milk and Kleenex for your tears.'
You seen them tents outside of city hall? That's where they live,
A trailer in the park or cardboard box under the bridge,
They closed down all the projects,
And all these wicked contractors can see us makin' profit,
Insurance companies fucked us up the ass, nobody stopped it;
That's why I'm yellin' 'Fuck the world!' every time I let my Glock spit.
My nigga, we ain't got shit,
I spent the night in jail three times just 'cause I lost my ID,
I went to pastor Raphael who said, 'Son, thou shalt not kill'
And I said 'Why me?'
He told me God gon' try me,
And when I left the church I heard the flashin' lights and sirens.
They said, 'Let me see some ID',
I said, 'Yeah, sure, I'll oblige thee; here, sir, that's my passport.'
They threw me on the gate I said, 'Man, why you gonna do that for?'
They said, 'Cause you the son of slaves, your daddy was a bastard!'
I couldn't take no more, Jay, click-clat, sprrat, blast-blast, that's what they asked for."
We laughed, he said, "Yeah, bra, you feel what niggas come from, it's good to see your face again,
Tell me what Elijah said 'bout how we came from space again?"

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Дамбы прорвало (Катрина)

[Вступление:]
Не понять земным рассудком,
Как плывёт вот это судно,
Взад, вперёд ль гребцы направят,
Как река здесь протекает?
Дождь ли с неба?
Снег ли с неба?
Или ураган свирепый?..... [открыть перевод]

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