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From the Hip Hop Play about a biracial student stuck in detention after a schoolwide race riot. 'Cause who don't love to dance?

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You might as well DANCE/
Shake/ Boogie/ And wind/
‘Cuz don’t nobody care what goes on in your mind/
Just DANCE/
Not a care at all/
Shut up/ Get up/ And drink some alcohol/

Let’s party/ Let’s boogie/ Let’s keep it movin’ and shakin’/
It’s on and crackalackin’/ Poppin’/ Wheelin’/ And Breakin’/
Grab somebody/ Anybody/ And get down like you naked/
It’s a ritual that’s ancient/ Tribal/ Human/ And pagan/
To hump like animals/ Act a fool/ That’s what you have to do/
I’m gonna get a Grammy if I keep you dancin’ ‘til the afternoon/
Bashful/ Bladderful/ Beautiful/ Intoxicate/
No consequences/ Fat kid/ Lots of cake/
Hot today/ Whoo/ Half nekkid/ Still sweatin/
You can forget about your problems if you keep on steppin’/
Wife late/ Rent late/ Bills late/ Feel great/ Shit faced/
Ixnay the ingray/ This chick may give brain/
Turn it up/ You ain’t got nothin’ to say but game/
We still feel young when we get drunk and play/
Songs that leave us dumbstruck by the drum/
And all in the name of fun/ Come get some/

You might as well DANCE/
Shake/ Boogie/ And wind/
‘Cuz don’t nobody care what goes on in your mind/
Just DANCE/
Not a care at all/
Shut up/ Get up/ And drink some alcohol/

Here we go now/ Words/ Huh/ Good god/ What are they good for?/
Absolutely Nothin’/ ‘Cuz you can get shot for sayin’ somethin’/
One more time now/ Words/ Huh/ Good god/ What are they good for?/
Absolutely Nothin’/ ‘Cuz you can get shot for sayin’ somethin’/
That’s why we dance/ To escape the pain/
If we can escape/ We can maintain/
If we maintain/ We won’t complain/
And you won’t hear our name in any mayor’s campaign/
That’s why we remain/ And there is no change/
And then we look around for someone else to blame/
We do it e’ry day/ Dancin’ like chain gangs/
And you gon’ try to tell me that we ain’t still slaves/
To the rhythm/ It’s getting’ into my system/ So listen/
Only thinking is forbidden for citizens/ Listen!/
I do it to myself/ I ain’t a victim/ Listen!/
We can make a difference if we… who’m I kiddin?

You might as well DANCE/
Shake/ Boogie/ And wind/
‘Cuz don’t nobody care what goes on in your mind/
Just DANCE/
Not a care at all/
Shut up/ Get up/ And drink some alcohol/

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from Square Peg Syndrome, released November 1, 2009
MCing by Dyalekt. Disc-Jockeying by DJ MilkMoney. Beatufication by Domer. Recorded, mixed, & mastered at Asterisk Art Project by brokeMC. I think that's Red Foxx too. He woulda loved me.

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Dyalekt Brooklyn, New York

MC, theaterer, & educator for 20 years. At Pockets Change he uses hip-hop pedagogy to demystify personal finance and help students' relationships with money. He’s rocked everywhere from conferences like AFCPE and SLA, to stages like Bowery Ballroom and the OSF,, to keynotes at Harvard. He co-hosts the Brunch & Budget podcast, which discusses personal finance and racial economic inclusion ... more

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