„Soothin‘ drug abusin‘, Vietnamese women screwin‘
Sex, gambling and boozin‘, all this shit is amusin‘
Bitches and guns, this is every man’s dream
I don’t wanna go home where I’m just an ordinary human being“
R.A. The Rugged Man, „Uncommon Valor: A Vietnam Story“
Die letzte Zeile ist wahrscheinlich die beste Beschreibung für den Geisteszustand vieler G.I.s in Übersee, die ich je gelesen habe. Simple an‘ true.
„Soon as I hear the bass I’ma tear the place up
Then pick the pace up; you pick me? You picked the ace up
[…]
Police state under pad locks and metal glocks
Where the fiends dream of rocks the size of ghetto blocks“
Akbar, „Bigga Dey Come“
„Check it nineteen-eighty-six is when I reached my peak
Take my brothers outta state and tried to make some ends meet
[…]
I’m not about killin‘ my people but you know how it go
Work with me not against me and we’ll make mad dough “
Group Home, „Livin‘ Proof“
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