Talk About It (Feat. Teyana Taylor)

Teyana Taylor: I got something to say, ohhh You gon' listen today, no Teyana Taylor Jadakiss: Can we talk about the lives being taken Can we talk about the guns going off and the false accusations I'm afraid of my own generation, can we talk about it Nooooo, can we talk, can we talk 'bout the blood on the pavement I bet they gon' be afraid to play this song on rotation But I'ma talk about it, well I'ma talk about it Baby, can we talk about it Hey, yeah, yeah oh noooo We most certainly can Can we talk about it And I ain't gon' take too much of your time nooo, nooo Jadakiss: Yeah, first thing they say is stop killing But can we talk about the cop killings Before we talk about the crack dealing They acting like blacks ain't got feelings Knowledge of self is through wisdom So can we talk about the school system Young girls raped and knocked up Will Hillary release niggas that Bill locked up Can we talk about the cost of living We can talk about guns, but we forced to get 'em It's a new race every time you cross the ribbon Might've skipped the beat, but we never lost the rhythm You don't understand so you ain't able to feel it When my momma's in pain, I ain't able to heal it Fatigues and field boots, the outer wear Sponsor what, vote for who, fuck outta here Teyana Taylor Fabolous: Can we talk about the lives being taken Can we talk about the guns going off and the false accusations I'm afraid of my own generation, can we talk about it Nooooo, can we talk, can we talk 'bout the blood on the pavement I bet they gon' be afraid to play this song on rotation But I'ma talk about it, well I'ma talk about it, baby Can we talk about it We can't remain silence Can we talk about it We gotta speak up Can we talk about it They say it's justice Can we talk about it I feel like it's just us Fabolous: Look, I know y'all tired of talkin and going to demonstrations But if we don't speak up, you help the discrimination We need a one-on-one before it's goes gun on gun People skip the front page 'til they see they son on one And now it's too late to talk, the topic has changed They shootin at black targets like these cops at a range Can we talk how many died for the birth of a nation And how this national anthem ain't worth my ovation And if I am standin up, I'ma stand up for equality It's brutality, we need more than that apology Can we talk about it, not just artists, but the players too Y'all on the field, not the mic, but y'all can say it too We need more Kaepernick and just what the rapper kickin We need more than Instagram posts with smart captions Black actors, stop actin and start action Kerr got the credit, forgot about Mark Jackson, damn Teyana Taylor Jadakiss: Can we talk about the lives being taken Can we talk about the guns going off and the false accusations I'm afraid of my own generation, can we talk about it Nooooo, can we talk, can we talk 'bout the blood on the pavement I bet they gon' be afraid to play this song on rotation But I'ma talk about it, well I'ma talk about it, baby Can we talk about it ahem Can we talk about it Can we talk about it Can we talk about it May I have your attention, please Fabolous Jadakiss: Sensitive subject, but can we talk about it yeah Step straight to it, not try to walk around it nah How we make America great again how If we open up the doors and let haters in wow It's nothin, we winners But that could all change, since Trump won, we finished Much realer than we thought I'm sayin all I really wanna know is can we talk Teyana Taylor: Can we talk for a minute I just want to know, know, know Can we talk for a minute I gotta know right now, yeah Can we talk about it Can we talk about it Can we talk about it Can we talk about it