Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Change of Pace


So after looking back upon my previous post and realizing how absurdly retarded it is, i decided to post on what perked my interested and i feel that people should know about. Tonight i was watching a movie called "Stop-Loss". It is about army men who are told they can leave after their tour in Iraq or Afghanistan but end up sending them back anyways. During the movie, twice i heard a rap song which perked my interest. Now, when i looked at the soundtrack for the movie, those songs were not listed. only soft rock and country bullshit. so i researched and found out it was a hip-hop group named 4th25. This group are soldiers that have written these songs about their lives in war and their spiritual battles while overseas. i spent $10 dollars on this album tonight. It is titled "Live From Iraq" and it honestly is one of the most moving, and simply good, albums I have heard in a long time. Here is a sample of the lyrics

"Cause this is live from iraq
Home of too many soldiers graves
Where for our country
We gamble with our lives everyday
And there are no blue skies here
Every colors gray
This is the blood of soldiers of which the streets are now paved
And there is no reimbursement for the price that we pay
While yall home sleep were here constantly getting weighed
And every convoy that rides out
Constantly getting sprayed
But we don't fold hands
The cards we are dealt get played"


I honestly suggest checking this group out. stunning lyrics and pleasure to listen to. you can search youtube to get a sample of their music.

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