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AZI Fellas releases track about local Cambodian refugees getting deported
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AZI Fellas releases track about local Cambodian refugees getting deported
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| Vyreak Sovann |
| Mout Iv |
You may remember AZI Fellas, the Cambodian-American hip-hoppers, from Philadelphia Weekly's cover this May. Despite the prime PW real estate, they're still underrated — but that's a story for another day. The group recently released a track called "Injustice," which is about local Cambodian refugees getting deported, a topic I wrote about this week. In fact, the voice in the beginning is Mout Iv, the main subject of my story, anticipating his deportation: "This all I know, is America. It brings tears to me sometimes to think about being deported … away from my mom, my two young kids."
Check the lyrics and track below:
Intro:
(Voice of Mout Iv, now detained)This all I know...is America.
It brings tears to me sometimes to think about being deported...
...away from my mom...my two young kids..Verse I
Joe Hanzsum:Taken without notice, no good byes or kiss/
I feel for the kids cause they dad they miss/
Twist of fate, how can you seperate race?/
All created equal why they treat us like slaves?/
Land of immigrants, we built this country/
Railroads, rowhomes, pay taxes monthly/
Judge me for mistakes in the past/ But
Martha Stewart stole millions still got another chance/
Shit is fucked up, they just corrupt puppets/
And politics, its all about bucks/
I'm trying to stay strong for Mout and Chally/
Ly Kol's family, see my visions like Ghandi/
We need to stand together FIGHT for FREEDOM/
Cause wives are bleeding, kids they need 'em/
Shit is unjust, but as hopeless as it seems/
Martin Luther ain't the only one with a dream//Verse II
RazorSharp:As a kid I was taught to pledge my allegiance/
To a flag that I never even understood the meaning/
Never educated the importance of citizenship/
Fighting for freedom, same lands that the immigrants built/
They ain't giving a shit-
DEMOCRACY is HYPOCRISY/
You have it worst when you're living in poverty/
Obviously, they try to make a mockery of us/
What if it was your brother, sister, mother, father they wanted?/
They don't know what its like to escape from genocide/
Then taken back to same place where many died/
You tell me why a petty crime/
Can jeopardize your chances of ever truly living a better life/
But I guess INS only sees that crime pays/
Nevertheless, they tried their best to live the right way/
Mr. President, you promised things'll change/
But you just kept us waiting while the problem still remains//
Your was a great article, and it's a sad situation. But that is one god-awful track.
*yours.
Im feeling the track ..Its speaks the truth..good article..madd propz to AZI FELLAS
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