Title: Flowers on the Ground (Intro) Artists: Hop-Leo, Hopudoshi, & Hopanova Spoken: Hop-Leo: Allow us to introduce myself. I’m Hop-Leo. Hopudoshi: Tch. Hopudoshi here. Hopanova: I’m called Hopanova. All: And we’re gonna (Hopanova: going to) take you on a journey, so enjoy the ride. Hop-Leo: Let’s see. Let’s see, where to start. Hopanova: Yes, new beginnings are often difficult. Hopudoshi: Ha, I’ll start it off. Since you two are always so indecisive. Anyway I’m the one who’s running this show. Hop-Leo & Hopanova: Hmph. Hopanova: Such an impatient and unruly brute. Always rushing into every situation without even stopping to plan. Hopudoshi: Sorry it doesn’t take me 50 years to come to a conclusion. I follow my instincts and intuition. And right now they’re telling me to stomp you into the ground. Hop-Leo: Hopudoshi don’t be hasty. There’s no need for violence here. And Hopanova no need for name calling. Hopudoshi: You’re always taking his side. Hopanova (same time): You always choose his side. Hop-Leo: Look, why don’t you just both go at the same time, so we can avoid this conflict. Hopudoshi: Heh, that works. Hopanova: I suppose. But won’t you be joining us? Hop-Leo: I’ll mostly be sitting back and taking it all in. But I’ll jump in eventually. I like to listen to what other people have to say sometimes. You know? Hopudoshi: No (laughing). Hopanova: Sorry, I don’t know what you mean. Hopanova: We live in a beautiful world. Full of life and knowledge. The Ultimate has surely blessed us all. There is so much wisdom to be gained. So many gestalts to consider. Life. Every life ends in tragedy from some perspective. Every death is a mini Armageddon. Life should be enjoyed and celebrated while it lasts. But death should also be celebrated. For while it is an end, it’s also a new beginning. Hopudoshi (in unison with Hopanova): This world is rotten. The evils of capitalism pervade everything. There’s no unity among the people. It’s kill or be killed. There’s a tiny group of people oppressing everyone else. 90% of the world’s wealth is in 1% of the world’s population. What is wealth anyway? Is it tangible? Did we make it up? Is a person only wealthy if we perceive them as being so? Hop-Leo: Wow. That’s crazy. I was thinking the same thing. Hopudoshi: I’m not done yet. Hopanova: Neither am I. Hop-Leo (in unison with Hopudoshi and Hopanova): Who am I? What am I? Do I exist? Does the world exist? What of Hopudoshi and Hopanova? Are they figments of my imagination? What should I do now? I don’t have enough knowledge to take action. Everyday I learn something that alters my views. I know nothing at all. How should the world be? Who should rule? Should any rule? Why don’t I know who I am? Are other people confused this way?......Man, I think I’m crazy. Hopudoshi (in unison with Hop-Leo and Hopanova): Why is it so hard for people to get along? Why can’t we understand each other? Like why is Hopanova such a punk?! And why is Hop-Leo so indecisive? I guess we’ve all got our problems. I will fix the world by any means necessary. In the words of El-Hajj Malik Shabazz. Why can’t they see things my way? But wait, they are me. I am we…us. Oh well, I’ll destroy capitalism one way or another! I won’t hold anything back. Even if I am crazy. Hopanova (in unison with Hop-Leo and Hopudoshi): I wish to attain harmony with Heaven and Earth. I wish for world peace. But brutes like Hopudoshi mess it up. And that shirk Hop-Leo is of little assistance. Maybe I should just find my own harmony. Maybe it isn’t worth it to help others. I’m better than them right? I must be closer to enlightenment than most. Especially those two. But I am them. Hmm…I must contemplate this further. Could it be? Could I be crazy? Hop-Leo: One thing’s for sure… Hopudoshi: But I know this… Hopanova: This I’ve realized… All: If we seek nothing but perfection, and look only to the stars in the sky, we will miss the flowers on the ground.

Title: Age of Aquarius Artists: Hopudoshi, Hop-Leo, & Hopanova Chorus: Hopanova: It’s the dawn of the Age of Aquarius This is the time for all of us Everybody join hands, no cause for fuss It’s not the end it’s Aquarius Background Voice FX: Is this what you wanted (Repeat 4x) Verse 1: Hop-Leo: Some say approaching is the end of days But it’s just the beginning of the new age This is the time for revolutionary love Replace the war hawk with the dove No more pressure for conformity You be you and I’ll be me We’ll all join together, help humanity Respect the knowledge gained by astrology Awaiting the messiah, did he already come? Barrack Hussein Obama anyone? Is this wishful thinking or blasphemy Will there ever be world wide unity It’s time to realize ideology Ideal communism will set the people free But you don’t have to take it from me Just look at the stars and you will see *Chorus* Spoken: Hopanova: **When the moon is in the Seventh House And Jupiter aligns with Mars Then peace will guide the planets And love will steer the stars *Chorus* Verse 2: Hopudoshi: Don’t let Hop-Leo fool ya, it’s no utopia Listen to my lyrics, yes I’m invoking ya Hopudoshi keeps it all the way real I bring it hardcore with rhymes you can feel In this new age the religion is science Everybody’s waiting for the newest appliance The media hypes it and we buy it Look at the success of Miley Cyrus Television has dumbed us down Without GPS we can’t get around What happened to navigation with the stars? One day the rich will vacation on Mars Knowledge and science will be abused The proletariat will still be used Sorry I had to burst your bubble But I’m not very good at being subtle *Chorus* Spoken: Hopanova: **Harmony and understanding Sympathy and trust abounding No more falsehoods or derisions Golden living dreams of visions Mystic crystal revelation And the mind's true liberation *Chorus* Verse 3: Hopudoshi & Hop-Leo: Every age has positives and negatives What’s important is the way that we handle it We can destroy the world or create a better one The Age of Aquarius, mankind’s kingdom Time to rebel against the status quo Stop the violence, love our foes What exactly does this new age hold? When does it start? No one knows The new world order has it right Diplomacy, not preemptive strikes Nuclear disarmament, a safer planet All of these developments like someone planned it Let’s not lose our faith in the Ultimate Science has its place, but it’s not all legit Don’t let the T.V. control your brain In this crazy world don’t go insane Technology is great, but don’t be over reliant Enjoy the beauty of nature, go head try it The throne is being handed to our generation It’s time to unite every nation Practice equality and philanthropy A general love of humanity We can make utopia, it’s up to us This is the dawn of the Age of Aquarius *Chorus 2x*

Title: Do the New Dance!! Artist: Hop-Leo Chorus: D-do the new dance D-d-do the new D-do the new D-do the new dance D-d-do the new D-do the new Do the new dance D-d-do the new D-do the new Everybody clap your hands D-d-do the new D-do the new Verse 1: Everybody listen up this is new hip-hop You don’t have to think, just pop and lock Degrade our women; let’s call ‘em hoes After the club we can ride on our foes Let’s call each other what the slave master did But it’s okay cause there’s a “ga” at the end Is this really what hip-hop has become Disgracing the greats like KRS-One Knowledge reigns supreme, but it’s hard to tell Won’t rap long cause it’s the hook that sells Three second long attention spans Glad to see hip-hop is in good hands *Chorus 2x* Verse 2: Don’t get me wrong not trying to ruin the fun But too much of anything will make you numb Not trying to call the kids today dumb Yo this one little shorty just pulled out his gun He said, “Hop-Leo stop preaching to me I don’t care about Slick Rick or Run DMC” Turned to the young man and I just said “Without these greats there’d be no Stinky Leg” He just looked at me in disbelief Then he calmed down a little, put away his piece I said, “Yes young man this is all true But it’s okay shorty just do what you do” *Chorus 2x* Verse 3: Now listen as we ride Do the newest dance on the east and the west side Fellas wave guns, ladies shake your bums Move a little bit more girl, I’m ready to um… Wait a minute they can’t get me too Am I really dancing round like these fools? Hop-Leo gotta think about some knowledge man But in this state of mind don’t know if I can The beat’s got me Hypnotized Feeling like I’m Ready to Die Feel like I got All Eyes on Me Souja Boy I Ain’t Mad at Cha G Sometimes you gotta unwind and dance Let the rhythm put you in a trance But I wonder what hip-hop would be If we still had Tupac and Biggie *Chorus 3x*

Title: What Am I? Artist: Hopudoshi Chorus: What would the world be without me? Would it be a better place or more grimy? Would there be more peace, tranquility? Or would mass chaos end up reigning supreme? Verse 1: I step up on the scene, I’m so fresh and clean Everyone thinks I’m so interesting I make their lives convenient, no more fussing Now you all can stop specializing I single handedly ended equality There’s blood on me, I’m filthy dirty In this world I reign supreme, I have the power People slave away for me hour after hour I give you more respect, you can have anything Just to have me people steal, lie, and cheat Put your trust in me, I’ll give you a better life I can’t find you love, but I can get you a wife I can do all this, but can’t bring happiness If you ever lost me you might jump off a cliff Or off a building, splat on Wall St. I’m so valuable, but in reality I’m as worthless as a shell by the sea I’m the enemy of any commie The irony, is technically I grow on trees I’m the root of all evil, what I am is money *Chorus* Verse 2: I can destroy empires, and build up new ones I’m known to inspire, but I can fool some I explain to you where the sun comes from I’m responsible for more death than every gun I cause nations to war with one another On the other hand I unite people as brothers Then again I divide them worse than anything Have you thinking the other side is worth killing I’m better than any weapon at controlling the masses Get ‘em while they’re young little lads and lasses Running round carefree, still need hall passes Then professors ridicule me in their college classes I’m the greatest thing ever made or maybe the worst I’ve saved the most people, but put the most in a hearse I can make you a better person, fill you with love Or I can make you strap on a bomb and blow yourself up I’m guessing by now you think you figured me out But for millions of years no one has figured me out There’s just too many interpretations of me What I am is religion you see *Chorus* Verse 3: I’m a disease spreading, killing slowly I’m a virus that infects everything around me I claim everything that I see as mine Destroy that, move on, I do this all the time When it come down to it, I’m responsible For every single evil, that’s possible Love and hate, I’ve got it all In the beginning I had a fall If you recall, throughout history I’ve gained control of every country Relatively I’m awfully weak But I get by on my supreme cunning I’m a cancer to the world and I’m growing When it comes to me, there’s no slowing I build and destroy, destroy and I build Can’t tell how many living things I’ve killed Everywhere I go death follows me Can’t wait to take more, Earth’s too tiny But I probably won’t get a chance to ruin space I’ll eliminate myself, I’m the human race *Chorus 2x* I said what would the world be without me? Can you tell me?

Title: Lost Souls Artist: Hopanova Left, left, left, right Delta Left, left, left, right Delta Chorus 1: It’s alright, it’s alright It’s alright, it’s ok I’ve seen better days He-e-e-e-y He-e-e-e-y Remember MLK He tried to lead the way But he was shot one day In the early morning It’s alright, it’s alright now It’s alright, it’s ok I’ve seen better days He-e-e-e-y He-e-e-e-y Verse 1: Can’t help but wonder why So soon the greats, they die Seems the harder you try God calls on you to fly They affect us all Lift up the ones who fall Help us to stand up tall Break down dividing walls They bring us together Make the whole world better And we’ll decide whether Our bonds we will sever They rise up and fight With every ounce of might Uniting black and white Everything will be alright Chorus 2: It’s alright, it’s alright It’s alright, it’s ok I’ve seen better days He-e-e-e-y He-e-e-e-y Remember JFK He tried to lead the way But he was blown away On a sunny day It’s alright, it’s alright now It’s alright, it’s ok I’ve seen better days He-e-e-e-y He-e-e-e-y Verse 2: How many wars will be fought? Young able bodies being sought A human life cannot be bought Hope the soldiers’ sacrifice is not for naught When the rich wage war it’s the poor that suffer How long will it take to understand each other? Hope one day we realize the dream Of our heroes like Dr. King Can’t let the lost souls’ death be in vain Recognize deep down that we’re all the same Spread love and peace like MJ tried to Make the world a better place for me and you Chorus 3: It’s alright, it’s alright It’s alright, it’s ok I’ve seen better days He-e-e-e-y He-e-e-e-y Do you remember MJ? He did it his own way It makes me sad to say He’s seen his final days It’s alright, it’s alright now It’s alright, it’s ok I’ve seen better days He-e-e-e-y He-e-e-e-y Chorus 4: It’s alright, it’s alright It’s alright, it’s ok I’ve seen better days He-e-e-e-y He-e-e-e-y Remember Bigg and Pac They really changed hip-hop But then they both got shot You know it hurt a lot It’s alright, it’s alright now It’s alright, it’s ok I’ve seen better days He-e-e-e-y He-e-e-e-y It’s alright, it’s alright It’s alright, it’s ok I’ve seen better days He-e-e-e-y He-e-e-e-y

Title: Dear Papa Artists: Hop-Leo f/ Lil Lex Chorus: Lil Lex: Daddy, Don’t you know we love ya Hop-Leo: Dear Papa Lil Lex: Sweet daddy, place no one above ya Hop-Leo: You are appreciated Lil Lex: Sweet daddy, don’t you know we love ya Hop-Leo: Dear Papa Lil Lex: Sweet daddy, place no one above ya Hop-Leo: Thanks to you we made it Verse 1: Hop-Leo: Can’t thank you enough For your sacrifice Always showed me love And gave me a better life Coulda went to Princeton, been a ball player But you stayed with me, chose to take care Of your family, that’s how you showed me The meaning of responsibility I remember when I was young And my friends would watch you dunk They’d be so amazed and I’d have to say, “Yep my dad’s just like MJ” Working graveyard shift, manning the fork lift Whipping the RX-7, it was awfully swift You worked hard, gave us the tools Made sure we were in good schools Growing up you were my best friend Playing NBA Live, hard to defend Street Fighter II, yes it’s true Battles with Chun Li, forget about Ryu There’d be Knockout Kings and other things Dog fights with Fox in Arwings Even little Lex would play her part Staying up all night in the Perfect Dark *Chorus* Verse 2: Hop-Leo: Thanks to you we made it father We’ll be calling OSU our alma mater Before that I was in Iraq And I finally let you know one simple fact I love you, didn’t know I never said it To you dad, I’ll always be indebted If one of us should ever be in a tangle We’ll be fighting back to back like Connor and Angel Even Wolf, Ram & Hart couldn’t tear us apart In the end Luke Sky was by the side of Darth Hard to break the bond between father and son I pray mine will be as strong with my little one Apollo reconciled with Admiral Adama A child needs more than just his mama Without a dad little boys are Lost That’s why to save Walt, Micheal’d pay any cost I can talk to you about anything You even listen when I try to sing Keep an open mind to my radical views Probably ‘cause I got most of ‘em from you Chaotic neutral, I’m chaotic good You can be my Che Guevara in the hood By any means necessary Can’t tell you how much you mean to me Verse 3: Lil Lex: Yeah, it’s your birthday But it’s everyday That we appreciate All the love you gave And continue to That’s why we love you You’re our daddy Our daddy *Chorus 2x*

Title: For You Artist: Hopanova Chorus: For You I would die For You I would live For You I would cry Nothing I wouldn’t give For You I would pray For You I would fight I think of You all day And I dream of You each night Verse 1: Just recently saw you for the first time Now You’re the only One that’s ever on my mind Word can’t express how I love You You’re the reason that the sky is blue Yes it’s true, what I said before You changed my world when You came through the door You are more than just a girl to me What You are is everything If the universe was just the two of us If up was down and down was up It’d be ok, because I’d have my yang My opposite, to keep me tame My eyes burn red with love for You When I look into Yours there’s nothing I won’t do Because of You I feel like I can soar You intoxicate me, I want more and more You’re dangerous, because for You I’d do anything Hilarious, never considered a wedding ring Monogamy to me was only for fools I’d settle down with You, I’d break all my rules *Chorus* Verse 2: Now I crawl into Your arms after my greatest struggle You don’t have to be alarmed all I wanna do is hug You In You there’s a comfort that is matched by no other It’s akin to a child who’s embraced by his mother I’m in awe before You, I stand in reverence But please I implore You, I can’t take a severance Sorry if I ever hurt You, it was unintentional You still accept me, though I can be unconventional You’re more beautiful than Helen of Troy You’re presence brings me eternal joy You’ve got boundless creativity, I’m very impressed Around You my hearts activity is never at rest Opposite signs, green eyes, with mine burning red They attract, look at that, just like they always said Yin and yang, I’m the flame and You are the air Make me stronger or no longer, it’s quite a pair Just upon us is Your age in this hemisphere Water bearer may bring terror, should we be scared But there’s no cause for worry if You’re here too I’m most frightened of not being the one for You *Chorus*

Title: Unite Artist: Hopudoshi *(unmitigated) Spoken: To the oppressed peoples of the earth. It’s time to unify! Chorus: Women, Blacks, poor It’s time to unite, stand, rise, fight Against the machine. Take back what’s yours Proletariats rise, open your eyes Go head and scream! We demand more Let’s take to the streets, rally, march, preach To realize the dream. We declare war I’m talkin’ real coup de grace, kill the king It’s a whole new regime! Verse 1: Hopudoshi unmitigated, unleashed Take the message to the people in the streets Fucked up giving me freedom of speech Now I’ll take you out without the heat Didn’t wanna use violence before Now I see that we have to war Took me a minute to realize We can only win with your demise But this ain’t the doctrine of hate This is just for us to escape From the ruthless exploitation We experience in this great nation We call for capitalisms fall We demand equality for all I know this order is tall But it’s time for breakin’ the law Don’t let the bourgeoisie Divide you and me They want us fighting each other But we gotta unite like brothers And sisters, every color Feminism’s not just for your mother It’s time to rise and fight Women take back the night Gotta stop the rapists and misogynists Every oppressed person is a part of this Even if you’re a rich, white, male Join the cause, with you we can’t fail Communism will set the people free Men and women follow me Black, red, white, yellow, brown It’s time to break the walls down *Chorus* Verse 2: Some say, “Death to America!” Can’t lie, I used to feel ya But this is my country too I’ve fought for this red, white, and blue But there’s serious changes, rearranges Turn the pages on your history, time for part two The solutions revolution Through human evolution and experience, what can’t we do? Excuse me miss reporter It’s time for the, new world order Fox News I know you don’t like this Don’t have to be psychic, but I’m gonna hype this We all are witnesses Not to Lebron James, to the market crisis How long can we take this? I’m tired of the games, it’s time to resist So many fabrications, ignore United Nations When they talk about racists I’m waiting for the lies to end Put down the sword and pick up the pen The ink of a scholar’s Worth more than the blood of a martyr More important than millions of dollars Gotta break free of these chains and these collars Don’t let ‘em control your mind The bourgeoisie would steal from the blind This is psychological war The casualties are more than before They’re women, blacks, gays, poor We gotta fight, though there’s gonna be gore Go to the powers, kick in the door Let’s get on the wings of the movement and sore *Chorus* Spoken: Women, minorities, poor, the proletariat, it’s time to unite. Combine our resources. We’re stronger together than we ever will be apart. Don’t let the bourgeois capitalist’s divide and conquer strategy work against us. It’s time to think globally. Unite with our sisters and brothers around the world. It’s ok to love America, but America isn’t all there is. There’s a whole world out there that we’re a part of. The global community. We’re all neighbors, so love everybody. It’s time to take down this machine. But we can only combat the power structure if we take it on together. So let’s rise up, make some noise and take back what’s ours. We can do this. I know you can. Hopudoshi signing off.

Title: Way to the Dawn Artist: Hopanova featuring Hop-Leo Spoken: Riku*: This world is perfect for me. If this is what the world really is…just this. Then maybe I should fade back into Darkness. Sora: Riku… Riku: If the world is made of Light and Darkness…we’ll be the Darkness. Chorus: We start in: The Light Then seduced by: The Twilight We fall in: To Darkness Then we search for: The Dawn We come back to: The Light Then seduced by: The Twilight We fall in: To Darkness Then we search for: The Dawn This eternal cycle goes on and on This eternal cycle goes on and on Verse 1: I’m in the Dark, but I’m unafraid It gets hard, but at least I know my name Just can’t let go of my ego Gonna take for a ride now hear we go What is life, what’s reality? Why do we place such value on identity? Some say All is All and All is each But the numinous feeling you cannot teach The Darkness isn’t so bad if you can’t bear the Light It’s no surprise that people fear its might The Awe is awful if you’re not prepared Words just can’t describe how you’ll be scared There’s comfort in Darkness, in oneself But that can manifest the worst Hell My pride, my pride has such a hold on me But nothing is worse than being lonely What if I was all there was? What if this was all made up? Can’t image a worse scenario Solipsism shows the grandiose human ego I’ve been trying and trying to rid myself of it But my personal being I just can’t help but covet I know that in my life I’ve done wrong That’s why I’m searching for the way to the Dawn *Chorus* Verse 2: I lied before, I am scared of the Dark Scared of what prolonged exposure can do to the heart I’m looking for a way out, not sure if I’ll find it If you could view your life over would you rewind it? Would you be racked with guilt over the things you’ve done? Could you go before God or the Son? The Awe is awesome if you can make it But the Light is blinding, it’s hard not to forsake it Even though it’s offered many choose not to take it Spoken: Hop-Leo**: From The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The departed soul is described as shrinking in agony from the Pure Light of the Void, and even from the lesser, tempered Lights, in order to rush headlong into the comforting darkness of selfhood as a reborn human being, or even as a beast, an unhappy ghost, a denizen of hell. Anything rather than the burning brightness of unmitigated Reality—anything! Verse 2 continued: Gotta let go of my selfhood, stop being unregenerate Walk to where the well stood, see no reflection in it Travel far and wide, but don’t pick up my pivot I know that we must die, Lord please give me a minute I wanna embrace the Light, I’ve made the decision But I’m not quite ready for the Beatific Vision I know that I’ve been treading in Darkness too long That’s why I’m searching for the way to the Dawn That’s why I’m looking for my way to the Dawn *Chorus* Spoken: Riku***: What are you making me choose now? DiZ: Between the road to Light and the road to Darkness Riku: Neither suits me. I’m taking the middle road DiZ: Do you mean the Twilight road to Nightfall? Riku: No. It’s the road to Dawn

Title: 2012 Artists: Hop-Leo, Hopudoshi, Hopanova, & BDPS Chorus 1: BDPS: All’s end Gonna lose it all All’s end Will we fall? All’s end Gonna lose it all All’s end We can’t stall Verse 1: Hopudoshi: The Mayans predicted it, 2012 Winter solstice, can’t protect ourselves End of the calendar or 13 Either doomsday or unlucky Will there be an ELE The ending of humanity Guess we’ll see how far we’ve come Doubt we can stop it with our guns They’re too short to box with the Fates 12-21-12: expiration date It’s looking bleak for my perfect state Wonder who’ll get in the Pearly Gates Magnetic reversal of our poles North and south switch on our globe Collision with planet Nibiru It’s the end for me and you Solar flare we’re up in smoke Our whole existence just a cosmic joke A super nova light years away It could reach us any day How exactly will we fade? Will our destruction be man made? Hostilities between nations are rising I see the Four Horsemen on the horizon Chorus 2: BDPS: All’s end Gonna lose it all All’s end Who makes the call? All’s end Gonna lose it all All’s end Who has the gall? Verse 2: Hopanova: The Mayan calendar is cyclical How much did they even know? No need to be hysterical Making everyone’s spirits low Hopudoshi don’t cause a fuss Beautiful times are ahead of us A shift in human conscious Clouds burst, the Heavens open up Don’t worry about the material world What’s ending is the material girl When the clouds open we’ll all be graced With cosmic energy from a higher place Spiritual transition for mankind After the awakening we won’t be blind We’ll be taken to a higher level In this new age where all can revel Don’t fret over tales of doomsday That negative energy will be gone soon ‘kay Water bearer will come and cleanse it Just hope she doesn’t take us with it The Age of Aquarius is drawing near Spread the word so all can hear The Kingdom of Man shall be on Earth Heaven’s the Ultimate, but we’ll enjoy this first Chorus 3: BDPS: All’s end Is it an end at all? All’s end We’ll stand tall All’s end Is it an end at all? All’s end We won’t fall Verse 3: Hop-Leo: This sounds to me like Y2K The new scare tactic of the day But anything’s possible in this universe Hope things get better instead of worse I won’t claim to know what’s to come I’m not Nostradamus or the One All I can say is that our lives are short What’re the odds of something of this sort? So grand and mystifying Taking place in our lifetimes What they’re selling, not sure I’m buying Hopanova please don’t pine That picture of the future seems wonderful But it also may be unattainable Hopudoshi’s world looks awfully grim Knowing what’s to come is always dim The end of President Obama’s term 2012, which way will we turn? Will we reelect or turn our backs? Will he have a positive impact? Will the New World Order come to fruition? Will nations unite, improve the human condition? Hope in this new age we cooperate This time around avoid apples and snakes Chorus 4: BDPS: All’s end Gonna lose it all All’s end Will we fall? All’s end Who makes the call? All’s end Who has the gall? All’s end Is it an end at all? All’s end We’ll stand tall All’s end Is it an end at all? All’s end We won’t fall

Title: Valley of Darkness f/ Malcolm X Artists: Hop-Leo, Hopudoshi, & Hopanova Spoken: Malcolm X Verse 1: Hop-Leo/Hopudoshi: Would someone please tell me the explanation? In this nation We/Blacks continue to be publicly shunned What have we done? Breaks we get none We need some collaboration Put down the guns Empty the clips of all bullets Please read my lips Listen to my voice You have a choice There is still hope If you’re not content with this bullshit then get out and vote The world needs us In God we trust But you know we must stand on our two feet And in this land can’t accept defeat Chorus: We won’t be beat We won’t be beat We won’t be beat We can’t be beat Spoken: Malcolm X Verse 2: I’m not about white guilt, but somebody was guilty If you’re wondering why take a look at these families Who are still reaping, and benefiting From the centuries, of legal slavery We demand equality, don’t wanna have to get mean But sometimes it seems, that in this country To get results, sometimes it’s necessary to show your teeth Demonstrating, that was the 60’s But if you want America to listen then it’s militancy Spoken: Hopanova: Whoa slow down Hopudoshi. You gotta breath. You know you want peace. Verse 2 continued: I’m sorry, the topic enrages thee And if you’re not like me, you can’t quite understand Growing up in this land, I’m taking a stand It’s been stolen from us, yeah our dignity Now the powers that be preach equality I’d like to believe, but I’m still wary Of 400 plus years of lies and deceit But we won’t be beat No we won’t be beat We can’t be beat *Chorus* Spoken: Malcolm X Verse 3: They try and make it seem blissful; like things are improving But if life was Risk oh, you know we’d/(the blacks would) be losing This gets under my skin yo, it hurts like a contusion But instead of my body, it’s my soul that’s bruising If this is confusing then pick up a dictionary Next to revolutionary’s a picture of Hop staring Right back at ya, I’m just trying to capture Your hearts and minds Because for us/blacks to feel rapture We gotta get high This may be out line But finding happiness true, for us in reality Is about as taboo as bestiality But don’t get mad at me, I’m just keeping it real They stole us from our land; now get mad when we steal Go head and eat your veil, you damn bourgeoisie This is how I feel, can call me commie, can call me commie (Hopudoshi: me commie) Enjoy your wealth and your plasma, try to take away welfare While my father’s got asthma and he can’t afford healthcare Well I’ll be right there should you have an attack I’ll spend my last dime just trying to bring ya back Plenty of youngsters out there just like me Doing what they can to help their family And by that I mean, their whole community And if we be altruistic we won’t be beat Chorus 2: No we won’t be beat Call me commie We won’t be beat Can call me commie We won’t be beat Can call me commie Won’t accept defeat Call me commie Go head Malcolm preach Spoken: Malcolm X

Title: Rev-I.S. Artists: Hop-Leo & Hopudoshi Spoken: Hop-Leo: It’s time. Time for the spies to practice what they preach. Do what they say to do. Give what they want. And don’t take what they don’t want to be taken. Freedom—Equality. Individuality—Altruism. Balance. Verse 1: Hop-Leo/Hopudoshi: We fighting for Iraqi freedom, but did Iraq need freedom? Most of the civilians saying, “Bush, we don’t need him” Pushing our views and democracy American imperialism is what I see And that’s mixed with a scoop of hypocrisy We bombed they country over WMDs But we got those in the land of the free Nagasaki, Hiroshima anybody What gives us the right to decide what’s right? We claim something’s wrong now it’s time to fight Now I’m in Tikrit scared to sleep at night That fifty cal fire’s got my eyes shut tight But don’t call me a coward for fearing war and IEDs Courage without fear Aristotle calls extreme (Hopudoshi: …fear is called stupidity) Love thy neighbor unless they’re across seas Is that what they teach in Christianity? Nah, but when convenient they ignore the scriptures Rather look up sites with the nudie pictures Rather stack cash give it to the strippers Whoops my bad now I sound like a preacher Spoken: Hop-Leo: We don’t need anyone telling us what to do any longer. All we need is to realize the ideals you’ve been preaching all this time. ‘Cause it’s our time and your time, the together time. Verse 2: So what is freedom, is it democracy? ‘Cause if that’s the case, America’s not free What we see is actually a republic Democracy’s a more romantic term for its subjects Rule by the people is what democracy is Says nothing about electing representatives Minority rule is what it’s coming down to Only rich can get elected and they are the few Bush, Kerry, Nadar never represented my views Rich old fakers, never walked in my shoes False consciousness has got us thinking capitalism’s working But they’re scared the specter of communism’s still lurking Wake up people see the surplus value See how big business gets over on me and you Everybody satisfied with their little house and mini coupe Break the mental chains, it’s time to start a mini coup True, it’s about as risky as Knievel But this competition brings out the worst human evils Peace and cooperation would be so utopian Marx called for revolution, but can we really win I’m more about a peaceful solution Hopudoshi’s for awareness not war and murdering Call my views un-American and unpatriotic Won’t apologize for being black and having some knowledge And having some knowledge Won’t apologize for being black and having some knowledge And having some knowledge Won’t apologize for being black and having some knowledge Spoken: Hop-Leo: There was a time when I wanted to destroy you and everything you stood for. That time has pasted, fortunately for you. But it’s time for you to leave us alone. Let us live, we’ll let you live. We no longer need you babysitting us. What we need is acceptance. We’ll accept you, you accept us. Live and let live. Peace. Hop-Leo signing off.

Title: Home Artists: Hopudoshi, Hopanova, & Hop-Leo Verse 1: Hopudoshi: It’s the rebirth When will it end? I can’t pretend This is the first I hunger and thirst But I can’t go Home So here I roam Is this a curse? It’s not the worst Though I may be doomed Is there a spoon? Will I be consumed? Can I let go Of my ego Avoid the snow I just don’t know I’m only human So that implies That when I die I won’t reach the sky I’ll be born again And then again And then again When will it end? Spoken: What’s this?! Heh. Guess I got my answer. Hopudoshi signing off. Verse 2: Hopanova: I’m trying to escape…samsara I’m trying to embrace…the Power I’m searching far and wide…for Home Scared all I’ll do is hide…alone This here is my plea to the skies above Hoping You’ll accept me with Your eternal love I know that I’m not perfect, but no human is Is evil really part of our essence? I know that I’m a member of the fallen ones Wonder what must be done for You to call on us Don’t want to ruin Your Kingdom with my unworthiness So I’m willing to accept rebirth if that’s Your wish Spoken: Am I…I’m fading. *sigh of relief* I see. Thank you. I leave it to you Hop-Leo. Hopanova signing off. Verse 3: Hop-Leo: What is the world and how do I fit in it? I know nothing at all and not afraid to admit it What awaits me when it’s said and done? Is it a burning lake like the sun? Or is it the moon, barren, cold, and gloom? Either way it goes, sounds to me like doom Where do you reside O Glorious One? Even if I could find You, would I come? I’m looking Home, am I already here? At the same time You invoke love and fear Wait a minute, think I figured it out You’ve been here all along, there’s no doubt Let me apologize for the sins I’ve committed Hope in the highest court I’ll be acquitted But if I’m not please just know this This life You’ve given me has been a gift I think I’ve finally realized the Truth The entire universe is under Your Roof The entire universe is under Your Roof I said I think I’ve finally realized the Truth The entire universe is under Your Roof Spoken: Heh, looks like it’s my time. Wonder what’ll happen next. But I am at peace. I am one. I am nothing. And Everything is Everything. Hop-Leo signing off.

Title: Conclusion (Rebirth) Artists: Hop-Leo, Hopanova, & Hopudoshi Spoken: Hop-Leo: What happened? Where am I? Hopanova: Did we make it? Hopudoshi: Tch. I doubt it. Hop-Leo: Hopanova? Hopudoshi? You’re… Hopudoshi: Alive and kickin’ Hop-Leo. Disappointed? Hopanova: I’m not sure “alive” is the correct word to express our current state. Hop-Leo: What’s going on here? Hopanova: It seems we’ve failed. But where did I go wrong? This must be Hopudoshi’s fault. Hopudoshi: That’s it! I’m gonna… Hop-Leo: Stop! This is no time to fight. We have to figure out what’s going on. Why we’re here. Hopudoshi: Tch. Wherever that is. Hopanova: It appears we’re in some sort of limbo. Perhaps awaiting rebirth? Hop-Leo: Oh. So you’re right, we didn’t make it. Hopudoshi: Oh well, that suits me just fine. I’ll take another crack at life. Hopanova: Brute. You understand so little. Hopudoshi: You ever stop and think that maybe you’re the one who doesn’t understand! Maybe you should start looking at life as a gift to be cherished rather than a burden. Hopanova: I do. It’s just…I thought there was more. Hop-Leo: I see now why we weren’t accepted. We can’t even get along with myself. What have we really learned? I just hope we’re not stuck here. That we get another chance. Hopanova: Is it really so bad here? It’s peaceful. Hopudoshi: Yeah, I kind of like the Dark. Hop-Leo: Wait, behind you. What’s that Light? Hopudoshi: Oh… Hopanova: It’s behind you too. Hopudoshi: We’re surrounded by Light. Hop-Leo: We were so busy looking inward that we missed the Light all around us. Hopanova: It’s beautiful… Hopudoshi: Yeah… Hopanova: Let’s go towards it. Hop-Leo: Looks like it’s time. All: Rebirth…