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Greenwood is a double entendre. On one hand it’s a salute to the Tulsa area that was the wealthiest Black neighborhood in the early 1900’s that was destroyed during the Tulsa Race Riots of 1921. On the other hand, it is a call for Black empowerment, rebuilding our communities, and celebrating our successes on the other side of adversity.

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Verse 1:
Everybody is a God don’t want to create,
Think it’s odd that we’ll rather destroy than make,
Guess it’s proof that all Gods ain’t good,
I guess it's why they calling them Sets in the hood,
White wife Quan how the hell you pro black,
That’s my family dog I don’t worry about that,
Don’t mean I’m a pro cause you’re an amateur,
Acting like a champ ain’t even a challenger,
About stamina marathon gains,
Ya’ll running sprints I’m playing the long game,
Made a 20 year plan in ‘05,
Worked it like a cat that had one year to die,
Had two jobs called them my investors,
Air tight compressed under pressure,
There are days I’d rather hustle than eat,
That’s what happens when you’re building Black Wall Street.

Chorus:
Greenwood in our hood,
Every city every state,
Rebuilding a Black Wall Street,
We should own the oven and the cake.

Verse 2:
45th is the best thing for Black folks,
Where the government stands now we all know,
Hell in addition to the pickets,
Invest in our communities start a couple of businesses,
Cooperating economically,
Each one teach one resonates sonically,
That’s how you build a castle in a palace,
Filling our cup with the wine from the chalice,
only difference between a dealer and a pharmacy,
Is the dope boy didn’t do it legally,
And if feasibly keep a lawyer on retainment,
Not for criminal but for your corporation,
Cause we can be a moon or a planet,
Be a planet or a star,
The star that got locked out the room,
Don’t give a fuck cause he built another door.

Chorus:
Greenwood in our hood,
Every city every state,
Rebuilding a Black Wall Street,
We should own the oven and the cake.

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from Rebuilding Greenwood, released February 28, 2018

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Known as hip hop's da Vinci, Quanstar is also a filmmaker, author, and comic creator. In just around 15 years, he's released over 15 projects as an independent artis ... more

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