Let It Shine Page #5

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What I am sure about is that

I wouldn't let my son or daughter

support something as blasphemous

as that club,

and neither should you.

People,

we gotta come together as a community

and eliminate the harmful influences

of hip-hop

and end the powerful grip

it's got on our children.

- You're right.

- Yeah.

Young women gotta stop being video

vixens and start being valedictorians.

Come on, man!

Amen!

Young men gotta stop being gangstas

and start being graduates.

Young people gotta turn off that stereo

and turn on G-O-D!

Ah-ha!

G- O-D.

Uh-huh!

G- O-D.

Uh-huh!

G- O-D.

Uh-huh!

That's ridiculous.

Don't Run Away by Truth.

Wait, I know these guys!

Hey, we went to grade school together!

Oh, really? Let me see.

Wait, I need that magazine

you're trying to hide from me.

- It's nothing.

- Lyla, come on! Let me see.

Don't worry about the critics,

they get paid to criticize.

But I'm sick of them saying

I'm hiding my real voice

just 'cause I use a vocoder.

I mean, lots of other artists use it.

Why do they have to pick on me?

Because you're a star, and you're hot.

And that, my friend, is all by design,

thank you very much.

Lyla, you've done a great job

getting me to where I am,

but, you know,

a little respect would be nice, too.

Mm-mmm.

Do not use the "R" word with me.

That is for indie artists

playing the underground circuit

who have a message, and no per diem.

Sweetie, you know I love

and respect you.

And not just because I told your dad

that I would take care of you

on the road.

You're right.

So, do we have a winner

of your contest or what?

Yes. This one is good.

So, he calls himself Truth and

it's real music and it says something.

Plus, it's so cool that these are my boys

from back in that day.

He's cute! And he can rap?

Looks like we do have ourselves

a winner. Hello, Truth!

Excuse me. We're from On The Beat.

A rapper named Truth won our contest

and gave Off The Street as his address.

- Know where I can find him?

- Never heard of him.

- Oh, he's right there!

- Hey, what's up, sweetie?

On The Beat is in the house!

What's up!

EB&Flo is here at Off The Street.

We are in Atlanta to reveal

our big contest winner.

You submitted a song

to On The Beat's contest. Right?

Yeah. Most definitely.

Well, since you decided to make it...

- ... we're gonna break it!

- ... we're gonna break it!

Yeah! This is incredible, yo!

So you won the rap contest?

Yeah, son! Can you believe it?

I guess, if that's what they said.

You're happy for me, right?

Yeah. Yeah. I mean, why wouldn't I be?

I just didn't get a chance

to hear your song.

Oh. That's because I made it last minute

and just threw it in the mail.

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