:02:01
Bald, buried and beaten into a pre-dug track
:02:04
That's wack, the way they dis the black
:02:06
How can we complain
when we don't fight back?
:02:08
It ain't hate 'cause we retaliate
:02:10
with the gat in my hands
and the hat on my pate
:02:12
See back in the day
out in the fields they kept us
:02:14
exposed to the rays
without no shields they left us
:02:16
Without a hat, we was exposed
Without a hat, we was sun-stroked
:02:21
The African sun was pure and good
never needed a hat, just brotherhood
:02:25
The good old days are
a brother's worst enemy
:02:27
tell me stay bald, I say it ain't in me
:02:29
Look in my eyes and you'll realize
these ain't lies
:02:32
-Boy, I wouldn't lead you wrong
-No
:02:34
Get with the facts as I chart the stats
cold-kick the hats
:02:37
Make the black grow strong!
:02:38
Make the change gotta cover my braids
:02:40
I deal the pain
to those who keep me in chains
:02:42
They want more than just to see you fall
they wanna keep a brother buried and bald
:02:48
Wear your hat
:02:55
That's how it all ends.
But let's start at the beginning.
:02:59
I' m Nina Blackburn.
:03:01
And what you are about to see
is a documentary on the rap group N.W.H...
:03:05
or Niggaz With Hats.
:03:07
I began this project as a thesis
for my doctorate in sociology.
:03:11
My belief was that
not only does rap function...
:03:14
as the political voice
of today's urban youth...
:03:17
but it also serves as a tracer
of styles and values.
:03:21
I was attracted to N.W.H. because of...
:03:23
the strong political poses
adopted on such albums as the...
:03:27
controversial and never released
Kill Whitey album.
:03:31
This group also seems
to epitomize the disdain...
:03:34
towards women found
in much of rap culture...
:03:36
with songs such as
My Peanuts and Booty Juice...
:03:39
which they claim is a political theme.
:03:42
So sit back and enjoy.
The brothers have a lot to say.
:03:46
Now, I hear you guys are
from a really rough neighborhood.
:03:50
-Yeah.
-Yeah.
:03:52
So, where? Compton? The sewer? Oakland?
:03:55
-All that shit's for punks.
-Brooklyn?
:03:56
No, we don't necessarily like to say
where we're from.