Ursula Rucker

Ursula Rucker, born in Philadelphia, is a spoken word recording artist. She is known for her diverse repertoire, and for utilizing techniques that catch her listeners' attention.
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Rant (Hot in Here)
From her new album Ma’at Mama (Ma'at' means truth, an ancient Egyptian kemetic principle holding the world in balance and order)
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CASTLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE UNIVERSE WHERE EVERYTHING’S FOR SALE · HEY, WHERE CAN I BUY ONE OF THOSE LITTLE BLUE PILLS TO CURE ME OF MY ILLS CAUSED BY THE Illuminati’S MASTER PLAN HERE! HERE! PUT THIS GUN IN YOUR HAND GO SHOOT SOME SHIT UP · CASTLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE UNIVERSE WHERE EVERYTHING’S FOR SALE SELL YOUR SOUL AND BUY A FANTASY LOSE YOUR MIND AND DRIFT INTO A DREAM AND HOPEFULLY IT SOOTHES THE PAIN THAT BOUGHT YOU THERE · CASTLE AT THE BOTTOM OF UNIVERSE WHERE ANGELS GO TO DIE FALL TO EARTH FROM MOUNTAINS IN THE SKY TRADE THEIR WINGS FOR THINGS TO GET THEM HIGH IMMORTALITY FOR MISERY THEY YEARN TO TASTE THE POISON OF HUMANITY AND LIVE THE NIGHTMARE · IT WASN’T MY MISTAKE I SHOULDN’T HAVE TO PAY THE CONSEQUENCE IS SO UNFAIR SEE, I’VE TRIED FOR ALL THESE YEARS AND I STILL CAN’T BREATH THE AIR IT’S GETTIN’ REALLY HOT IN HERE · OK, CLASS LET’S REVIEW THE WORDS OF THE DAY CAN EVERYBODY SAY: POVERTY PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES INDUSTRIAL PRISON COMPLEX NOT ENOUGH LOVE, TOO MUCH SEX PORNOGRAPHY MUSIC IS NOW INDUSTRY, SUFFERING FROM LACK OF ARTISTRY GUN CULTURE CAPITALISM SEXISM RACISM CLEAR CHANNEL WAR WAR WAR FALLUJAH BAGHDAD ABU GHRAIB CIVIL WAR SUDAN AIDS AFRICA AIDS AFRICA AIDS HOMELAND SECURITY PRIVACY ACT WHERE THE FUCK IS MY [Privacy]? WHERE THE FUCK IS MY PRIVACY...AT? MISOGYNY AND OH YEAH I FORGET...SODOMY CAUSE WE ALL BEIN’ FUCKED IN THE ASS RIGHT NOW THAT’S RIGHT, I SAID IT SOMEBODY GOTTA PUT ALL THESE KNUCKLEHEADS ON BLAST START A REVOLUTION REVOLUTION REVOLUTION · RESIST, PUMP A FIST, BREAK UP THE STATIC, SMASH ALL THIS PLASTIC TO BITS BECOME A PRO AT BEING ANTI TO DIS – BULLSHIT · FREEDOM IS OF LATE NOTHING BUT A GENERIC CATCH WORD OVERUSED BY THOSE WHO WISH TO STAY HEARD, STAY IN POWER, FUEL CAPITALISM, PERPETUATE FEAR WHILE WEARING THE CLOAK OF DEMOCRACY, GREAT PROTECTOR OF HUMANITY · IT’S A TACTIC OF THE REGIME TO LULL US INTO COMPLACENCY INTO THINKING EVERYTING IS A’IGHT WHILE THEY FIGHT FOR CRUDE KILL AND BE KILLED FOR CRUDE HOW ROMAN EMPIRE... HOW FIRST WORLD... HOW CRUDE · CASTLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE UNIVERSE WHERE ANGELS GO TO DIE · THE CASTLE WALLS MUST COME DOWN IF THE REBUILDING IS TO BEGIN LET’S GET IT.... NO, FOR REAL LET’S GET IT STARTED PUT SOME HERESY WHERE YOUR HEART IS · IT WASN’T MY MISTAKE I SHOULDN’T HAVE TO PAY THE CONSEQUENCE IS SO UNFAIR SEE, I’VE TRIED FOR ALL THESE YEARS AND I STILL CAN’T BREATH THE AIR IT’S GETTIN' REALLY HOT IN HERE · (REPEAT) · START A · REVOLUTION REVOLUTION REVOLUTION · RESIST PUMP A FIST BREAK UP THE STATIC SMASH ALL THIS PLASTIC TO BITS BECOME A PRO AT BEING ANTI TO DIS....BULLSHIT · RESIST PUMP A FIST BREAK UP THE STATIC SMASH ALL THIS PLASTIC TO BITS BECOME A PRO AT BEING ANTI TO DIS....BULLSHIT