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1- ¨The overseer rode around the plantation

The officer is off, patrollin' all the nation¨ this could mean that the police rode around where the african americans were looking for them instead of watching and protecting the nation.
2- ¨After 400 years, I've got no choices¨ these lyrics could mean that slavery has been going on for so long that african americans have no choice to be treated the way they are being treated. I think KRS meant

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The reason I feel like KRS rapped about slavery when he song about police brutality was because there is so much racism going on. Most of the people getting shot caused by the police are black. Many of them feel very threatened and or even just frightened about African Americans. Police Brutality is a really big problem that happens all around the world. The thing is this isn't all police but it is a lot. He raps about how slavery basically took place/ended so long ago but discrimination is still such a big thing happening mainly again black people.
Favorite part of the song:
~First show a little respect, change your behavior

Change your attitude, change your plan

I would say that this part of the song is one of my favorite because it really speaks truth. Showing at least a little bit of respect, changing their behavior,changing their attitude, and changing their plan.  All this really just speaks to the police and it puts a little bit of "slavery" into the song and a pounding idea that should be thought about by the police .

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1) "The overseer could stop you, "What you're doing?"

The officer will pull you over just when he's pursuing."  he made this comparison to show how just like in slavery days there was and overseer and how today's police officers act as overseers and do the same a overseer would do.
1)"The overseer rode around the plantation

The officer is off, patrollin' all the nation." he made this comparison to show how the same way overseer road around the plantation looking for a problem 400 years later officers our doing the same thing.
2) i feel he raps about slavery in a police brutality song because he feels history is repeating itself with how overseers treated slaves and how officers treat Black men now.

3) "(Woop-woop!) I hear it all day

Just so they can run the light and be upon their way." i like this verse the most because ive seen police officers have there sirens on then just turn them off out of no where!

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Nicolas Contraguerro
Nicolas Contraguerro
The overseer rode around the plantation
because police treat african americans bad similar to how slavery was. I like how he says whoop whoop its the sound of the police and then also changes the word out to beast its catchy
nyle sturgis
nyle sturgis
"the overseer rode around the plantation "
 meaning  that the police would drive around trying to find where african americans.
are you really for peace & equality?
 
Aquavlin Roberts
Aquavlin Roberts
1) Overseer, overseer, overseer, overseer
Officer, officer, officer, officer
Yeah, officer from overseer
explanation 1- 
Back during slavery we could call an overseer a slave owner, such as them watching over their slaves. In the song he gave police officers the name overseer because they feel as if they have the power to look over us (
2) There could never really be justice on stolen land
explanation 2- 
This gives the meaning of how whites came to America and stole our land, and or took it over like it was theirs.

Ronald Ofori
Ronald Ofori
1.  - The overseer rode around the plantation
      - After 400 years, I've got no choices

2. Police brutality and slavery are basically the same, Police brutality is a modernized version of slavery. Police can attack us, stop us and kill us, just like slave masters did and went with no punishment.

3. "There could never really be justice on stolen land", this part stood out to me because he makes the claim that America is a stolen land in reference to colonists taking the land from native Americans.

 

Jada White
Jada White
The overseer had the right to get ill
And if you fought back, the overseer had the right to kill
-  The slave owner had the right to kill slaves if he felt the need 
After 400 years, I've got no choices
-  Even after slavery, black people are still struggling
KRS-One raps about slavery in a song about police brutality because he doesn't see a difference between police brutality and slavery and that after 400 years there is still no change.
Officer, officer, officer, officer
Yeah, officer from overseer
- That was my favorite part of the song because that when I connected slavery to his song and both of the words sound similar. 

1 Overseer, overseer, overseer, overseerOfficer, officer, officer, officerYeah, officer from overseer2 The overseer had the right to get illAnd if you fought back, the overseer had the right to killIts show the comparison of the cops and slave owner,how they mistreat take charge.
1 Overseer, overseer, overseer, overseerOfficer, officer, officer, officerYeah, officer from overseer2 The overseer had the right to get illAnd if you fought back, the overseer had the right to killIts show the comparison of the cops and slave owner,how they mistreat take charge.
It represents how they are similar back then and how the police and slave masters both mistreated blacks.
And if you fought back, the overseer had the right to kill
The officer has the right to arrest
And if you fight back they put a hole in your chest
These sentences stood out the most because, it literally still happens till this day, police brutally and racial profile, and just because a person fights back or reaching for something, some cops shoot to kill.
Nathaniel Boateng
Nathaniel Boateng
"There could never really be justice on stolen land"-Cause white people came to America and stole this land from the Native Americans.
"Yeah, officer from overseer"- Basically saying white police are the new slave masters.

KRS is basically saying police are basically the undated version of slave masters.

"Woop-woop! That's the sound of da beast"- This is my favorite part cause KRS is right police officers are like wild animals/beast.

 
Princeton Hoskins
Princeton Hoskins
1. - Overseer rode around the plantation. Meaning They were driving around looking for african americans. 
- You need a little clarity? Check the similarity! meaning you can find a similarity between the officer and overseer. 
2. KSR rapped about slavery and police brutality because they both are very negative impacts that occur. Mostly police brutality targets african americans and the police will find any reason or even no reason just to harass someone african american. 
3. (Woop!) They both ride horses
After 400 years, I've got no choices
The police them have a likkle gun
So when I'm on the streets, I walk around with a bigger one
(Woop-woop!) I hear it all day
Just so they can run the light and be upon their way. 
This is my favorite because it stood out that after all those years some things still haven't changed. 

Courtland Bullard III
Courtland Bullard III
1) "The overseer could stop you, "What you're doing?"
The officer will pull you over just when he's pursuing."  he made this comparison to show how just like in slavery days there was and overseer and how today's police officers act as overseers and do the same a overseer would do.
1)"The overseer rode around the plantation
The officer is off, patrollin' all the nation." he made this comparison to show how the same way overseer road around the plantation looking for a problem 400 years later officers our doing the same thing. 
2)


Philip Norman
Philip Norman
1)Overseer, overseer, overseer, overseer Officer, officer, officer, officer
-An overseer is someone who supervises other workers, and in the song he meant slave owners, but now in our time it means police officers

2)KRS was rapping about slavery in a song about police brutality because they both show similarities, especially with police racially classifying black people  
 
3)"After 400 years, I've got no choices"
-This stood out to me because it lets me know that even after all this time of change, we haven't changed a bit.




Bre Johnson
Bre Johnson
(1) -There could never really be justice on stolen land
 Native Americans had the land but the white people stole the land from them.
       -Are you really for peace and equality? 
They say everyone should be treated equally but people are still getting racially profiled

(2) KRS was rapping about slavery because both police brutality and Slavery have a lot of similarities. They have a negative impact and they both target African Americans. 

(3)Are you really for peace and equality?
Or when my car is hooked up, you know you wanna follow me
Your laws are minimal
‘Cause you won't even think about lookin' at the real criminal
Eldon Boateng
Eldon Boateng
1.
- The overseer rode around the plantation
To me this means they basically stroll around town looking to ruin someones day.
- They both ride horses
They both are big and whenever they come around they are capable of anything and mean business.
2. I think he added slavery because of the fact they are controlling us and is bound to do what they want. 
3. My fav part is Woop-woop! That's the sound of da beast because they are bullies and its absolutely true 
Molly Bruggeman
Molly Bruggeman
1) "After 400 years, I got no choices" 
He is explaining how he has no other choices than to protect himself after the years of slavery that have occured.
"There could never really be justice on stolen land"
He is saying that things will not be fair and people will not have equality on land that was stolen in bad intentions.
2) I feel like he brings up slavery in a song about police brutality because  it proves that this topic is as serious as slavery and how things have not changed much since then; they still get judged and treated differently by the color of their skin.
3) "The overseer had the right to get ill
And if you fought back, the overseer had the right to kill"
These lines stood out to me above the other lines because it greatly explains how you cannot fight back or stand up for who you are to the cops because they can say they have the right to kill you. The officers had all power over these people which made African-Americans stand down and deal with what the officers threw at them.

Nailah Harris
Nailah Harris
Yeah, officer from overseer
You need a little clarity? Check the similarity!
-This is meaning that just by the name alone you can find a similarity between an officer and an overseer. 
The overseer had the right to get ill
And if you fought back, the overseer had the right to kill
The officer has the right to arrest
And if you fight back they put a hole in your chest
-Both the officer and overseer could kill you for fighting back against them.
KRS-one would rap about slavery in a song about police brutality because they both go hand in hand. There is not much of a difference between police brutality and slavery. Police brutality is just modern day slavery with a different name. 
Repeat it very quickly in a crew, for example
Overseer, overseer, overseer, overseer
Officer, officer, officer, officer
Yeah, officer from overseer
You need a little clarity? Check the similarity!
-This is my favorite part because it really opened my eyes to how closely the names relate to one another. I would have never thought to put two and two together like that.
aisha khadka
aisha khadka
1. "they both ride horses after 400 years". which means that back then the police used to ride horses 
"you cant stand where i stand you cant walk where i walk".
this talks about slavery because back then black people were like thing to them and not beings.
2. i think KRB is raping about slavery in a song about police brutality because slavery and police brutality is smiler in ways like black people didnt have a say back then and they still dot have a say because if police brutality  

Alissa Richmond
Alissa Richmond
"The overseer rode around the plantation, The officer is off, patrollin' all the nation"
These two lines show how officers are similar to overseer which is basically a slave master. The comparison shows the beginning of the similarities. Comparing the two shows the same structure that is deeply ingrained in American Society and culture. There is always someone over African Americans

"After 400 years, I've got no choices"
This line then shows how even after all of this time has past and slavery no longer exist there are still deep restrictions on black people, and they still have to do what the white man wants in order to have a decent life. Giving them no true choice in anything. They used to have to obey the overseer now they have to obey the officer.
Caroline Kelly
Caroline Kelly
1. Overseer, overseer, overseer, overseer
Officer, officer, officer, officer
- KRS-one was comparing an overseer,  which was usually a white man who would abuse slaves to show "dominance" , to an officer to show how they sound the same ; they act the same.
2. There could never really be justice on stolen land
- He is talking about how europeans came to America and basically stole the land from the native-americans , but claimed it as theirs. 

KRS-One would rap about slavery in a police brutality song because there are a lot of similarities in the way cops treat P.O.C. now and how an overseer would treat P.O.C back then. 

Favorite Part : And if you fought back, the overseer had the right to kill
The officer has the right to arrest
And if you fight back they put a hole in your chest
- I liked this part because it makes a connection and makes you really feel the song.


Jaylen Spears
Jaylen Spears
1) "The overseer rode around the plantation." - meaning that they rode around looking for the ones doing what they're suppose to be doing and the ones who aren't.

"After 400 years, I've got no choices." - meaning after all this time after gaining freedom from slavery, there are still restrictions on what African Americans can do in today's society.

2) Because he feels that African Americans are still being mistreated and beaten as if we were still in slavery.

3) "Woop-Woop! That's the sound of da police." - because of this song, everytime I see a police car coming, I scream these lyrics out loud.
Jillian Straughter
Jillian Straughter
"The overseer rode around the plantation"
This is saying that the overseer would watch over slaves in the fields. 
"The overseer had the right to get ill
And if you fought back, the overseer had the right to kill"
Ths is saying that the overseer which is a slave owner could kill you if you tried fighting back.
I think he was rapping about slavery because black people were treated so bad and people thought down on them and KRS is showing how they are still being treated the same way. And with police brutality its the same exact thing as being treated as slaves. 


Kelia Hairston
Kelia Hairston
1) 
* The overseer rode around the plantation
- Which means the supervisor of the slaves, rode around to see if they were doing their labor.  
* They both ride horses
After 400 years, I've got no choices
- Which means after all the time that has passed since slavery, there is still a repeating cycle of racial profiling, discrimination, and minorities in our world today. 

2) KRS-One  rapped about a slavery in a song about police brutality because the two topics have similar traits. Slavery dealt with the backlash upon African Americans and so does police brutality. 

3) My favorite lyric from the song is "You claim I'm sellin' crack, but you be doin' that" this is my favorite lyric because it shows the hypocrite traits officers have and how they overuse their title of being a "police officer" they think that they can get away with anything and still do wrong. 

 

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The overseer rode around the plantation
because police treat african americans bad similar to how slavery was. I like how he says whoop whoop its the sound of the police and then also changes the word out to beast its catchy

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"the overseer rode around the plantation "
meaning  that the police would drive around trying to find where african americans.
are you really for peace & equality?
meaning the officers picked and choosed who they wanted to pick on and they knew what they where doing when they decided to pull people over or stop them when everything they did wasn't necessary
"
you claim im selling crack but you be doing that "

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1) Overseer, overseer, overseer, overseer

Officer, officer, officer, officer

Yeah, officer from overseer

explanation 1-
Back during slavery we could call an overseer a slave owner, such as them watching over their slaves. In the song he gave police officers the name overseer because they feel as if they have the power to look over us (African Americans) as something they can control.
2) There could never really be justice on stolen land

explanation 2-
This gives the meaning of how whites came to America and stole our land, and or took it over like it was theirs.

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1.  - The overseer rode around the plantation
- After 400 years, I've got no choices

2. Police brutality and slavery are basically the same, Police brutality is a modernized version of slavery. Police can attack us, stop us and kill us, just like slave masters did and went with no punishment.

3. "There could never really be justice on stolen land", this part stood out to me because he makes the claim that America is a stolen land in reference to colonists taking the land from native Americans.

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The overseer had the right to get ill

And if you fought back, the overseer had the right to kill

-  The slave owner had the right to kill slaves if he felt the need
After 400 years, I've got no choices

-  Even after slavery, black people are still struggling
KRS-One raps about slavery in a song about police brutality because he doesn't see a difference between police brutality and slavery and that after 400 years there is still no change.
Officer, officer, officer, officer

Yeah, officer from overseer
- That was my favorite part of the song because that when I connected slavery to his song and both of the words sound similar.

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Daeshawn Bates                        1 "Overseer, overseer, overseer, overseerOfficer, officer, officer, officerYeah, officer from overseer" 2 "The overseer had the right to get illAnd if you fought back, the overseer had the right to killIts show the comparison of the cops and slave owner,how they mistreat take charge."

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Daeshawn Bates                        1 "Overseer, overseer, overseer, overseerOfficer, officer, officer, officerYeah, officer from overseer" 2 "The overseer had the right to get illAnd if you fought back, the overseer had the right to killIts show the comparison of the cops and slave owner,how they mistreat take charge."

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It represents how they are similar back then and how the police and slave masters both mistreated blacks.
And if you fought back, the overseer had the right to kill

The officer has the right to arrest

And if you fight back they put a hole in your chest

These sentences stood out the most because, it literally still happens till this day, police brutally and racial profile, and just because a person fights back or reaching for something, some cops shoot to kill.

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"There could never really be justice on stolen land"-Cause white people came to America and stole this land from the Native Americans.
"Yeah, officer from overseer"- Basically saying white police are the new slave masters.

KRS is basically saying police are basically the undated version of slave masters.

"Woop-woop! That's the sound of da beast"- This is my favorite part cause KRS is right police officers are like wild animals/beast.

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1. - Overseer rode around the plantation. Meaning They were driving around looking for african americans.
- You need a little clarity? Check the similarity! meaning you can find a similarity between the officer and overseer.
2. KSR rapped about slavery and police brutality because they both are very negative impacts that occur. Mostly police brutality targets african americans and the police will find any reason or even no reason just to harass someone african american.
3. (Woop!) They both ride horses

After 400 years, I've got no choices

The police them have a likkle gun

So when I'm on the streets, I walk around with a bigger one

(Woop-woop!) I hear it all day

Just so they can run the light and be upon their way.
This is my favorite because it stood out that after all those years some things still haven't changed.

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1) "The overseer could stop you, "What you're doing?"

The officer will pull you over just when he's pursuing."  he made this comparison to show how just like in slavery days there was and overseer and how today's police officers act as overseers and do the same a overseer would do.
1)"The overseer rode around the plantation

The officer is off, patrollin' all the nation." he made this comparison to show how the same way overseer road around the plantation looking for a problem 400 years later officers our doing the same thing.
2) i feel he raps about slavery in a police brutality song because he feels history is repeating itself with how overseers treated slaves and how officers treat Black men now.

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1)Overseer, overseer, overseer, overseer Officer, officer, officer, officer
-An overseer is someone who supervises other workers, and in the song he meant slave owners, but now in our time it means police officers

2)KRS was rapping about slavery in a song about police brutality because they both show similarities, especially with police racially classifying black people

3)"After 400 years, I've got no choices"
-This stood out to me because it lets me know that even after all this time of change, we haven't changed a bit.

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(1) -There could never really be justice on stolen land

Native Americans had the land but the white people stole the land from them.
-Are you really for peace and equality?
They say everyone should be treated equally but people are still getting racially profiled

(2) KRS was rapping about slavery because both police brutality and Slavery have a lot of similarities. They have a negative impact and they both target African Americans.

(3)My favorite part of the song is Are you really for peace and equality?

Or when my car is hooked up, you know you wanna follow me

Your laws are minimal

‘Cause you won't even think about lookin' at the real criminal

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1.
- The overseer rode around the plantation
To me this means they basically stroll around town looking to ruin someones day.
- They both ride horses
They both are big and whenever they come around they are capable of anything and mean business.
2. I think he added slavery because of the fact they are controlling us and is bound to do what they want.
3. My fav part is Woop-woop! That's the sound of da beast because they are bullies and its absolutely true

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1) "After 400 years, I got no choices"
He is explaining how he has no other choices than to protect himself after the years of slavery that have occured.
"There could never really be justice on stolen land"
He is saying that things will not be fair and people will not have equality on land that was stolen in bad intentions.
2) I feel like he brings up slavery in a song about police brutality because  it proves that this topic is as serious as slavery and how things have not changed much since then; they still get judged and treated differently by the color of their skin.
3) "The overseer had the right to get ill

And if you fought back, the overseer had the right to kill"
These lines stood out to me above the other lines because it greatly explains how you cannot fight back or stand up for who you are to the cops because they can say they have the right to kill you. The officers had all power over these people which made African-Americans stand down and deal with what the officers threw at them.

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Yeah, officer from overseer

You need a little clarity? Check the similarity!

-This is meaning that just by the name alone you can find a similarity between an officer and an overseer.
The overseer had the right to get ill

And if you fought back, the overseer had the right to kill

The officer has the right to arrest

And if you fight back they put a hole in your chest

-Both the officer and overseer could kill you for fighting back against them.
KRS-one would rap about slavery in a song about police brutality because they both go hand in hand. There is not much of a difference between police brutality and slavery. Police brutality is just modern day slavery with a different name.
Repeat it very quickly in a crew, for example

Overseer, overseer, overseer, overseer

Officer, officer, officer, officer

Yeah, officer from overseer

You need a little clarity? Check the similarity!

-This is my favorite part because it really opened my eyes to how closely the names relate to one another. I would have never thought to put two and two together like that.

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1. "they both ride horses after 400 years". which means that back then the police used to ride horses
"you cant stand where i stand you cant walk where i walk".
this talks about slavery because back then black people were like thing to them and not beings.
2. i think KRB is raping about slavery in a song about police brutality because slavery and police brutality is smiler in ways like black people didn't have a say back then and they still dot have a say because if police brutality

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"The overseer rode around the plantation, The officer is off, patrollin' all the nation"
These two lines show how officers are similar to overseer which is basically a slave master. The comparison shows the beginning of the similarities. Comparing the two shows the same structure that is deeply ingrained in American Society and culture. There is always someone over African Americans

"After 400 years, I've got no choices"
This line then shows how even after all of this time has past and slavery no longer exist there are still deep restrictions on black people, and they still have to do what the white man wants in order to have a decent life. Giving them no true choice in anything. They used to have to obey the overseer now they have to obey the officer.

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1. Overseer, overseer, overseer, overseer

Officer, officer, officer, officer

- KRS-one was comparing an overseer,  which was usually a white man who would abuse slaves to show "dominance" , to an officer to show how they sound the same ; they act the same.
2. There could never really be justice on stolen land
- He is talking about how europeans came to America and basically stole the land from the native-americans , but claimed it as theirs.

KRS-One would rap about slavery in a police brutality song because there are a lot of similarities in the way cops treat P.O.C. now and how an overseer would treat P.O.C back then.

Favorite Part : And if you fought back, the overseer had the right to kill

The officer has the right to arrest

And if you fight back they put a hole in your chest
- I liked this part because it makes a connection and makes you really feel the song.

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1) "The overseer rode around the plantation." - meaning that they rode around looking for the ones doing what they're suppose to be doing and the ones who aren't.

"After 400 years, I've got no choices." - meaning after all this time after gaining freedom from slavery, there are still restrictions on what African Americans can do in today's society.

2) Because he feels that African Americans are still being mistreated and beaten as if we were still in slavery.

3) "Woop-Woop! That's the sound of da police." - because of this song, everytime I see a police car coming, I scream these lyrics out loud.

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"The overseer rode around the plantation"
This is saying that the overseer would watch over slaves in the fields.
"The overseer had the right to get ill

And if you fought back, the overseer had the right to kill"
Ths is saying that the overseer which is a slave owner could kill you if you tried fighting back.
I think he was rapping about slavery because black people were treated so bad and people thought down on them and KRS is showing how they are still being treated the same way. And with police brutality its the same exact thing as being treated as slaves.

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1)
* The overseer rode around the plantation
- Which means the supervisor of the slaves, rode around to see if they were doing their labor.
* They both ride horses

After 400 years, I've got no choices
- Which means after all the time that has passed since slavery, there is still a repeating cycle of racial profiling, discrimination, and minorities in our world today.

2) KRS-One  rapped about a slavery in a song about police brutality because the two topics have similar traits. Slavery dealt with the backlash upon African Americans and so does police brutality.

3) My favorite lyric from the song is "You claim I'm sellin' crack, but you be doin' that" this is my favorite lyric because it shows the hypocrite traits that most officers have and how they overuse their title of being a "police officer" and think that they can get away with anything and still do wrong.