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Showtime (A Cappella)
Hip-Hop
Showtime (A Cappella) was released on April 17, 2026 by Vocal as a part of the album Showtime - Single
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Release DateApril 17, 2026
LabelVocal
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM148

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Vocal
Vocal
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Akil Noel Johnson
Akil Noel Johnson
Composer

Lyrics

Tear gas on the streets, I smell it
Will I live to see the walls fall?
I stand where my elders crawled
Question it all
We pick up books, they get scared
Gangs with guns, they don't fear
Let us kill each other, packed jails
Appreciate the large profits
Prison pipeline filling up they pockets
Public schools resemble prisons
Stop resisting
Fingers swiping on tablets
Nothing healthy on the lunch tables
Followers I saw, no leaders
Confusion on the rise, no teachers
We must invest in ourselves
Not sneakers or designer clothes
Rather talk about cash flow with the bros
Blue chip stocks, vacant lots
Rental spots, market drop
Cops sit back, watch it pop
More clarity, less chaos
Made a plan
Turn employees to businessmen
Ownership buys power
Took what's ours
Freedom funded the Eiffel Tower
I'm on the fast, barefoot on the grass
Thinking on events in the past
Dots connect at last
Seen through the schemes, chose to laugh
Cycle shattered, plexiglass
Symbolism counts like basic math
But when you add it up, they divide by class
Coincidence? I think not
Who gave 'em guns and crack rock?
Never mind, let's talk BlackRock
And other corporations
In bed with politicians
Overnight we sleep
They vote to pass legislation
Boardrooms set the price we pay
40 Hour checks won't work today
The harder you work, the more they make
The more you make, the government takes
Written by: Akil Noel Johnson
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