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7 Rap Lyrics That Honor Rosa Parks

February 4, 2015 - 5:52 pm by VIBE

The moment Rosa Parks refused to have a seat in the back of the bus will long be remembered as a pillar of bravery in the Civil Rights Movement. To this day, the Alabama native's influence has trickled into the deepest bars of hip-hop. In celebration of Parks' birthday (Feb. 4) and Black History Month, VIBE remembers the rap lyrics that saluted Miss Parks.

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"Justice is juxtapositionin' us/ Justice for all just ain't specific enough/ One son died, his spirit is revisitin' us/ True and livin' livin' in us, resistance is us/ That's why Rosa sat on the bus" - Common feat. John Legend, "Glory" Photo Credit: Instagram/common
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"My movement is like the Civil Rights I'm Ralph David/ Abernathy, so call my lady Rosa Parks" - Kanye West ft Jay-Z, Pusha T, Cyhi The Prynce, Swizz Beatz & The RZA, "So Appalled" Photo Credit: YouTube
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"That's impossible like Ethan Hawk, I walk my talk/ Rosa Parks, nigga I am Black like she is" - J-Real, "90's Babies" Photo Credit: artisttowatch
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"My President is black but his house is all white/ Rosa Parks sat so Martin Luther could walk/ Martin Luther walked so Barack Obama could run" - Jay Z, "My President Is Black (Remix)" Photo Credit: Instagram/jayz
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"And you're talkin' some gibberish, some anti nigga shit cause you marched back with Rosa Parks" - Nas, "Who Are You" Photo Credit: Instagram/nas
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"Fuck that sucker shit, only God can be judging this/ Rosa Parks should get mentioned" - Wale, "Walk N' Live" Photo Credit: Instagram/wale
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"Ah ha, hush that fuss/ Everybody move to the back of the bus/ Do you wanna bump and slump with us/ We the type of people make the club get crunk" - OutKast, "Rosa Parks" Photo Credit: Instagram/outkast
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