| Play this in the cemetery
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| Am I ready to pay my respects?
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| Born ready
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| Hit your friends on social media, hurry
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| Tell them Papoose dropping that obituaryMaya Angelou, words can’t describe
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| I know how a caged bird sing, still I rise
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| Born April 4th, 1928St.
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| Louis, Missouri, destined to be great
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| Silenced by molestation as a child
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| She used her silence to study books for a while
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| Author, poet, dancer, actress, singer
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| Fifty honorary degrees, director, leader
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| The cause of her death, natural causes
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| Her voice defended our culture, she was flawless
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| Joan Rivers, comedian, actress
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| Right under Johnny Carson, that’s what she practiced
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| Born June 8th, 1933Brooklyn, New York, went to college in CTThe Fashion Police,
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| she was charismatic
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| The cause of her death, surgery ended tragicTake these bars and play them in
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| the cemetery
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| Am I ready to pay my respects?
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| Born ready
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| Hit your friends on social media, hurry
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| Tell them Papoose dropping that obituaryBig Bank Hank, a pioneer for real
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| Member of the legendary group, Sugar Hill
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| Born January 11th, 1956Bronx, New York, a place it never forgets
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| First hip-hop act to have a crossover single
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| Rapper’s Delight, they made the pop charts mingle
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| The cause of his death, kidney failure, cancer
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| Why?
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| Only God know the answer
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| Rubin Carter, a boxer known to bang
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| Better known in the ring as The Hurricane
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| Born May 6th, 1937Clifton, New Jersey, soon to be a legend
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| Had a promising career, his future got stripped
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| Did 20 years for a crime he didn’t commit
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| The cause of his death, prostate cancer
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| Why?
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| Only God know the answerRobin William, comedian, actor
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| The art of making other people laugh, he mastered
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| Born July 21st, 1951Chicago, Illinois, the place he was from
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| Started comedy as child in interviews he mentioned
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| He made his mother laugh so he can get attention
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| Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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| Emmy Awards, Golden Globes, he racked up
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| The cause of his death, committed suicide
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| Take it one day at the time, words of the wise
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| Ruby Dee
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| Earl Hayes
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| Stephanie Mosley
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| Hope your journey can bring you some better days
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| Casey Kasem
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| Eric Garner
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| Mike Brown
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| No justice, no peace, let’s go harder2014 obituary, I swear
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| I hope I don’t have to do this again next year |