Teddy Bears

WAE – Hip-Hop Artist

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Khary WAE Frazier

Hip-hop artist born in Detroit MI December 23rd 1982. The Detroit emcee who calls himself WAE (pronounced way an acronym which stands for Working At Excellence) is a creative combination of white collar intellect and blue collar work ethic, of grassroots activism and street-smart savvy. On stage WAE's performances are renown for exciting crowds with songs of activism and community. Whether performing with a live band or as part of a traditional hip hop crew with turntablist, DJ Drummer B, WAE lifts audiences to new heights.

His solo debut Black Man's Music was a favorite on Michigan's underground hip-hop scene. The rapper's thoughtful and witty delivery found enthusiastic audiences at clubs and college campuses across the state.

WAE's second effort, Preaching II the Choir, is a rude awakening to the realities of and opportunities provided in America’s inner city. In an environment where silly, uncreative hip hop lyrics dominate the airwaves, Preaching II The Choir explodes with an edgy, innovative, assault. WAE's lyrics open doors for those who will hear - the doors of economics, of revolution, and of the Detroit city streets that he calls home. Detroit serves as the catalyst that helps him draw vivid images of the situations and relationships of the many people he meets. The hustle and ingenuity are expressed and asserted in his passion for music and business.

"As an artist I write the song to relay the message of my grandmother who raised me, the 80's hustler I looked up to, and the dope boys I've seen grow up and who I grew up with," WAE says. "I study the people I meet, and I tell their stories in my songs. WAE sees himself as a mediator between those people, "so they can all have a respect for each other."

Discography

Black Man's Music 2003

Preaching II the Choir 2008

SoundClick artist WAE presents "Teddy Bears", an outstanding release in the Hip-Hop genre. The track carries an emotional weight that lingers well after it ends. The track creates a listening experience that feels revolutionary, cloud rap and gangsta rap. WAE continues to build a Hip-Hop catalog on SoundClick, one of the longest-running platforms for independent artists.

Song Info

Genre

Hip-Hop • Hip Hop General

Charts

Peak #741

Peak in subgenre #387

Author

Khary Frazier

Rights

2008

Uploaded

July 05, 2008

Track Files

MP3

MP3 4.9 MB • 128 kbps • 5:19 minutes

Story behind the song

The violence in and around my community.

Lyrics

Chorus:
I’m Passing By Teddy Bears tied up to Trees 
I’m Passing By Teddy Bears tied up to Trees 
I’m Passing By Teddy Bears tied up to Trees 
And I sit and Wonder Man what that Mean
 
Verse One:
So I see this Teddy Bear tied up to a tree 
I have to stop for a moment just to sit and think 
That when a kid get shot this his memory 
And this is what I now take as a family tree 
Teddy Rubskin with mud-splashes
Represent what happens
When stray bullets flying
And Kids can’t move faster 
Streets get scrambled and brains get scattered 
Just to prove to a point (man) victims don’t matter
Then the family’s shattered (but) it don’t matter
Mother lose a child in a too familiar pattern
Sisters and Brother don’t understand
Fathers and Mothers can’t make amends 
So a family’s torn at all its ends
And a classmate just lost a very close friend 
As he seen him shot, Seven year old watched
Another Seven year old body drop 
And see his breathe stop 
Verse Two:
So police is asking questions and people is saying shhhh
Reason for the shooting was people that snitch 
Hard to find justice when lives is at risk
1 patrol car for 20 gangsters that get
Stake-holding in hustle (just) how it is in these streets 
Where many don’t eat and its harder to speak
Cops (will) give up they can’t find no clues
Strangle hold from the streets done made us subdued
Cause the streets ain’t safe just watch the news 
And when you not a little kid you don’t make the news
As a Mother cry this could happen to you 
. . . Your family and your kid
In front of TV cameras trying to change what it is
  
Verse Three: 
So teddy tied up teddy, teddy tied up
And police still cant make a line up 
The streets cry for a Kid that had to die for 
Acts of business that’s vital to survival 
So teddy tied up teddy, teddy tied up
Mother stuck still try to make her mind up
To stay where she at or whether just to run from
Passing by a tree that represent her son
And the streets can’t care about the out come
Cause it’s actually reality how we got to be
If I start feeling different then it bothers me
So teddy tied up teddy, teddy tied up
But ain’t no Care Bear stare or Winnie the Pooh
This a Seven year old boy dying in front of you
So next time you pass it by you should give a prayer  
Of how we pass this by and don’t even care

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