Give It Up by The Sons Of Truth

Give It Up is a 1972 song by The Sons of Truth that was issued on A Message From The Ghetto: an obscure album filled with funk and soul with a gospel edge. The album appeared on Stax's Gospel Truth subsidiary

Give It Up is about fighting the hatred in your heart.... Give it Up! The track starts with a great rapping monologue.

You know I wanna rap to you all
For just a little while
You know I'm from Detroit
And Detroit is just like all those mejor cities
That have this particular problem

Source: All Music, Funk My Soul