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[00:11.930]They say we N -- I - Double G -- E -- R We - are - much more,
[00:17.030]Still we choose to ignore, The obvious.
[00:19.580]Man this history don't acknowledge us,
[00:22.180]We was scholars long before colleges.
[00:24.670]They say we N -- I - Double G -- E -- R We - are - much more,
[00:29.400]But still we choose to ignore, The obvious.
[00:31.810]We are the slave and the master,
[00:34.150]What you looking for?
[00:35.580]You the question and the answer.
[00:36.980]We trust no black leaders, Use the stove to heat us,
[00:40.430]Powder eggs and government cheeses, The calendar was Martin,
[00:45.230]JFK, & Jesus, Gotta be fresh Go to school with fly sneakers.
[00:49.590]Schools with outdated books, We are the forgotten,
[00:52.990]Summers coolin' off by the fire hydrant.
[00:56.030]Yeah I'm from the ghetto,
[00:57.810]Where old black women talk about they sugar level,
[01:00.840]It's not unusual, To see photos of dead homies' funerals,
[01:05.000]Aluminum foil on t.v. antennas
[01:08.380]Little TV sit on top the big TV eatin TV dinners,
[01:12.150]Girls die they hair with kool-aid,
[01:15.380]They gave us lemons we made lemonade,
[01:18.110]But this nigga's paid, Ancestry of slaves,
[01:20.430]Descendant of Kings It's necessary I,
[01:23.590]Bling, Puts rings on every thing
[01:26.130]Where timbs on every scene.
[01:27.640]They say we N -- I - Double G -- E -- R We - are - much more,
[01:32.750]Still we choose to ignore, The obvious.
[01:35.410]Man this history don't acknowledge us,
[01:37.320]We was scholars long before colleges.
[01:39.960]They say we N -- I - Double G -- E -- R We - are - much more,
[01:45.000]But still we choose to ignore, The obvious.
[01:47.360]We are the slave and the master,
[01:49.840]What you looking for?
[01:51.490]You the question and the answer.
[01:53.000]Do I mean it like a slave master? NIGGER! No!
[01:57.120]I'm gangsta Gotta eat rappers!
[01:58.990]My abbreviation was young when I caught the cases,
[02:02.450]That should mean the court could see my changes
[02:05.070]Take off the bracelets,
[02:06.230]Savage when broke, Smoke sour diesel Need no Bo-flex
[02:08.550]My chest still cut-up like a bag of dope,
[02:11.900]Thought patterns consist of boss matters,
[02:14.530]Spit Moses' "Lost Commandments" Like a gross sandwich out my mouth.
[02:18.120]Toast to government cameras
[02:20.140]Peepin us every week I must have my cars homes & phones Squeaked for bugs,
[02:24.600]But this is what I was dreamin of,
[02:26.760]Between cutting hard coke with new razors Slicing my fingers up,
[02:30.300]They use to string us up, We wanted everything,
[02:33.640]But the one bringing us cake be the snakes Like the...
[02:37.180]Like the New Jack City wedding scene
[02:39.940]No time for mistakes trying to get it like
[02:42.850]They say we N -- I - Double G -- E -- R We - are - much more,
[02:46.910]Still we choose to ignore, The obvious.
[02:50.340]Man this history don't acknowledge us,
[02:52.690]We was scholars long before colleges.
[02:54.870]They say we N -- I - Double G -- E -- R We - are - much more,
[02:58.850]But still we choose to ignore, The obvious.
[03:02.160]We are the slave and the master,
[03:04.690]What you looking for?
[03:06.260]You the question and the answer.
[03:08.170]People afraid of criticism
[03:11.100]But I always put myself in a sacrificial position!
[03:13.710]They been know I ain't just rappin for fame,
[03:16.940]I got my old homie the father asking for change!
[03:20.040]Yep! I'd give this cash up This paper don't matter
[03:23.190]They seen me from skinny to fatter When I rap about war,
[03:26.290]They got the tendency to scatter,
[03:28.010]They ain't my backup no more,
[03:30.050]So now my enemies are at my front door,
[03:32.400]Cause any time we mention Our condition,
[03:34.190]our history or existence,
[03:36.020]They calling it reverse racism,
[03:38.310]Still till today the street's torn,
[03:40.590]My brother Jungle always have a seat for 'em Not behind me - beside me
[03:45.400]You'll always know where to find me,
[03:47.280]They say the close ones will hurt you,
[03:49.460]So let's keep a small circle,
[03:51.380]On the road to riches,
[03:53.280]and diamond rings In the land of the blind
[03:55.430]The man with one eye is the king.
[03:57.640]They say we N -- I - Double G -- E -- R We - are - much more,
[04:02.070]Still we choose to ignore, The obvious.
[04:05.410]Man this history don't acknowledge us,
[04:07.260]We was scholars long before colleges.
[04:09.440]They say we N -- I - Double G -- E -- R We - are - much more,
[04:14.190]But still we choose to ignore, The obvious.
[04:17.110]We are the slave and the master,
[04:19.740]What you looking for?
[04:21.100]You the question and the answer.
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