Now is the on y'all
Stand tall, live your life to the haterism seem like a fuckin' epidemic And look at Ice Cube, I no gimmick I'm straight from the hood, I got to it now
Every day I think about my And all the shit we do to one another I ain't your blood brother, but I'm 'cause brother Let's take it back to the love and how it was
If not, we gon' pull these Show the world we deserve to be niggaz I make a up like Don Imus Bow on his knees, and me yo' highness
You can too, you got the to let this motherfuckin' system devour you I won't or act like I'm knowin' you But check it out I understand you goin' through
But remember, brothers and You can still stand be thankful For you got
I know what y'all motherfuckers Here comes rapper with a song about hope All you wanna hear is a about dope And how a nigga got mo' money the Pope But he'll never tell you when he the soap
No, Ice Cube is here to drop you a 'Cause some of our folk used to from ropes And some of our used to hang from trees Now the only thing hangin' is deez
So, get mind right and I'ma rhyme right Fuck the limelight and a dyke I'm the sunlight, too bright to it's all said and done I should write the book
You too cool for school, too old to Get ass off the grassroots and let 'em grow I understand, it ain't no love But kids, it ain't no Santa Claus
But remember, and sisters You can still stand tall, up be thankful, yeah For what you got,
I was born in the mud but I came out 'til the government tried to intervene Tried to me up when I was only nineteen Don't never ever, ever let 'em kill dream
I make shit raw that off the law If you want fake shit turn this off If you want some realness I know you can this Maybe we can this just like an illness
Black on black, I back People don't think we know how to act Just because our neighborhood is with crack And the CIA won't it back
on top, always on the bottom Never put your trust in Hillary 'Cause I can tell you now, it's gon' out rotten on pushin', get 'em 'til we got 'em
But remember, and sisters You can stand tall, stand up be thankful, f'real For you got
your hand if you sick of this bullshit In the belly of the empire