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Too many brothers knocked up and too many dying
And if I said it ain't our fault then I'd be lying
You want the truth, but you can't handle the truth
Us niggas ain't free, we just runnin' 'round loose
They say what monkey see, monkey gon' do
This song pertains to every thug nigga, even you
You want the truth, but you can't handle the truth
Us niggas ain't free, we just runnin' 'round loose
They say what monkey see, monkey gon' do
This song pertains to every thug nigga, even you
My little partner stole a half from a crooked ass law
He chopped it up and hid it in his Tommy Hilfiger drawers
He hit the cut before you were, young G's gotta crawl
And he was hittin' every lick, even sold to his ma
And when he stacked a little change, he went straight to the mall
And bought some Polo and some Guess to let hoes know that he ball
But I recall the time when blacks couldn't buy shit at all
And when you mention slavery, no one sounded appalled
They said Abe freed the slaves, he loves blacks, don't believe it
Slavery came to an end 'cause slavery wasn't needed
New technology provided quantities at high volume
Cheaper than maintaining slaves, now we got us a problem
'Cause now we can make these goods in astonishing figures
Without the labor, tell me what we gon' do with these niggas
Should we gun 'em down with triggers, send 'em back to they land
Or should we keep 'em all in chains 'til we get us a plan
Well here's a plan, let's give 'em jobs (Better jobs than we?)
No, just enough so they can get the minimum wants and needs
They'll still be in poverty, but with they hard-earned bucks
They'll make us rich by buyin' shit that was made by us, you see
You want the truth, but you can't handle the truth
Us niggas ain't free, we just runnin' 'round loose
They say what monkey see, monkey gon' do
This song pertains to every thug nigga, even you
You want the truth, but you can't handle the truth
Us niggas ain't free, we just runnin' 'round loose
They say what monkey see, monkey gon' do
This song pertains to every thug nigga, even you
Now if you worked all your life but still ain't have shit
If you seen a man slippin', would you grab his shit?
I'm talkin' gun a man down, straight robbin' and stealin'
Or commit genocide for pride, we straight drug dealin'
And I know you know the feelin' (Man, I ain't got shit)
(Man these whites livin' good, I gots to have that shit)
Even though we can't afford it, man, we still gotta get it
Black people love to floss, I swear to God it's embedded
Now you can curse all you want, you can scream and shout
But only a nigga'll buy him a Benz before he buy him a house
And when the new Jordans come out, we spend our money like fools
When these whites won't pay more than eighty dollars for shoes
We got the whole game confused, we bein' played like fools
But player who am I to lie? I'd do the same shit too
'Cause I done jacked me some niggas, I done been on the grind
But player, peep how smart they is, they gettin' paid off of crime
It's big business in the '90s sendin' niggas to jail
You can buy stock in the pen, think they ain't makin' mail?
See, as long as niggas keep droppin'
Out of school to chase this fast change
We doin' exactly what they want us to do
You want the truth, but you can't handle the truth
Us niggas ain't free, we just runnin' 'round loose
They say what monkey see, monkey gon' do
This song pertains to every thug nigga, even you
You want the truth, but you can't handle the truth
Us niggas ain't free, we just runnin' 'round loose
They say what monkey see, monkey gon' do
This song pertains to every thug nigga, even you
In slavery past, whites asked, "Are we really that dense?"
A man convinced said we are, oppressin' blacks is a cinch
Yeah, a man named Willie Lynch had a plan for us brothers
He said you keep them blacks divided and they'll keep down each other
Field niggas against house niggas, put dark skin against light
They won't worry 'bout us whites, all they'll do is just fight
And the sad thing, he's right, look how us young niggas trip
Look how we split each other's wig over Blood and Crip
Look how we quick to start trippin', damn, you stepped on my shoes
Then we mean mug each other, what you lookin' at, fool?
Why is it cool to be a killer, fraud to be about peace?
Why we can't understand? Too many of us deceased
Do we hate ourselves? Some think the more yellow, the better
Then compare the way we act to Mr. Willie Lynch' letter
Yeah, it's all a big set-up, look in books, you'll find proof
But they won't teach you this in school '
Cause you can't handle the truth, you see
You want the truth, but you can't handle the truth
Us niggas ain't free, we just runnin' 'round loose
They say what monkey see, monkey gon' do
This song pertains to every thug nigga, even you
You want the truth, but you can't handle the truth
Us niggas ain't free, we just runnin' 'round loose
They say what monkey see, monkey gon' do
This song pertains to every thug nigga, even you
Man, I'm missin' that Lil' Noyz, that Lil' Gator
That Fat Pat, that Mafio, that Lil' L
That Marcus Gray, all my partners on lock
Big Spider, Big Mark, you know I love y'all
Black Ass, hold your head kinfolk, I love you, baby
Shawn Black, hold your head
Woo, you know it's on when you get home, baby
Lawson, I love you, baby
All my partners on lock, all my partners in the grave
I love y'all
We gon' make it through the storm, 'cause that's what players do
Maintain under pressure, you feel me?