| [00:00.950] | "You go bustin' your fist against a stone wall. |
| [00:03.956] | You're not usin' your brain. |
| [00:05.697] | That's what the white man wants you to do. Look at you! What makes you ashamed of bein' black?" |
| [00:11.527] | Nothin' but love for you, my sister |
| [00:12.747] | Might even know how hard it is, no doubt |
| [00:14.599] | Bein' a woman, a black woman at that, no doubt |
| [00:15.917] | S**t, in this white man's world |
| [00:18.248] | Sometimes we overlook the fact |
| [00:20.546] | That we be ridin' hard on our sisters |
| [00:21.857] | We don't be knowin' the pain we be causin' |
| [00:23.448] | In this white man's world |
| [00:25.087] | In this white man's world |
| [00:26.076] | I ain't sayin I'm innocent in all this |
| [00:28.735] | I'm just sayin', in this white man's world |
| [00:31.388] | This song is for y'all |
| [00:32.943] | For all those times that I messed up, or we messed up |
| [00:36.787] | Dear sister, got me twisted up in prison, I miss ya |
| [00:39.794] | Cryin', lookin' at my niece's and my nephew picture |
| [00:42.776] | They say don't let this cruel world get ya |
| [00:44.955] | Kinda suspicious, swearin' one day you might leave me |
| [00:47.310] | For somebody that's richer |
| [00:48.940] | Twist the cap off the bottle, I take a sip and see tomorrow |
| [00:52.090] | Gotta make it if I have to beg or borrow |
| [00:54.602] | Readin' love letters; late night, locked down and quiet |
| [00:58.182] | If brothers don't receive they mail, best believe we riot |
| [01:01.467] | Eatin' Jack-Mack, starin' at the walls of silence |
| [01:04.448] | Inside this cage where they capture all my rage and violence |
| [01:07.644] | In time I learned a few lessons, never fall for riches |
| [01:10.835] | Apologies to my true sisters, far from b*****s |
| [01:14.232] | Help me raise my Black nation, reparations are due |
| [01:17.068] | It's true, caught up in this world I took advantage of you |
| [01:20.117] | So tell the babies how I love them, precious boys and girls |
| [01:23.454] | Born black in this white man's world��and all I heard was |
| [01:27.149] | Who knows what tomorrow brings |
| [01:32.942] | In this world where everyone's blind? |
| [01:39.465] | And where to go, no matter how far, I'll find |
| [01:45.196] | To let you know that you're not alone |
| [01:51.170] | Bein' born with less, I must confess, only adds on to the stress |
| [01:54.433] | Two gunshots to my homie's head, died in his vest |
| [01:57.603] | Shot him to death and left him bleedin' for his family to see |
| [02:00.987] | I pass his casket, gently askin', is there a heaven for G's? |
| [02:03.936] | My homeboy's doin' life, his baby mama be stressin' |
| [02:06.931] | Sheddin' tears when her son finally ask that questions |
| [02:10.121] | Where my daddy at? Mama, why we live so poor? |
| [02:13.192] | Why you cryin'? Heard you late night through my bedroom door |
| [02:16.313] | Now, do you love me, mama? Why they keep on callin' me *****? |
| [02:19.208] | Get my weight up with my hate and pay 'em back when I'm bigger |
| [02:22.598] | And still thuggin' in this jail cell, missin' my block |
| [02:25.571] | Hearin' brothers screamin' all night, wishin' they'd stop |
| [02:28.768] | Proud to be black, but why we act like we don't love ourselves? |
| [02:31.778] | Don't look around, busta, (you sucka!) check yourselves |
| [02:34.447] | Know what it means to be black, whether a man or girl |
| [02:38.427] | We still strugglin' in this white man's world |
| [02:41.912] | Who knows what tomorrow brings |
| [02:46.606] | (Born black in this white man's world) |
| [02:48.118] | In this world where everyone's blind? |
| [02:51.662] | (In this white man's world) |
| [02:54.475] | And where to go, no matter how far, I'll find |
| [02:59.188] | (In this white man's world) |
| [03:00.983] | To let you know that you're not alone |
| [03:06.127] | So, tell me why you changed to choose a new direction |
| [03:08.997] | In the blink of an eye? |
| [03:10.407] | My time away just made perfection |
| [03:11.836] | Did you think I'd die? |
| [03:13.106] | Not gon' cry, why should I care? |
| [03:14.966] | Like we holdin' onto lost love that's no longer there |
| [03:17.838] | Can you please help me? |
| [03:19.464] | God bless me, please keep my seeds healthy |
| [03:21.717] | Makin' all my enemies bleed while my G's wealthy |
| [03:24.788] | Hopin' they bury me with ammunitions, **** and shells |
| [03:28.112] | Just in case they trip in Heaven��ain't no G's in Hell |
| [03:31.169] | Sister, sorry for the pain that I caused your heart |
| [03:34.307] | I know I'll change if you help me, but don't fall apart |
| [03:37.547] | Rest in peace to Latasha, Lil' Yummy, and Kato |
| [03:40.553] | Too much for this cold world to take, ended up bein' fatal |
| [03:43.647] | Every woman in America, especially black |
| [03:46.694] | Bear with me, can't you see that we under attack? |
| [03:49.975] | I never meant to cause drama to my sister and mama |
| [03:53.053] | Hope we make it to better times, in this white man's world |
| [03:56.821] | Who knows what tomorrow brings |
| [04:02.837] | In this world where everyone's blind? |
| [04:08.784] | And where to go, no matter how far, I'll find |
| [04:15.171] | To let you know that you're not alone |
| [04:19.630] | Never that, in this white man's world, they can't stop us |
| [04:23.120] | We've been here all this time |
| [04:26.784] | They ain't took us out, they can never take us out |
| [04:29.213] | No matter what they say, about us bein' extinct |
| [04:31.446] | About us bein' endangered species |
| [04:33.435] | We ain't never gon' leave this |
| [04:35.242] | We ain't never gon' walk off this planet |
| [04:36.913] | Unless y'all choose to |
| [04:38.653] | Use your brain, use your brain |
| [04:41.510] | It ain't them that's killin' us, it's us that's killin' us |
| [04:43.031] | It ain't them that's knockin' us off |
| [04:45.407] | It's us that's knockin' us off |
| [04:47.603] | I'm tellin' you better watch it, or be a victim |
| [04:50.770] | Be a victim, in this white man's world |
| [05:04.119] | Born black, in this white man's world, no doubt |
| [05:07.768] | And it's dedicated to my ************' teachers |
| [05:09.857] | Mutulu Shakur, Geronimo Pratt, Mumia Abu Jamal |
| [05:12.616] | Sekou Odinga, all the real OG's, we out |
| [05:15.680] | "The seal, and the constitution, |
| [05:18.604] | reflect the thinking of the founding fathers, |
| [05:22.183] | that this was to be a nation by white people; |
| [05:26.676] | and for white people, Native Americans, Blacks, and all other non-white people were to be the burden bearers, |
| [05:36.774] | for the real citizens of this nation." |
| [00:00.950] | " You go bustin' your fist against a stone wall. |
| [00:03.956] | You' re not usin' your brain. |
| [00:05.697] | That' s what the white man wants you to do. Look at you! What makes you ashamed of bein' black?" |
| [00:11.527] | Nothin' but love for you, my sister |
| [00:12.747] | Might even know how hard it is, no doubt |
| [00:14.599] | Bein' a woman, a black woman at that, no doubt |
| [00:15.917] | S t, in this white man' s world |
| [00:18.248] | Sometimes we overlook the fact |
| [00:20.546] | That we be ridin' hard on our sisters |
| [00:21.857] | We don' t be knowin' the pain we be causin' |
| [00:23.448] | In this white man' s world |
| [00:25.087] | In this white man' s world |
| [00:26.076] | I ain' t sayin I' m innocent in all this |
| [00:28.735] | I' m just sayin', in this white man' s world |
| [00:31.388] | This song is for y' all |
| [00:32.943] | For all those times that I messed up, or we messed up |
| [00:36.787] | Dear sister, got me twisted up in prison, I miss ya |
| [00:39.794] | Cryin', lookin' at my niece' s and my nephew picture |
| [00:42.776] | They say don' t let this cruel world get ya |
| [00:44.955] | Kinda suspicious, swearin' one day you might leave me |
| [00:47.310] | For somebody that' s richer |
| [00:48.940] | Twist the cap off the bottle, I take a sip and see tomorrow |
| [00:52.090] | Gotta make it if I have to beg or borrow |
| [00:54.602] | Readin' love letters late night, locked down and quiet |
| [00:58.182] | If brothers don' t receive they mail, best believe we riot |
| [01:01.467] | Eatin' JackMack, starin' at the walls of silence |
| [01:04.448] | Inside this cage where they capture all my rage and violence |
| [01:07.644] | In time I learned a few lessons, never fall for riches |
| [01:10.835] | Apologies to my true sisters, far from b s |
| [01:14.232] | Help me raise my Black nation, reparations are due |
| [01:17.068] | It' s true, caught up in this world I took advantage of you |
| [01:20.117] | So tell the babies how I love them, precious boys and girls |
| [01:23.454] | Born black in this white man' s world and all I heard was |
| [01:27.149] | Who knows what tomorrow brings |
| [01:32.942] | In this world where everyone' s blind? |
| [01:39.465] | And where to go, no matter how far, I' ll find |
| [01:45.196] | To let you know that you' re not alone |
| [01:51.170] | Bein' born with less, I must confess, only adds on to the stress |
| [01:54.433] | Two gunshots to my homie' s head, died in his vest |
| [01:57.603] | Shot him to death and left him bleedin' for his family to see |
| [02:00.987] | I pass his casket, gently askin', is there a heaven for G' s? |
| [02:03.936] | My homeboy' s doin' life, his baby mama be stressin' |
| [02:06.931] | Sheddin' tears when her son finally ask that questions |
| [02:10.121] | Where my daddy at? Mama, why we live so poor? |
| [02:13.192] | Why you cryin'? Heard you late night through my bedroom door |
| [02:16.313] | Now, do you love me, mama? Why they keep on callin' me ? |
| [02:19.208] | Get my weight up with my hate and pay ' em back when I' m bigger |
| [02:22.598] | And still thuggin' in this jail cell, missin' my block |
| [02:25.571] | Hearin' brothers screamin' all night, wishin' they' d stop |
| [02:28.768] | Proud to be black, but why we act like we don' t love ourselves? |
| [02:31.778] | Don' t look around, busta, you sucka! check yourselves |
| [02:34.447] | Know what it means to be black, whether a man or girl |
| [02:38.427] | We still strugglin' in this white man' s world |
| [02:41.912] | Who knows what tomorrow brings |
| [02:46.606] | Born black in this white man' s world |
| [02:48.118] | In this world where everyone' s blind? |
| [02:51.662] | In this white man' s world |
| [02:54.475] | And where to go, no matter how far, I' ll find |
| [02:59.188] | In this white man' s world |
| [03:00.983] | To let you know that you' re not alone |
| [03:06.127] | So, tell me why you changed to choose a new direction |
| [03:08.997] | In the blink of an eye? |
| [03:10.407] | My time away just made perfection |
| [03:11.836] | Did you think I' d die? |
| [03:13.106] | Not gon' cry, why should I care? |
| [03:14.966] | Like we holdin' onto lost love that' s no longer there |
| [03:17.838] | Can you please help me? |
| [03:19.464] | God bless me, please keep my seeds healthy |
| [03:21.717] | Makin' all my enemies bleed while my G' s wealthy |
| [03:24.788] | Hopin' they bury me with ammunitions, and shells |
| [03:28.112] | Just in case they trip in Heaven ain' t no G' s in Hell |
| [03:31.169] | Sister, sorry for the pain that I caused your heart |
| [03:34.307] | I know I' ll change if you help me, but don' t fall apart |
| [03:37.547] | Rest in peace to Latasha, Lil' Yummy, and Kato |
| [03:40.553] | Too much for this cold world to take, ended up bein' fatal |
| [03:43.647] | Every woman in America, especially black |
| [03:46.694] | Bear with me, can' t you see that we under attack? |
| [03:49.975] | I never meant to cause drama to my sister and mama |
| [03:53.053] | Hope we make it to better times, in this white man' s world |
| [03:56.821] | Who knows what tomorrow brings |
| [04:02.837] | In this world where everyone' s blind? |
| [04:08.784] | And where to go, no matter how far, I' ll find |
| [04:15.171] | To let you know that you' re not alone |
| [04:19.630] | Never that, in this white man' s world, they can' t stop us |
| [04:23.120] | We' ve been here all this time |
| [04:26.784] | They ain' t took us out, they can never take us out |
| [04:29.213] | No matter what they say, about us bein' extinct |
| [04:31.446] | About us bein' endangered species |
| [04:33.435] | We ain' t never gon' leave this |
| [04:35.242] | We ain' t never gon' walk off this planet |
| [04:36.913] | Unless y' all choose to |
| [04:38.653] | Use your brain, use your brain |
| [04:41.510] | It ain' t them that' s killin' us, it' s us that' s killin' us |
| [04:43.031] | It ain' t them that' s knockin' us off |
| [04:45.407] | It' s us that' s knockin' us off |
| [04:47.603] | I' m tellin' you better watch it, or be a victim |
| [04:50.770] | Be a victim, in this white man' s world |
| [05:04.119] | Born black, in this white man' s world, no doubt |
| [05:07.768] | And it' s dedicated to my ' teachers |
| [05:09.857] | Mutulu Shakur, Geronimo Pratt, Mumia Abu Jamal |
| [05:12.616] | Sekou Odinga, all the real OG' s, we out |
| [05:15.680] | " The seal, and the constitution, |
| [05:18.604] | reflect the thinking of the founding fathers, |
| [05:22.183] | that this was to be a nation by white people |
| [05:26.676] | and for white people, Native Americans, Blacks, and all other nonwhite people were to be the burden bearers, |
| [05:36.774] | for the real citizens of this nation." |
| [00:00.950] | " You go bustin' your fist against a stone wall. |
| [00:03.956] | You' re not usin' your brain. |
| [00:05.697] | That' s what the white man wants you to do. Look at you! What makes you ashamed of bein' black?" |
| [00:11.527] | Nothin' but love for you, my sister |
| [00:12.747] | Might even know how hard it is, no doubt |
| [00:14.599] | Bein' a woman, a black woman at that, no doubt |
| [00:15.917] | S t, in this white man' s world |
| [00:18.248] | Sometimes we overlook the fact |
| [00:20.546] | That we be ridin' hard on our sisters |
| [00:21.857] | We don' t be knowin' the pain we be causin' |
| [00:23.448] | In this white man' s world |
| [00:25.087] | In this white man' s world |
| [00:26.076] | I ain' t sayin I' m innocent in all this |
| [00:28.735] | I' m just sayin', in this white man' s world |
| [00:31.388] | This song is for y' all |
| [00:32.943] | For all those times that I messed up, or we messed up |
| [00:36.787] | Dear sister, got me twisted up in prison, I miss ya |
| [00:39.794] | Cryin', lookin' at my niece' s and my nephew picture |
| [00:42.776] | They say don' t let this cruel world get ya |
| [00:44.955] | Kinda suspicious, swearin' one day you might leave me |
| [00:47.310] | For somebody that' s richer |
| [00:48.940] | Twist the cap off the bottle, I take a sip and see tomorrow |
| [00:52.090] | Gotta make it if I have to beg or borrow |
| [00:54.602] | Readin' love letters late night, locked down and quiet |
| [00:58.182] | If brothers don' t receive they mail, best believe we riot |
| [01:01.467] | Eatin' JackMack, starin' at the walls of silence |
| [01:04.448] | Inside this cage where they capture all my rage and violence |
| [01:07.644] | In time I learned a few lessons, never fall for riches |
| [01:10.835] | Apologies to my true sisters, far from b s |
| [01:14.232] | Help me raise my Black nation, reparations are due |
| [01:17.068] | It' s true, caught up in this world I took advantage of you |
| [01:20.117] | So tell the babies how I love them, precious boys and girls |
| [01:23.454] | Born black in this white man' s world and all I heard was |
| [01:27.149] | Who knows what tomorrow brings |
| [01:32.942] | In this world where everyone' s blind? |
| [01:39.465] | And where to go, no matter how far, I' ll find |
| [01:45.196] | To let you know that you' re not alone |
| [01:51.170] | Bein' born with less, I must confess, only adds on to the stress |
| [01:54.433] | Two gunshots to my homie' s head, died in his vest |
| [01:57.603] | Shot him to death and left him bleedin' for his family to see |
| [02:00.987] | I pass his casket, gently askin', is there a heaven for G' s? |
| [02:03.936] | My homeboy' s doin' life, his baby mama be stressin' |
| [02:06.931] | Sheddin' tears when her son finally ask that questions |
| [02:10.121] | Where my daddy at? Mama, why we live so poor? |
| [02:13.192] | Why you cryin'? Heard you late night through my bedroom door |
| [02:16.313] | Now, do you love me, mama? Why they keep on callin' me ? |
| [02:19.208] | Get my weight up with my hate and pay ' em back when I' m bigger |
| [02:22.598] | And still thuggin' in this jail cell, missin' my block |
| [02:25.571] | Hearin' brothers screamin' all night, wishin' they' d stop |
| [02:28.768] | Proud to be black, but why we act like we don' t love ourselves? |
| [02:31.778] | Don' t look around, busta, you sucka! check yourselves |
| [02:34.447] | Know what it means to be black, whether a man or girl |
| [02:38.427] | We still strugglin' in this white man' s world |
| [02:41.912] | Who knows what tomorrow brings |
| [02:46.606] | Born black in this white man' s world |
| [02:48.118] | In this world where everyone' s blind? |
| [02:51.662] | In this white man' s world |
| [02:54.475] | And where to go, no matter how far, I' ll find |
| [02:59.188] | In this white man' s world |
| [03:00.983] | To let you know that you' re not alone |
| [03:06.127] | So, tell me why you changed to choose a new direction |
| [03:08.997] | In the blink of an eye? |
| [03:10.407] | My time away just made perfection |
| [03:11.836] | Did you think I' d die? |
| [03:13.106] | Not gon' cry, why should I care? |
| [03:14.966] | Like we holdin' onto lost love that' s no longer there |
| [03:17.838] | Can you please help me? |
| [03:19.464] | God bless me, please keep my seeds healthy |
| [03:21.717] | Makin' all my enemies bleed while my G' s wealthy |
| [03:24.788] | Hopin' they bury me with ammunitions, and shells |
| [03:28.112] | Just in case they trip in Heaven ain' t no G' s in Hell |
| [03:31.169] | Sister, sorry for the pain that I caused your heart |
| [03:34.307] | I know I' ll change if you help me, but don' t fall apart |
| [03:37.547] | Rest in peace to Latasha, Lil' Yummy, and Kato |
| [03:40.553] | Too much for this cold world to take, ended up bein' fatal |
| [03:43.647] | Every woman in America, especially black |
| [03:46.694] | Bear with me, can' t you see that we under attack? |
| [03:49.975] | I never meant to cause drama to my sister and mama |
| [03:53.053] | Hope we make it to better times, in this white man' s world |
| [03:56.821] | Who knows what tomorrow brings |
| [04:02.837] | In this world where everyone' s blind? |
| [04:08.784] | And where to go, no matter how far, I' ll find |
| [04:15.171] | To let you know that you' re not alone |
| [04:19.630] | Never that, in this white man' s world, they can' t stop us |
| [04:23.120] | We' ve been here all this time |
| [04:26.784] | They ain' t took us out, they can never take us out |
| [04:29.213] | No matter what they say, about us bein' extinct |
| [04:31.446] | About us bein' endangered species |
| [04:33.435] | We ain' t never gon' leave this |
| [04:35.242] | We ain' t never gon' walk off this planet |
| [04:36.913] | Unless y' all choose to |
| [04:38.653] | Use your brain, use your brain |
| [04:41.510] | It ain' t them that' s killin' us, it' s us that' s killin' us |
| [04:43.031] | It ain' t them that' s knockin' us off |
| [04:45.407] | It' s us that' s knockin' us off |
| [04:47.603] | I' m tellin' you better watch it, or be a victim |
| [04:50.770] | Be a victim, in this white man' s world |
| [05:04.119] | Born black, in this white man' s world, no doubt |
| [05:07.768] | And it' s dedicated to my ' teachers |
| [05:09.857] | Mutulu Shakur, Geronimo Pratt, Mumia Abu Jamal |
| [05:12.616] | Sekou Odinga, all the real OG' s, we out |
| [05:15.680] | " The seal, and the constitution, |
| [05:18.604] | reflect the thinking of the founding fathers, |
| [05:22.183] | that this was to be a nation by white people |
| [05:26.676] | and for white people, Native Americans, Blacks, and all other nonwhite people were to be the burden bearers, |
| [05:36.774] | for the real citizens of this nation." |
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