W G O N R S-Big Daddy Kane

[00:38.42]People people we gotta get over [00:40.66]Before we go under and I wonder [00:43.42]Why we can't find a little piece of mankind [00:45.96]Instead of always step back gimme my damn nine [00:48.53]Livin the thug like the shoot up the drug type [00:50.97]They love to hear the people sayin yo that kid is bugged right [00:53.67]Just a game so please out here men die [00:56.17]The average black man today don't make it to see twenty five [00:58.69]Cause someone else got the clock rocked [01:01.41]Tryin to get the neighborhood locked to be the new man on the block [01:03.96]But if you asked me who's the man I'm like you tell me [01:07.09]I don't know ed lover dr dre and heavy d [01:09.30]I got my mind on comin up if not in first place [01:11.75]Then damnit I plan to be the first runner up [01:14.45]But it seems I got a lot of problems under my belt [01:16.88]And everday I gotta ask myself [01:18.91]Ah what's goin on in our society [01:21.50]What's goin on in a de country [01:23.92]What's goin on in your community [01:26.44]What's goin on tell me [01:29.14]Rap [01:39.96]I seen a kid freshly dipped with mad gold [01:42.24]Fifteen years old with plenty drugs bein sold [01:44.74]But then somebody caught him for his air jordans [01:47.95]His drugs the cash and the jewels he was sportin [01:50.12]You wanna call your girl a b**ch [01:52.51]You can't appreciate so now she's humpin your man then she ain't [01:55.11]Cause when you teach her that hoe mentality [01:57.17]They accept that as reality and give all your friends the skin [02:00.31]You need to show some love for your people [02:02.33]All men are created equal that's why with everybody I always [02:05.86]Spread love and keep my pockets full of dol dollars [02:08.54]But check it out now [02:10.58]We're not the uncivilized the kane [02:12.56]So let's get it together man we did it when we were slaves [02:15.32]Instead of always tryin to blame someone else [02:17.81]Take a look around and ask yourself [02:20.42]Ah what's goin on in your community [02:22.96]What's goin on in a dis country [02:25.39]What's goin on in our society [02:27.90]What's goin on whoahhhh [02:30.62]Rap [02:41.23]Nowadays it's all about provin you ain't nuttin soft [02:43.88]And everybody's always talkin about bustin off [02:46.46]But that ain't where we gotta go kid we can throw [02:48.95]And handle this thing like holyfield and blow [02:51.17]Then when we get it off our chest let's put it to rest [02:54.07]And try to make some money progress [02:56.11]Because if I got a dollar and you got ten [02:58.39]And you can get a hundred from a friend if five others kick in [03:01.09]Shoot we can take that stack and put it back [03:03.93]In a community that's black to make our people attract [03:06.21]Like somethin magnetic cause word is bond it's pathetic [03:09.11]We always talkin about this piece of the pie [03:11.10]But it seems we can't get it [03:12.05]Unless we field the life of a drug dealer [03:14.20]And start stellin llello but you know where they go [03:16.60]Up to the penile because they chose to be wild [03:18.84]And now you're upstate kid uh waitin patiently to see trial [03:22.01]Now let that whole gangsta route slide [03:24.52]There's too much money and skins here on the outside [03:27.45]For me to ever let my freedom go [03:29.81]Cause I got mine now get yous and let me know [03:32.16]Ah what's goin on in our society [03:34.40]What's goin on when you nah haf no money [03:37.12]What's goin on people on the street [03:39.66]Whoahhh why is it so [03:42.63]Rap [04:37.00]