Ice Cube - Us(1991)

[00:26.98] Verse one:
[00:36.25] Could you tell me who released our animal instinct?
[00:38.61] Got the white man sittin' there tickled pink.
[00:41.03] Laughin' at us on the avenue
[00:43.11] Bustin' caps at each other after havin' brew
[00:45.47] We can't enjoy ourselves
[00:48.09] Too busy jealous... of each other's wealth
[00:50.39] Commin' up is just in me
[00:52.19] But the black community is full of envy
[00:54.02] Too much back stabbin'
[00:56.63] While i look up the street i see all the japs grabbin'
[00:59.38] Every vacant lot in my neighborhood
[01:01.65] Build a store, and sell their goods
[01:03.84] To the county of sips (?)
[01:05.70] You know us po niggas: nappy hair and big lips?
[01:08.29] Four or five babies on your crotch
[01:11.02] And you expect uncle sam to help us out?
[01:12.98] We ain't nothin' but porchmonkeys
[01:15.25] To the average bigot, redneck honky
[01:17.62] You say comin' up is a must
[01:19.71] But before we can come up, take a look at us
[01:22.72] Verse two:
[01:32.79] And all y'all dope-dealers...
[01:33.67] Your as bad as the po-lice- cause ya kill us
[01:36.15] You got rich when you started slangin' dope
[01:38.84] But you ain't built us a supermarket
[01:41.01] So when can spend our money with the blacks
[01:43.25] Too busy buyin' gold an' caddilacs
[01:45.30] That's what ya doin' with the money that ya raisin'
[01:48.28] Exploitin' us like the caucasians did
[01:50.36] For 400 years - i got 400 tears- for 400 peers
[01:54.38] Died last year from gang-related crimes
[01:56.94] That's why i got gang-related rhymes
[02:00.28] But when i do a show ta kick some facts
[02:01.92] Us blacks don't know how ta act
[02:03.75] Sometimes i believe the hype, man
[02:05.96] We're messin' up ourselves and blame the white man
[02:08.41] But don't point the finger you jiggaboo
[02:10.65] Take a look at yourself ya dumb nigga you
[02:12.95] Pretty soon hip-hop won't be so nice
[02:15.23] No ice cube, just vannilla ice
[02:17.68] And yall sit and scream and cus
[02:19.64] But there's no one ta blame- but us
[02:21.89] Verse three:
[02:40.22] Us ... will always sing the blues
[02:42.94] 'Cause all we care about is hairstyles and tennis shoes
[02:45.28] But if ya step on mine ya pushed a button
[02:47.55] "Cause i'll beat you down like it ain't nothin'
[02:49.83] Just like a beast
[02:51.63] But i'm the first nigga ta holler out {peace, black man}
[02:55.08] I beat my wife and children to a pulp
[02:57.05] When i get drunk and smoke dope
[02:59.35] Got a bad heart condition
[03:01.17] Still eat hog-mogs an' chitlin's
[03:03.62] Bet my money on the dice and the horses
[03:05.91] Jobless, so i'm a hope for the armed forces
[03:08.41] Go to church but they tease us
[03:10.24] Wit' a picture of a blue-eyed jesus
[03:12.16] They used to call me negro
[03:14.52] After all this time i'm still bustin up the chiffarobe
[03:17.52] No respect and didn't know it
[03:19.13] And i'm havin' more babies than i really can afford
[03:22.01] In jail 'cause i can't pay the mother
[03:24.47] Held back in life because of my color
[03:26.62] Now this is just a little summary
[03:28.93] Of us, but yall think it's dumb of me
[03:31.33] To put a mirror to ya face, but trust
[03:34.08] Nobody gives a fuck about...
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