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1	They say we N I double G E R						[Chorus]	1
2	We are much more, still we choose to ignore the obvious						They say                     we N-I double G-E-R, we are	2
3	Man, this history don't acknowledge us						Much more, still we choose to ignore	3
1							The obvious, man this history don't acknowledge us	1
	We were scholars long before colleges						We were scholars long before colleges
2							They say we N-I double G-E-R, we are	2
3							Much more, but still we choose to ignore	3
4							The obvious, we are the slave and the master	4
5							What you lookin for? You the question and the answer	5
4	They say we N I double G E R						[Verse 1:]	4
1	We are much more, but still we choose to ignore the obvious							1
2	We are the slave and the master							2
3	What you lookin’ for? You the question and the answer							3
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	We trust no black leaders, use the stove to heat us						We trust no black leaders, use the stove to heat us
	Powdered eggs and government cheeses						Powdered eggs and government cheeses
	The calendars with Martin, JFK and Jesus						The calendars with Martin, JFK and Jesus
	Gotta be fresh to go to school with fly sneakers						Gotta be fresh to go to school with fly sneakers
5								5
	Schools with outdated books, we are the forgotten						Schools with outdated books, we are the forgotten
5	Summers, coolin’ off by the fire hydrant						Summers, coolin off by the fire hydrant	5
6	Yeah, I'm from the ghetto						Yeah I'm from the ghetto	6
7	Where old black women talk about their sugar level						Where old black women talk about their	7
8							sugar level - it's not unusual	8
9	It’s not unusual to see photos of dead homie's funerals						To                   see photos of dead homie's funerals	9
10	Aluminum foil on TV antennas						Aluminium foil on TV antennas	10
11	Little TV sit on top the big TV, eatin’ TV dinners						Little TV sit on top the big TV, eating TV dinners	11
12	Girls dye their hair with Kool-Aid						Girls die their hair with Kool-Aid	12
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	They gave us lemons, we made lemonade						They gave us lemons, we made lemonade
13	But this nigger's paid, ancestral slaves						But this nigger's payed, ancestral slaves	13
14	Descendant of kings, it's necessary I    bling						Descendant of kings, it's necessary I - bling	14
15	Put rims on everythin’, wear tims on every scene						Put rims on everything, where tims on every scene	15
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8	They say we N I double G E R							8
9	We are much more, still we choose to ignore the obvious							9
10	Man, this history don't acknowledge us							10
11	We were scholars long before colleges							11
16	They say we N I double G E R						[Chorus]	16
12	We are much more, but still we choose to ignore the obvious							12
13	We are the slave and the master							13
14	What you lookin’ for? You the question and the answer							14
6							[Verse 2:]	6
	Do I mean it like a slave master, nigger?						Do I mean it like a slave master, nigger?
17	No, I'm gangsta, gotta eat rappers						No I'm gangsta, gotta eat rappers	17
	My abbreviation was young when I caught the cases						My abbreviation was young when I caught the cases
18	That should mean the court could see my changes						That should mean the court could see my	18
19	Take       off the bracelets						changes, take off the bracelets	19
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	Savers went broke, smokes, our diesel, need no Bowflex						Savers went broke, smokes, our diesel, need no Bowflex
	My chest still cut up like a bag of dope						My chest still cut up like a bag of dope
20	Thought patterns consist of boss matters						Bought patterns consist of boss matters	20
21	Spit Moses' lost commandments like a gross sandwich out my mouth						Spit Moses' lost commandments like a	21
22							growth sandwich out my mouth	22
23	Toast to government cameras peepin’ us, every week						Toast to government cameras peepin us, every week I must	23
24	I must have my cars, homes and phones squeaked for bugs						Have             my cars, homes and phones squeaked for bugs	24
25	But this is what I was dreamin’ of						But this is what I was dreamin of	25
26	Between cuttin’ hard coke with new razors slicin’ my fingers up						Between cuttin hard coke with new razors slicin my fingers up	26
27							They used to string us up, we wanted everything	27
28	They used to string us up, we wanted everythin’						But the one bringin us cake be the snakes like the	28
16	But the one bringin’ us cake be the snakes like the							16
	Like the New Jack City wedding scene						Like the New Jack City wedding scene
	No time for mistake, tryna get it like metering						No time for mistake, tryna get it like metering
29	They say we N I double G E R						[Chorus]	29
17	We are much more, still we choose to ignore the obvious							17
18	Man, this history don't acknowledge us							18
19	We were scholars long before colleges							19
20								20
21	They say we N I double G E R							21
22	We are much more, but still we choose to ignore the obvious							22
23	We are the slave and the master							23
24	What you lookin’ for? You the question and the answer							24
25	(My nig', what up my nig'? Yep)							25
7							[Verse 3 {Over Chorus}]	7
8							{My nig', what up my nig'? Yep!}	8
	People afraid of criticism						People afraid of criticism
	But I always put myself in a sacrificial position						But I always put myself in a sacrificial position
30	They been know I ain't just rappin’ for fame						They been know I ain't just rappin for fame	30
31	I got my old homie hassles to father, askin’ for change						I got my old homie hasslin to father askin for chains	31
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	Yep, I get it cash up, this paper don't matter						Yep, I get it cash up, this paper don't matter
	They see me from skinny to fatter, when I rap about war						They see me from skinny to fatter, when I rap about war
	They got a tendency to scatter, they ain't my backup no more						They got a tendency to scatter, they ain't my backup no more
	So now my enemies are at my front door						So now my enemies are at my front door
32							Cause anytime we mention our	32
33	‘Cause anytime we mention our condition						condition,                       our history or existence	33
34	Our history or existence, they callin’ it reverse racism						They callin                                  it reverse racism	34
35	Still to this day the street’s torn,    my brother Jung'						Still to this day the streets torn - my brother Jung'	35
36	I'll always have a seat for him,    not behind me, beside me						I'll always have a seat for him - not behind me, beside me	36
	You'll always know where to find me						You'll always know where to find me
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	They say the close ones will hurt you						They say the close ones will hurt you
	So let's keep a small circle						So let's keep a small circle
	On the road to riches and diamond rings						On the road to riches and diamond rings
	In the land of the blind, the man with one eye is the king						In the land of the blind, the man with one eye is the king
37	They say we N I double G E R						[Chorus]	37
28	We are much more, still we choose to ignore the obvious							28
29	Man, this history don't acknowledge us							29
30	We were scholars long before colleges							30
31								31
32	They say we N I double G E R							32
33	We are much more, but still we choose to ignore the obvious							33
34	We are the slave and the master							34
35	What you lookin’ for? You the question and the answer							35

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