They say we N – I - Double G – E – RnWe - are - much more,nStill we choose to ignore,nThe obvious.nMan this history don't acknowledge us,nWe was scholars long before colleges.nnThey say we N – I - Double G – E – RnWe - are - much more,nBut still we choose to ignore,nThe obvious.nWe are the slave and the master,nWhat you looking for?nYou the question and the answer.nnnWe trust no black leaders,nUse the stove to heat us,nPowder eggs and government cheeses,nThe calendar was Martin, JFK, & Jesus,nGotta be freshnGo to school with fly sneakers.nSchools with outdated books,nWe are the forgotten,nSummers coolin' off by the fire hydrant.nYeah I'm from the ghetto,nWhere old black women talk about they sugar level,nIt's not unusual,nTo see photos of dead homies' funerals,nAluminum foil on t.v. antennasnLittle TV sit on top the big TV eatin TV dinners,nGirls die they hair with kool-aid,nThey gave us lemons we made lemonade,nBut this nigga's paid,nAncestry of slaves,nDescendant of KingsnIt's necessary I,nBling,nPuts rings on every thingnWhere Timbs on every scene.nnThey say we N – I - Double G – E – RnWe - are - much more,nStill we choose to ignore,nThe obvious.nMan this history don't acknowledge us,nWe was scholars long before colleges.nnThey say we N – I - Double G – E – RnWe - are - much more,nBut still we choose to ignore,nThe obvious.nWe are the slave and the master,nWhat you looking for?nYou the question and the answer.nnnDo I mean it like a slave master?nNIGGER!nNo!nI'm gangstanGotta eat rappers!nMy abbreviationnWas young when I caught the cases,nThat should mean the court could see my changesnTake off the bracelets,nSavage when broke,nSmoke sour dieselnNeed no Bo-flexnMy chest still cut-up like a bag of dope,nThought patterns consist of boss matters,nSpit Moses' Lost CommandmentsnLike a gross sandwich out my mouth.nToast to government camerasnPeepin us every weeknI must have my cars homes & phonesnSqueaked for bugs,nBut this is what I was dreamin of,nBetween cutting hard coke with new razorsnSlicing my fingers up,nThey use to string us up,nWe wanted everything,nBut the one bringing us cake be the snakesnLike the...nLike the New Jack City wedding scenenNo time for mistakes trying to get it likennThey say we N – I - Double G – E – RnWe - are - much more,nStill we choose to ignore,nThe obvious.nMan this history don't acknowledge us,nWe was scholars long before colleges.nnThey say we N – I - Double G – E – RnWe - are - much more,nBut still we choose to ignore,nThe obvious.nWe are the slave and the master,nWhat you looking for?nYou the question and the answer.nnnnMy nig...nWhattup my nig?nPeople afraid of criticismnBut I always put myself in a sacrificial position!nThey been know I ain't just rappin for fame,nI got my old homienYep! I'd give this cash upnThis paper don't matternThey seen me from skinny to fatternWhen I rap about war,nThey got the tendency to scatter,nThey ain't my backup no more,nSo now my enemies are at my front door,nCause any time we mentionnOur condition, our history or existence,nThey calling it reverse racism,nStill till today the street's torn,nMy brother Jungle always have a seat for 'emnNot behind me - beside menYou'll always know where to find me,nThey say the close ones will hurt you,nSo let's keep a small circle,nOn the road to riches, and diamond ringsnIn the land of the blindnThe man with one eye is the king.nnThey say we N – I - Double G – E – RnWe - are - much more,nStill we choose to ignore,nThe obvious.nMan this history don't acknowledge us,nWe was scholars long before colleges.nnThey say we N – I - Double G – E – RnWe - are - much more,nBut still we choose to ignore,nThe obvious.nWe are the slave and the master,nWhat you looking for?nYou the question and the answer.nn[Repeat Chorus]nn