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it back, take it way back Take it way, way back to the first man At the moment when they looked around and said "Fuck it, I'ma steal land"
wanna tell me what I am, what I am not "You ain't black, you a white boy Shut ya mouth, do it right boy, boy? Man, why you a hype boy?" "Why you always about being black? too white, nigga fuck that" Everything you about, cut that door you trying to open, you could shut that Grip the gat, that's how I'ma buck back Tell me what I am and I know now All this has got to go is moving fast, it need to slow down Come and see me when I am in yo' Practice what we before it go down Practice what we preach it go Yes, I got the to gab fo sho Will I to get the gat? No, no Yes, I got to to gab fo sho But will have to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get Masta down inside of me The plantation deep inside of me Everybody fuck like 'Cause one or the other what it be me why my momma gotta lie to me Unity for that lied to me
Peace on what I try to be
I wanna spread the message of equality And yes, I got to to gab fo sho Will I to get the gat? No, no Yes, I got to to gab fo sho But will have to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get the
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Take it back, it way back Take it way, way back to the white man
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it back, take it way back Take it way, way back to 1990 Shady Grove in Rockville, Maryland 7: 36 a.m., where a biracial was born To a black and a white mother that wasn't there Addicted to crack cocaine, alcohol, and various drugs as his mom (Way, way back) So I'm tell you about that, right? And I'm gonna tell you how All young boy ever wanted was happiness All he wanted was positivity All he wanted to do was entertain And this boy went hell You understand, his mother was racist, which is crazy 'Cause how in the fuck is you gonna All these babies with black men but you racist Like bitch, that make no sense, but it is what it is You know, he grew up, her callin' him a The at school callin' him a cracker as black, looking as white Being told you can or can't be kid went through everything He went He saw narcotics in the Violence, murderers, dealers, he was kidnapped There was crazy shit happened to this kid And he persevered while the world said What said? Said you be shit! You gon' be nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin' Nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', And I, and he, he said fuck that, persevere And that's why the message is always peace, love and See, he saw things from two sides He saw things from two sides He always knew the message Everybody was born Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual He knew that he saw that (Take it back, it way back it way) Because he was stripped and torn By his black brothers and sisters that were And that did not And he was stripped and he was torn By his side that did not know These people are ignorant That cannot see the bigger That must fight and kill and each other But again, all he ever wanted to do Was spread a of equality For every man, woman, and Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual (Take it back, take it way Take it way, way to the first) Now imagine this child up And the craziest shit Being a of the craziest shit Running around the wrong people around with guns and knives And fighting and and, and all this he didn't know, he didn't know! But he knew deep in his heart that it wasn't right And he knew he needed to get away from it Now I want you to also imagine, that at 17 old This child, okay, leaves and gets two jobs to support himself Two jobs that he works in the and the evenings And then he would come home To eight or nine hours of sleep But spend four, five, six hours of Working on music, Grabbing the remote and looking in the mirror And pretending to see thousands and thousands and thousands of Just his name that it would happen But the, but the, but the world no! Mothafucka, little mothafucka no-no, no-no, no-no, Ya nigga, ya cracka, ya boy, ya black mothafucka No-no! (Take it back, it way back Take it way, way to the first) And he fuck that He peace, love, and positivity He said for all man of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual orientation, yeah Now I you to also imagine telling him that he did not live this life "You a white boy You ain't experienced that shit You from Gaithersburg, Maryland, nothing happens Oh no, no, we know, we there We didn't live with you, we didn't in your Section 8 household We didn't with the narcotics and violence in your household We just saw it the outside, outside, outside, outside Outside, outside, outside, And since you white, you have money, right?" (Take it back, take it way it way, way back to the first black man) And this man persevered in spite Of what told him he was, wasn't, and would never be (Take it back, it way back Take it way, way back to the black) And man is here today, proud A of all human beings Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, orientation, yeah, yeah And here to say Even though we're all born and created We are not equally There's on every side And you should just do your best to life And let other believe whatever they wanna believe As long as not hurtin' anybody You can they're going to hell You can it's not right You can believe superior, fine Just killing each other