X-Tinction

(The entire country is on the verge of Erupting into racial violence and bloodshed Simply because 20 million ex-slaves Are demanding freedom, justice and equality Here in America from their former slavemasters 20 million so-called 'negroes' Second class citizens Seeking human dignity Seeking human rights Seeking the right to live in dignity as a human being And rather than give genuine respect and recognition To your cry for human rights The American white man answers your non-violence with violence) One time for your mind Two times for your ear (This is X-Tinction, y'all Cause I got a firm belief) One time we gonna shine (They tryin to get rid of us) Two times for the year Yo, I was ridin one day on 10th Avenue Headed to a tree spot that I travel to Usually two times a week, grab a bag or two To head over to the lab is what I had to do Goin in and out of lanes while I blast Badu Drinkin from a apple tree, sip on a flask of juice Talkin to nanny on the cell in Boston, Massachus' J. gon' be back this way like a month and a half or two Then out of nowhere po-po started flashin blue Pulled up behind, so I let off the gas and knew That I didn't do a thing, they just harrassin, true Put my spliff in my stash and my cash in too Sonny came up to the window, started askin: do We have a license and insurance, I said, "Gladly do" Gave it to him, rolled up my glass half-view He said, "Are you from around here?" "Just passin through" Just the typical question they be askin you But he took my answer as some form of attitude So he told me to step out into the avenue Put my hands on the roof is what I had to do I said, "Why you mad at me? I'm not mad at you" He said, "I hate you fuckin niggers and your bastards too" "Plus I hate your rap music and your fashion too" "But I love it when my gunshots blast at you" "And I love when we arrest a whole mass of you Cause already we locked up about half of you" Then I thought: man, these whiteys want our asses through Man, they wish we were extinct, and with a passion, too ( *ad libs* ) Aiyo, laws and legislation passed strictly for makin A black man's existance grow scarce throughout the nation I seen it in flicks, hicks with darts and nite sticks Rushin niggas in the '60s when bein black was risky Couldn't vote, couldn't hope for better times to come through They hit you with the 1-2, shot you or hung you A grewsome sight that plants fear in the men and the young too It was that way for decades, no way to say it's untrue Just like they gave smallpox to the Indians They gave us crack cocaine, told us sell that shit to any man Lookin like yourself cause it's wealth indeed But forgot to warn us first, there's no health in greed So to my blacks killin blacks, Latinos and Japs Poor white trash too, rich ones no haps Nowadays you either dead or in a house of correction If you're not, it's a blessin, so follow my lesson All men are seen as equal in the eyes of the Creator So many different races on all sides of the Equator It's really not about who's lesser, who's greater It's more about who's the player, who's the player-hater Ashanti chiefs worked right along with slavetraders Sellin prisoners they captured from wars with their neighbors Reminds me of today, you gotta practise survival Once the man turns your brother into a rival