Because I'm Black

[Hook] Is it because I'm black? Somebody tell me, what can I do? (Cause their ain't enough bars To hold the the drama that we've been through) [Verse 1] Right here, right now, I do declare That I'm more than a gangster, mack, pimp or a player I swear I ain't never told on nobody It started in '82 at a 'hood house party Half Ded, Lil' Loc and my nephew D Not knowin' what we do, but this is RTC Heart sparked, puttin' flags in Tucane Park I leave the house for school, but I come back after dark You feel me? [Hook] [Verse 2] More power, more leadership - unifying Bloods and Crips I used to smoke a pack a day, I used to have to pack a K Now I've got brothers in suits in my faculty Pushin' peace in the streets - North, West, South and East Student of the game, yeah it's time to make a change So I'm following, no more swine swallowin' I'm gon' just walk the walk of a righteous man Try my best to rewrite this plan As-salamu alaykum, sir Yeah, that's the plan... [Hook x2] [Verse 3] Yeah, I'm down with Obama just to add a little drama And I'm rollin' with the Nation, but I've been doin' that Had a talk with my mama, had to let her know that I'mma Make a change, and she said: "baby, go ahead and do that" Farrakhan is a prophet and I know it cause he show it And he told me, so I'm teachin' brothers how to be peace What's wrong? We too strong, and if we all get along They could never penetrate us, all they do is motivate us Haters... The enemy is always watching for leadership that will rise among black people because it is only by organizing effectively that you can change the reality under which we live [Hook]