(narration) "The number of educational that will be back in September has gone down and that has some parents worried that students won't be getting the attention they need" "We're going to continue the from yesterday...." "Thirteen year old Sharell Reeds says she likes her 8th grade History teacher Mr. Midding but isn't sure how long he'll be around. Mr. Midding is the person to teach this class since school started in September. Ten teachers in six months. Many of them weren't there long enough to learn the children's names." "We don't have to go in a rent shit, we got our own housing, we got our own cars, we got our own hoes, we got our own clothes. You know, that's simple...new car new house..kids get to go to school, private school paid for of the mob"
One What's wrong Black America we our kids to want a big ole cars big ole rims, stereo they fall into a that nigga ball but barely or write right from wrong but wanna get on (whoop) black house be a mama, no damn daddy, barely the lights on forty thou as a school teacher fuck wishing a star educated they get hit with a for a quarter mill you my nigga They teachin' kids, I you should pay 'em mo Cause crack dealers got big bank roll I tell my kids Wanna be a like Obama or to be a DJ, Drama Packin' Don Cannon the money only thing makes sense I'm my models was Tupac, P and Papa yes as I lay me to sleep I the lord my soul to keep if I should die before i I'ma leave my nigga my extra I'ma leave the homie my drugs and all the phone to all the plugs should I go to school or should I sell life in Black America
(narration) "I don't know...we don't count what we spend, but we know we spend a lot. you know what I mean..so we gonna count this money. If it ain't Benjamin or Franklin or Benjamin Franklin...we paid.... I ain't that" go broke too quick ya dig you that that go broke too quick Next month gonna be cryin, need to pay my rent, bitch you just had six thousand dollars" (street is cutthroat)
2 Street life is cut If you a real nigga, sell You don't go to school, you and if you up, you get knocked out Priority? Nigga that? buy my baby some Baby Jordans Fuck bills, this more important I'm chill all day with my niggas, On section eight? Don't worry, things gonna be straight in a I'ma rob steal, a motherfucker I drink all day my vision blurry The funny thing when my come home from the penn we all but a nigga come home with a four year degree we don't a fuck cause nigga's fake and that's real My nigga, at what we teach our kids Rims, jewelry, rims, jewelry, rims, My nigga, look at what we our youth chain, kill a nigga, gold chain, damn I remember when my rapper said fuck nigga, bang with me a job nigga, bang with me fuck nigga, bang with me That's life in America That's in Black America life in Black America That's life in Black in Black America
(narration) "I love my city, I my niggas no matter how gritty you is" "Just see getting and living was more for my ego, that was more for my image, I could, now I could walk around like Superman" "They off their scars the way war veterans display Purple Hearts" "I'm used to this banging shit.. I'm used to this street shit" "These niggas hoods dangerous than mine" "Gang members like Little J and his smoke kush every day" "Grade A Kush...we smoke so much of this it should be against the law" "He'll end up or in prison"
3 Dead, in or alive come on my nigga it's showtime Fuck niggas on the other side of town better grab that cause it's go time No rappers, or ball players we a bunch or real niggas to ball, player Flaunt that my hood my nigga, they gone come in and take it all player no stall right now hey, wish a make my day Fuck 401k, that mean shit my niggas roll around deep an Ak all day Better out for them sharks, cause they be swimming come round this motherfucka every time real nigga like me start winnin' They don't care if I'm killin', they care if I'm shippin' They don't if I'm killin' long as it's another man with strap man I could shoot the nigga and keep dippin' and death is we gonna shoot til no one left sad that we gotta another black man for some street and some hood respect
My favorite said fuck school nigga, with me fuck a job nigga, with me jail nigga, bang with me That's life in America That's life in America That's life in America That's life in America in Black America crack got big bank roll, my teacher, got no roll at what we teach our kids rims, jewelry, rims, jewelry, rims,
(narration) "it's was my little brother, it was like the other half of my heart and he now"