(narration) "The number of educational assistants 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 the notes from yesterday...." "Thirteen year old Sharell Reeds says she likes her 8th grade History teacher Mr. Midding but isn't how long he'll be around. Mr. Midding is the 10th 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 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 courtesy of the mob"
One What's wrong with America we teach our kids to a big ole cars big ole rims, loud fall into a stereotype that nigga ball but barely or write right from wrong but wanna get on (whoop) black house be a mama, no damn daddy, keep the lights on make forty as a school teacher fuck wishing a star educated they get hit with a for a quarter mill you trippin' my teachin' kids, I think you should pay 'em mo Cause them dealers got big bank roll What I my kids Wanna be a President like or to be a DJ, Drama Packin' Don Cannon the money only thing that sense I'm my models was Tupac, P and Papa yes as I lay me down to I pray the my soul to keep if I die before i wake leave my nigga my extra weight I'ma leave the homie my extra and all the numbers to all the plugs should I go to school or I sell drugs? That's life in Black
(narration) "I don't know...we 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 carry that" go broke too quick ya dig you know that go broke too quick Next month motherfucker gonna be cryin, to pay my rent, bitch you just had six thousand dollars" (street is cutthroat)
2 Street is cut throat If you a real nigga, sell You go to school, you dropout and if you step up, you get out Priority? what's that? I'ma buy my baby Baby Jordans paying bills, this more important I'm all day with my niggas, smoking On section eight? Don't worry, things be straight in a hurry rob steal, kill a motherfucker I drink all day my vision blurry The funny thing my nigga come home from the penn we all but a nigga come home with a four year we don't give a fuck cause nigga's fake and that's real My nigga, look at what we teach our Rims, jewelry, rims, jewelry, rims, My nigga, at what we teach our youth chain, kill a nigga, gold chain, damn I remember when my favorite rapper fuck school nigga, with me fuck a job nigga, bang me fuck nigga, bang with me That's life in Black life in Black America That's life in Black That's life in America Life in Black
(narration) "I love my city, I love my no matter how gritty you is" "Just see shot and living was more for my ego, that was more for my image, I could, now I could walk around like Superman" "They show off their scars the way war display Purple Hearts" "I'm used to this gang banging shit.. I'm used to this shit" "These niggas ain't dangerous than mine" "Gang members Little J and his crew smoke kush every day" "Grade A Kush...we smoke so much of Kush it should be against the law" "He'll end up or in prison"
3 Dead, in jail or alive come on my nigga showtime them niggas on the other side of town better grab that pump cause go time No rappers, actors or players we a bunch or real niggas trying to ball, that shit my hood my nigga, they gone come in and take it all player no player now hey, wish a nigga make my day Fuck 401k, that mean shit my niggas roll deep with an Ak all day Better watch out for them sharks, cause be swimming Cops come round this motherfucka every real nigga like me start winnin' don't care if I'm killin', they just care if I'm shippin' They don't care if I'm long as it's another man another strap man I shoot the nigga dead and keep dippin' Genocide and is we gonna shoot til no one left sad that we gotta another black man for some street cred and hood respect
My favorite said fuck school nigga, with me a job nigga, bang with me fuck jail nigga, bang me life in Black America That's life in Black That's life in Black That's in Black America in Black America crack dealer got big roll, my teacher, got no roll look at we teach our kids rims, jewelry, rims, jewelry, rims,
(narration) "it's was my little brother, it was like the half of my heart and he gone now"