(narration) "The number of educational assistants that will be back in September has gone down and that has some parents worried that students won't be getting the 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 sure how long he'll be around. Mr. Midding is the 10th person to 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 paid for courtesy of the mob"
One What's with Black America we our kids to want a big ole cars big ole rims, stereo they into a stereotype that nigga ball but barely or write right from wrong but wanna get on (whoop) black that be a mama, no daddy, barely keep the lights on make forty as a school teacher fuck wishing upon a they they get hit a bill for a quarter mill you my nigga They teachin' kids, I think you pay 'em mo Cause them crack got big bank roll I tell my kids Wanna be a President like or to be a DJ, Drama they Don Cannon the money only thing that sense I'm my models was Tupac, P and Papa yes as I lay me to sleep I pray the my soul to keep if I should die before i I'ma leave my nigga my extra I'ma the homie my extra drugs and all the numbers to all the plugs should I go to school or should I sell That's 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 count this money. If it ain't Benjamin or Franklin or Benjamin Franklin...we paid.... I ain't carry that" don't' go broke too ya dig you know that don't' go 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 nigga, sell dope You go to school, you dropout and if you step up, you get out Priority? Nigga that? I'ma buy my baby Baby Jordans Fuck paying bills, this important I'm chill all day my niggas, smoking On section Don't worry, things gonna be straight in a hurry rob steal, kill a motherfucker I all day cause my vision blurry The funny thing when my nigga come from the penn we all but a nigga come home with a four degree we don't give a fuck cause that nigga's fake and real My nigga, look at we teach our kids Rims, jewelry, rims, jewelry, rims, My nigga, look at what we our youth Gold chain, kill a nigga, chain, damn I when my favorite rapper said fuck school nigga, bang me a job nigga, bang with me fuck jail nigga, with me That's life in America life in Black America That's life in Black That's life in America in Black America
(narration) "I love my city, I love my niggas no how gritty you is" "Just see getting shot and living was more for my ego, that was more for my image, I could, now I could around like Superman" "They show off their the way war veterans 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 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 jail or come on my nigga it's showtime Fuck them niggas on the side of town better grab that cause it's go time No rappers, actors or players we a or real niggas trying to ball, player Flaunt shit my hood my nigga, they gone come in and take it all player no stall now hey, wish a nigga make my day Fuck 401k, that don't mean my niggas roll around deep an Ak all day Better watch out for them sharks, cause they be Cops come round this motherfucka time real nigga like me start winnin' They don't care if I'm killin', they just if I'm shippin' They don't care if I'm long as it's black man another strap man I could the nigga dead and keep dippin' and death is we gonna til there's no one left sad that we gotta another black man for street cred and some hood respect
My favorite said fuck school nigga, bang me a job nigga, bang with me fuck jail nigga, bang me That's life in America life in Black America That's in Black America That's life in Black 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"