(narration) "The number of assistants 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 10th person to teach this class since school started in September. Ten teachers in six months. Many of them weren't 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, simple...new car new house..kids get to go to school, private school paid for courtesy of the mob"
One What's wrong Black America we teach our to want a big ole cars big ole rims, loud they fall into a that nigga but barely read or write know right from wrong but get on (whoop) house that 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 think you pay 'em mo Cause crack dealers got big bank roll I tell my kids Wanna be a President Obama or to be a DJ, like Packin' they Don the money only that makes sense I'm my role was Tupac, P and Papa yes as I lay me down to I pray the lord my to keep if I should die before i I'ma leave my nigga my extra I'ma leave the homie my extra and all the numbers to all the plugs should I go to school or should I drugs? That's life in Black
(narration) "I 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 carry that" go broke too quick ya dig you know that don't' go too quick Next motherfucker gonna be cryin, need to pay my rent, bitch you just had six thousand dollars" (street is cutthroat)
2 Street is cut throat If you a nigga, sell dope You go to school, you dropout and if you up, you get knocked out Priority? what's that? I'ma buy my some Baby Jordans Fuck bills, this more important I'm chill all day my niggas, smoking On section eight? Don't worry, things be straight in a hurry I'ma rob steal, kill a I drink all day cause my vision The funny thing when my nigga come 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, look at what we our kids 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 nigga, bang with me fuck a job nigga, with me fuck nigga, bang with me life in Black America That's life in Black That's life in Black That's life in Black Life in 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 show off scars the way war veterans display Purple Hearts" "I'm to this gang banging shit.. I'm used to this street shit" "These niggas hoods ain't than mine" "Gang members like Little J and his crew smoke every day" "Grade A Kush...we so much of this Kush 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 them niggas on the other side of better grab that pump cause go time No rappers, actors or players we a bunch or niggas trying to ball, player Flaunt that shit my my nigga, they gone come in and take it all player no player right now hey, a nigga make my day 401k, that don't mean shit my niggas roll deep with an Ak all day Better watch out for them sharks, they be swimming Cops round this motherfucka every time real nigga like me start winnin' don't care if I'm killin', they just care if I'm shippin' They care if I'm killin' long as it's another man with another man I could shoot the nigga dead and keep and death is we shoot til there's no one left sad that we gotta another black man for some street cred and some respect
My favorite said school nigga, bang with me fuck a job nigga, bang me fuck nigga, bang with me That's life in America That's life in America That's life in America life in Black America Life in Black crack got big bank roll, my teacher, got no bank look at we teach our kids rims, jewelry, rims, jewelry, rims,
(narration) "it's was my little brother, it was the other half of my heart and he gone now"