Let me tell you a little story the slave master Use a whip on your ass so you faster You got on your neck and the man's respect work all damn day but you will never see a check in the field
Cotton you yield, skin peels off your back From the crack of the whip, it heal Ya wish, you had a shield 'cause he wields So you act up, he smokes ya and keeps firing and it's tiring
Forget recreation One move and it's death you're facing mothafuckaz got the ball and chain On your leg and in the form of religion on brain
They say, you the devil, you say, who the Some of us was niggers, some of us was rebels Some tried to get along the best they And didn't use the phrase, it's all good, would you?
They got you living like a They throw you pig lips and chicken gizzards you make a stew They us a white Jesus to appease us We among ourselves and hope nobody sees us
They had our brothers beating us, called us Plus monkeys, they just mistreating us The said, "If you don't whip 'em, you're dead" It was fucking with his head but he beat us instead and we
Red flowing like a flood Then he'd rape mother stick her face in the mud were ruthless! If you tried to front, you'd be toothless Some to run even though it seemed useless
was torn, soon babies was born That was white and now his skin is kind of light You think you're special, they let you oversee the carnage? But I bet you will get hung, if you stick out your tongue 'Cause they pull out the shank and stick it right through lung
Now it's 96 and people say, forget it, it's all in the past And some even regret it 'cause they think set it Now my to get federal So I can a black family with a true devil And you know how goes
The slave master watching you trying to tell you what the fuck to do The slave master over you But ain't nothing gonna me and my crew
The slave master watching you Always trying to tell you the fuck to do The slave master over you But ain't nothing gonna stop me and my
This is for you kids to get signed Just a little something you should in mind The labels are slave masters, are slaves Don't get too raunchy, want you to behave
You get signed, you're this is great But wait you knew what was at stake Creative control they withhold, you sell soul When you on the dotted line hoping to go gold
But never see that, not without promotion The label'll just throw your out and got it floatin' You think your shit is potent but nobody buying it If they ain't never heard of it, ain't nobody it If they ain't never heard of it, record' they murder it You can complain but are not concerned a bit
'Cause when they signed you, they thought you'd a hit 'Cause of who you were affiliated and all that bullshit Frustrations, all rules and regulations Just so you can have your shit by the nation and be patient
'Cause by the they find a lead release, your shit is ancient You think they're working album? You're mistaken And if you flop, you get dropped, you ain't the star You go pop, just straight up hip hop, time to get a mop without no promotion, of course sales drop
Peep the break if tapes cost ten You'll only get to see a dollar in the end That you cannot spend your budget gets recouped So you get cash unless your record is shoop
You hope you get shows, which will not happen If you don't have a that's the main attraction Even if you sell a million, get burned 'Cause they keep half your cash in case of returns
For a while, you why rappers don't smile 'Cause to them, you're not an artist, just another file Another used to make another buck They don't a fuck and if your shit don't blow up, tough
But the star gets promotion and devotion From the whole fucking staff, at you, they The probably don't know that he the house nigger Thinking he bigger 'cause the, pick of the litter
labels think backwards They push the acts need it the least So can get all the money they can when it's released take you to a restaurant for a feast And expect you to pick up the check?
That's why I give props to who is independent 'Cause make they own money, plus decide how to spend it Splendid and end it and don't get offended
The slave watching over you Always trying to you what the fuck to do The master watching over you But ain't nothing gonna me and my crew
The slave watching over you Always trying to tell you the fuck to do The master watching over you But ain't nothing gonna stop me and my