Let me tell you a little story about the slave Use a whip on your ass so you behave You got chains on your and the man's respect work all damn day but you will never see a check in the field
Cotton you yield, your skin off your back From the crack of the whip, it won't Ya wish, you had a 'cause he wields iron So when you act up, he smokes ya and keeps firing and it's
Forget recreation One wrong move and it's you're facing White mothafuckaz got the and chain On your leg and in the of religion on your brain
say, you the devil, you say, who the devil? Some of us was niggers, some of us was rebels Some tried to get the best they could And didn't nobody use the phrase, it's all good, you?
got you living like a shrew They throw you pig lips and chicken then you make a stew They us a white Jesus to appease us We talk ourselves and hope nobody sees us
They had our brothers beating us, called us Plus monkeys, they just junkies 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 They were ruthless! If you to front, you'd be toothless tried to run even though it seemed useless
Virginity was torn, soon was born That was half white and now his is kind of light You think you're special, they let you oversee the carnage? But I bet you will get hung, even if you stick out tongue 'Cause they pull out the and stick it right through your lung
Now it's 96 and white people say, forget it, it's all in the And some even it 'cause they think we'll set it Now my missions to get So I can raise a black family with a true And you know how goes
The master watching over you Always trying to tell you what the to do The slave master over you But ain't nothing stop me and my crew
The slave master over you Always to tell you what the fuck to do The master watching over you But nothing gonna stop me and my crew
This is for you kids trying to get a little something you should keep in mind The labels are masters, artists are slaves Don't get too raunchy, want you to behave
You get signed, you're thinking this is But wait you never knew what was at Creative they withhold, you sell your soul you sign on the dotted line hoping to go gold
But never see that, not without promotion The label'll just your shit out and got it floatin' You think your is potent but ain't nobody buying it If they ain't never of it, ain't nobody trying 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 affiliated with and all that bullshit Frustrations, all these and regulations so you can have your shit heard by the nation and be patient
'Cause by the time they find a lead release, your is ancient You they're working your 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 'Cause without no promotion, of course sales
Peep the break down if cost ten probably only get to see a dollar in the end That you cannot spend 'cause budget gets recouped So you never get cash unless record is shoop
You hope you get shows, which will not happen If you don't have a record the main attraction Even if you sell a million, you'll get 'Cause they half your cash just in case of returns
For a while, you wonder why rappers smile to them, you're not an artist, you're just another file Another nigger to make another buck They give a fuck and if your shit don't blow up, tough
But the star gets both promotion and From the whole fucking staff, at you, laugh The star don't know that he the house nigger Thinking he bigger he's the, pick of the litter
These labels think push the acts that need it the least So they can get all the money can when it's released take you to a restaurant for a feast And then expect you to pick up the
That's why I give to niggaz who is independent 'Cause they make own money, plus decide how to spend it Splendid and lets end it and don't get
The slave watching over you Always trying to you what the fuck to do The slave master over you But ain't nothing gonna me and my crew
The slave master over you Always trying to tell you what the to do The slave master over you But ain't gonna stop me and my crew