Let me tell you a little story about the master Use a whip on your ass so you faster You got chains on your and the man's respect You'll work all damn day but you never see a check in the field
Cotton you yield, your skin peels off your From the of the whip, it won't heal Ya wish, you had a shield he wields iron So when you act up, he ya and keeps firing and it's tiring
Forget recreation One wrong move and it's you're facing mothafuckaz got the ball and chain On your leg and in the form of religion on brain
say, you the devil, you say, who the devil? Some of us was house niggers, some of us was Some to get along the best they could And didn't nobody use the phrase, it's all good, would
They got you living like a They throw you pig lips and chicken then you make a stew They us a white Jesus to appease us We among ourselves and hope nobody sees us
They had our beating us, called us creations Plus monkeys, they just mistreating us The master said, "If you don't whip 'em, dead" It was with his head but he beat us instead and we bled
Red blood flowing like a Then he'd rape your mother stick her in the mud were ruthless! If you tried to front, you'd be toothless Some tried to run even it seemed useless
Virginity was torn, 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, 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, it, it's all in the past And some even regret it 'cause think we'll set it Now my to get federal So I can raise a black with a true devil And you know how that
The master watching over you Always trying to you what the fuck to do The master watching over you But nothing gonna stop me and my crew
The slave watching over you trying to tell you what the fuck to do The slave watching over you But ain't nothing stop me and my crew
This is for you trying to get signed Just a little something you should keep in The are slave masters, artists are slaves Don't get too raunchy, they want you to
You get signed, you're thinking this is But wait you knew what was at stake control they withhold, you sell your soul When you on the dotted line hoping to go gold
But never see that, not without promotion The label'll just throw your shit out and got it You think your shit is potent but ain't buying it If they ain't never heard of it, ain't nobody it If ain't never heard of it, your record' they murder it You can complain but are not concerned a bit
'Cause when they you, they thought you'd make a hit 'Cause of who you were with and all that bullshit Frustrations, all rules and regulations Just so you can have your shit heard by the and be patient
'Cause by the time they find a release, your shit is ancient You they're working your album? You're mistaken And if you flop, you get dropped, 'cause you ain't the You didn't go pop, straight up hip hop, time to get a mop without no promotion, of course sales drop
Peep the break down if cost ten You'll probably get to see a dollar in the end That you cannot spend 'cause budget gets recouped So you get cash unless your record is shoop
You better hope you get shows, will not happen If you don't a record that's the main attraction Even if you sell a million, you'll get 'Cause they keep your cash just in case of returns
For a while, you wonder why rappers smile 'Cause to them, you're not an artist, just another file Another nigger used to make buck They don't give a fuck and if your shit blow up, tough
But the gets both promotion and devotion From the whole staff, at you, they laugh The star don't know that he the house nigger he bigger 'cause he's the, pick of the litter
These think backwards They push the that 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 props to niggaz who is independent 'Cause they make own money, plus decide how to spend it and lets end it and don't get offended
The slave watching over you Always to tell you what the fuck to do The slave master over you But ain't nothing stop me and my crew
The master watching over you Always to tell you what the fuck to do The slave master watching you But ain't nothing stop me and my crew