Now is the Come on
Stand tall, live life to the limit haterism seem like a fuckin' epidemic And at Ice Cube, I ain't no gimmick I'm straight from the hood, I got to it now
Every day I about my color And all the crazy shit we do to one I ain't your blood brother, but I'm your brother Let's take it to the love and how it was brother
If not, we gon' pull triggers Show the world we deserve to be called I make a fuck up Don Imus Bow on his knees, and me yo' highness
You can too, you got the to let this motherfuckin' system devour you I pretend or act like I'm knowin' you But check it out I understand what you goin'
But remember, and sisters You can stand tall Just be For you got
I know what motherfuckers thinkin' comes another rapper with a song about hope All you wanna hear is a about dope And how a nigga got mo' than the Pope But he'll never tell you when he drop the
No, Ice is here to drop you a note 'Cause some of our folk used to hang ropes And some of our people used to hang trees Now the only thing hangin' is deez
So, get your mind right and rhyme right Fuck the limelight and a blind I'm the sunlight, too bright to When it's all said and I should write the book
You too for school, too old to know? Get ass off the grassroots and let 'em grow I understand, it ain't no love But little kids, it ain't no Claus
But remember, and sisters You can stand tall, stand up be thankful, yeah For you got, f'real
I was born in the mud but I came out 'til the government tried to intervene Tried to lock me up when I was only Don't never ever, let 'em kill your dream
I shit raw that piss off the law If you want some fake shit turn off If you some realness I know you can feel this Maybe we can heal just like an illness
Black on black, I back People think that we know how to act Just because our neighborhood is filled crack And the CIA won't take it
on top, always on the bottom Never put your in Hillary Rodham 'Cause I can tell you now, it's gon' turn out on pushin', get 'em 'til we got 'em
But remember, brothers and You can still stand tall, up be thankful, f'real For you got
Raise your hand if you sick of this In the belly of the empire