The Message

It's a real bad time for black celebrities, they lockin everybody up:
 Michael Jackson, James Brown, Tupac, R. Kelly, OJ Simpson, Mike Tyson,
 Kobe Bryant, Jay-Z, Mystikal, P. Diddy, Allen Iverson, Snoop Dogg, DMX,
 Styles P, Shine, Beanie Segal, Lil' Kim.
 [Hook:]
 Is it because I'm Black
 Is it because I'm Black
 When you black you got to hustle, got to struggle and strive.
 And not every cat that goes through that struggle survive.
 But he got to stay stronger and keep the struggle alive.
 They say the struggle died, I say the struggle revived.
 My profession is going through oppression.
 That's why I'm so stressed and Im working with no rest,
 and no question ima fight for yall cause I don't like it yall,
 we make half as much as them, we workin twice as hard yall.
 It aint fair sometimes you seein heaven signs, I aint Pharaohcon
 But I got knowledge and I'm sharing mines. I swear its time to
 be aware that they fear you mind, and they fear your heart. You
 want to change heres the start. I'm tired of watching cops outline
 my peers and yall, I'm trying to make a move, I'm not trying to make
 the news. They say the consequences worst when we break the
 rules. To get back and right you got to make a sacrifice.
 [Hook:]
 Is it because I'm Black
 Is it because I'm Black
 We got some problems we need solve, heres our chance to get them handle.
 Just take the boycott in Alabama for example. They stop ridin the bus till they
 address their affairs. And they ended segregation in less then a year. So imagine
 what our status if we made a contribution, we'll probably be able to change the
 constitution. I cant see no other kind of solution we deserve our reparation, its
 time for a revolutions. I'm a step ahead of Satan, I read it in Revelation. Forget
 your reputation, lets make it a better nation, cause they trying to cage us in,
 make us slaves again, eventually its meant to be the new plantation, the penitentiary.
 For centuries they had a plan we let them executed, everyday another brother getting
 executed. And all our artist getting arrested I aspect improvement. It's a message
 in the music, I suggest you use it.
 [Hook:]
 Somebody tell me what can I do.
 Will I survive or will I die
 On the streets its hard to survive.
 Why, is it because I'm black,
 Hot Shot got rock, I cant bring my cousin back.
 Five-hundred thousand sold, gold, yeah it wasn't platinum,
 but Clyde gave me another try, cause I wasn't whack.
 And now im buzzin back, yeah I got my budget back.
 Renegotiating got a mil to do a dozen tracks.
 Yea I'm eatin only reason is because I rap, my homies eatin only reason is because of crack.
 They cant get a job so them niggas quick to rob, quick to steal,
 quick to kill, grip the steal, quick to ride.
 Malcolm X, Martin Luther King we cant forget them guys.
 These politician, hypocrites they got us hypnotize.
 That why I kiss rick, why, we got to lift our eyes.
 Cause if we keep'em close they just goin keep control.
 And hold our sisters and brothers in the pen and we was born guilty
 cause the color of our skin.