Cassidy Follow

Its 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 Im Black
Is it because Im 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.
Thats why Im so stressed and Im working with no rest,
and no question ima fight for yall cause I dont 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 Im 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. Im tired of watching cops
outline
my peers and yall, Im trying to make a move, Im 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 Im Black
Is it because Im 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, well probably be
able to change the
constitution. I cant see no other kind of solution we deserve
our reparation, its
time for a revolutions. Im 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. Its 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 Im black,
Hot Shot got rock, I cant bring my cousin back.
Five-hundred thousand sold, gold, yeah it wasnt platinum,
but Clyde gave me another try, cause I wasnt whack.
And now im buzzin back, yeah I got my budget back.
Renegotiating got a mil to do a dozen tracks.
Yea Im 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 keepem 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.