Damn if i be some slave again Got no fake ass friends no timbs or rims Sure nuff dont know no designer names And i never played no video games I aint got no diamond rings No bling, bling, no minks No 2 earrings No pimp glasses mugs Or cups and things Or whatever the hell they be Carryin Dont treat my highs too high Or my lows too low You wont see my soul souled on no video Bdont need no checks to get no chicks Or be some hypocrite to get you on my So let the young sing and rap to the young As long as yall dont think freedom Is free to be dumb Its suicidal to think im your american idol Hypnotic trapped in a 3000 mile box Chicks bobby sox today be botox Now that hip hops the new so called rock Parents dressin the outside Of their kids An what they wear Instead of stressin the inside Way back , my peoples gave me pride Now in 2004 i aint gotta hide If you cant afford it just leave it to the side Cause you looking real stupid with that tear in your eye Gotta a 1994 hear you talkin But its damn sure better than walkin It might be old, it sure aint gold Better than stylin in the cold It aint no rolls,so wont get stoled But you wont see me walking on no side of the road At the age i am now If i cant teach I shouldnt even open up my mouth begin to speak I need some radio To help me reach But i heard they get their money on By makin you weak Drowning in the sea of Some big dose of now No past no future Let the young grow wild Aint gave em nuttin Some done robbed the child From substance Dont currr , fill em up wit style Like hip hop started on trl, like wow Took the game and made it a gdamn shame Hell wit history you dont even Know my name I aint the same damn thing That yall used to playin Im non stop rocket Headin to your brain Now thats what im sayin I may not got no flow But i aint pimped by no negro Backed by some Cracka wit His ass by the door Therefore I can never be poor Cause my mind , body, and soul Cannot be sold Priceless So i avoid the trifelin Worms in my cipher Stuff yall cant get enough off Gots no time for Somebodys jail My time is just like the US mail My time is richer Than them new astro pitchers I be damn if my face Be under some picture Where you heard the nword So save your liquid Pe we just here to flip it Find somebody new to get wit The next time you hear a Cat who cant Stand or even look in the mirror