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Verse 1
Em
The day begins with a grin
And a prayer to excuse my sins
I can walk anywhere I choose
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Em
'Cause everybody listens
Verse 2
to the B.D.P. crew
Em
We're not here for glamor or fashion
But here's the question I'm askin'
Why is it young black kids
taught black?
They're only taught how to read,
Verse 3
write and act
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Em
It's like teachin' a dog
to be a cat
You don't teach white kids to be black
Why is that? Is it because
Bbm
we're the minority?
Em
Well, black kids follow me
Verse 4
Em
Genesis chapter eleven verse ten
Explains the genealogy of Shem
Chem was a black man in Africa
If you repeat this fact they
can't laugh at ya
Verse 5
Em
Genesis fourteen verse thirteen
Abraham steps on the scene
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Em
Being a descendant of Shem
which is a fact
Verse 6
Means, Abraham too was black
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Em
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Abraham born in the city of a black man
Em
Called Nimrod, grandson of Kam
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Em
Kam had four sons,
one was named Canaan
Verse 7
Here, let me do some explaining
Em
Abraham was the father of Isaac
Isaac was the father of Jacob
Jacob had twelve sons for real
And these were the children
of Israel
Verse 8
Em
According to Genesis chapter ten
Egyptians descended from Ham
Six hundred years later
my brother read up
Moses was born in Egypt
Verse 9
Em
In this era black Egyptians weren't right
They enslaved black Israelites
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Em
Moses had to be of the black race
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Em
Because he spent forty years
in Pharaoh's place
Verse 10
Em
He passed as the Pharaoh's grandson
So he had to look just like him
Yes, my brothers and sisters
take this here song
Yo, correct the wrong
Verse 11
Em
The information we get
today is just wack
But ask yourself, why is that?
Verse 12
Em
The age of the ignorant
rapper is done
Knowledge reigns supreme
over nearly everyone
The stereotype must be lost
Verse 13
That love and peace and knowledge is soft
Em
Do away with that and understand one fact
For love, peace must attack
And attack real strong, stronger than war
Verse 14
To conquer it and its law
Em
Mental pictures,
stereotypes and fake history
Reinforces mystery
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Em
And when mystery is reinforced
That only means that
knowledge has been lost
Verse 15
Em
When you know who you really are
Peace and knowledge
shines like a star
I've only shown you a simple fact
It takes a nation of millions to
Em
hold us people back
Verse 16
Which is wack but we can correct that
Em
Teach and learn what it is
to be black
'Cause they're teachin'
Em
birds to be a cat
But ask yourself homeboy, why is that?
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