Redman x Pressure - Black Man In America Posted by RAP OU CRĒVE 16 SEP 2019, 18:19 Share this : Share this: 589 Share this : Share this: Subscribe to RAP OU CRĒVE Share this : Share this: 0 LYRICS Intro We will be here forever Do you understand? Forever and ever And ever and ever Verse 1 Hey, this Black man?made?it in America Basketball?and rap attract kids to get?the hell out the area Nowadays niggas kill when you get ahead of 'em So I backtrack and get 'em some act right 'Cause they confused the rap life for a trap life Mentally I ain't wrapped tight You fuck wit me the situation turn to Roy Jones' last fight This Muddy music That mean you get offended These words like liquor when I'm bartendin' (Let's go nigga) Mama taught me well, she hold a hammer for me She pray for me when I get it, it's mandatory (Mandatory) Call me Big Unc and I cosign ya Bankrolls, rollin' blunts I'll be ya role model Drug addicts go cold chicken They veins pop out, They say, "Red, feed me what I ain't gettin'" (Heeeey!) I can get in my car and get out and the same song is on when I get back in and get out (Uh ohhhh) Check my archive My stage show is like a bar fight You want it? Have the right Sean Price (Heeeey!) I'm a legend, don't call me old school I'll move niggas like they buildin' in a Whole Foods (Yes sir) And you gotta be ready for drama Especially when Bloods and Crips is livin' by ya mama I'm breathless Chorus: PressureReality speaking, dem all babyLegendary, man ah bust it from the 80sDem fi know me head sicker than rabiesBlack in America, yeah, don't play me (Heeeey!)When we ah step, dem swear see ah di navy (True)Revolution kick off like inna '80 (Uh ohhhh)Dem fi know me head sicker than rabiesBlack in America, yeah, just pay me Verse 2Hey, this Black man made it in AmericaFacts, my blood killed lab ratsI'm one like a snowflake, abstractThat's why I take it to that Mad Max (Heeeey!)And I grew up across from a cemeteryThat's why my commentary sound like yo obituaryGrown man talkWe got our Denzel on, I told LL I'm just gettin' warm nigga (Heeeey!)The Tri State where niggas dyin' over bullets in they prostateAnd cops against Blacks never gon' migrateI ain't gettin' shot, they try to pull me over, I turn it to a car chase (Heeeey!)These little kids into gang violenceArtists gettin' called hip hop but they ain't rhymin'Y'all voted for 'em, now they a rockstarI feel like a Black film tryna get a Oscar (Heeeey!)God forgive me for my sinsYou dealt me these cards so I'm gon' play it to winAnd I'm tryna get 40 more hatersSo I can sign 'em on to the Reggie I hate 'em but glad he made itI'm breathless Chorus: PressureReality speaking, dem all babyLegendary, man ah bust it from the 80sDem fi know me head sicker than rabiesBlack in America, yeah, don't play me (Heeeey!)When we ah step, dem swear see ah di navy (True)Revolution kick off like inna '80Dem fi know me head sicker than rabiesBlack in America, yeah, just pay me Verse 3Hey, this Black man made it in AmericaCan you believe how I did it?I had faith and had God as my witnessI couldn't just be a artist, I had to learn the businessAnd haters on the side, they tried to sell me wolf ticketsBut I'm still relevant, me and rap we got a life sentenceSuccess is like a bank loan, it's hard to getI worked hard for errything, I wasn't offered itAnd it's up to me to show my babies how to be a bossI teach 'em how to win but also how to take a lossAnd education is keyBut nowadays I advise you to learn a tradeAnd not depend on a college degree (Heeeey!)I sold drugs but I don't have no story to tell'Cause music always was my life, Patti LabelleAs long as I live, you'll get honor and dedicationAnd fuck the media interrogatin'I'm breathless OutroYou see it on the newsYou see it on social mediaBut when you a Black man in America, it's very scary and terrifyingBelieve me!Sometimes I wonder, "will there ever be equality for a Black man in America?"I doubt it! Back to: Videos Clips