But Can You Kill The Nigger In You? - Chuck D

When I was a lad

We had indentured bond servants

Stout conishman and Scotsman

{Indeed sir endeed

And if one of them runs away you couldn’t tell 'em from any other Englishman

But take our black slave sir

and no matter how far they run they always black}

Now you wanna kill me That may be true 1,2

But can you kill the nigga in you

Now you wanna kill me Cause my lyrics be true

But can you kill the nigga in you

Quiet as it’s kept

Some of y’all slept on yourself

Next time you hit the mirror black

Turn you back on yourself

I wouldn’t trust some a y’all

If you was my right hand, man

I’d cut it off at the wrist

Like you name was Benedict

Enough lead

To threaten 50 niggas dead, you said

Cause niggas is back to perms &relaxers

All up in their head

TV niggas only make you laugh, embarrass

Can you catch it Nigga fever new season

Of modern day Stephen Fetchits 1990's

Niggas be fraid of the noise I made

Bout their master crackers giving out

Disasters in the hood

Phony honeys be gone when they moneys be gone

Niggaresses artificial chests'

Posin fake hair &high dresses

Now you wanna kill me That may be true 1,2

But can you kill the nigga in you

Now you wanna kill me Cause my lyrics be true

But can you kill the nigga in you

Madd niggas hittin shit

But they health be quittin it Clothes and car makin the men

Havin counterfeitin fit

Seizing niggas be praisin

Benzes Beemers when they got em Shined and simonized foreclosed

Bit they grills be rotten

Simon sez niggas jump

And they jump for these Hilfiggers

Tommy hates niggas high priced styles

White as wild rice

Niggas be dwellin in hell and the

Negros pray for heaven

Fuck the preacher he don’t reach

You my nigga roll a seven

Niggas forgettin trips about those

Slavery ships

Niggas wasn’t there they claim

Fuck that nigga bring the pain

Niggas be dealin Narcotic

But don’t get the money nigga

Women or the fame my nigga

Or the mother fuckin game

Now you wanna kill me That may be true 1,2

But can you kill the nigga in you

Now you wanna kill me Cause my lyrics be true

But can you kill the nigga in you

Check it Brother Isac drop it on the groove one time

Let the beats check-check out your mind

Brother Isac Hayes

Yo-yo brothers I say to you

Become literate, study your history

Then you know where you need to go Don’t get socialy anestezied, thinkin you got the rock

When you got the pable

Learn who you are

Come together and survive

It’s time to learn to love again

It’s time to stand out and be near

Think about your history

And free it from your misery

Learn… to love again

(Now you wanna kill me That may be true 1,2)

It’s time to learn to love again

(Now you wanna kill me Cause my lyrics be true)

It’s time to learn to love again

(Now you wanna kill me That may be true 1,2)

It’s time to learn to love again

(Now you wanna kill me Cause my lyrics is true)

Learn !

To love again