2000 & Beyond

[Intro] Right now we'd like to bring on a young make who believes in doing things his own way. Based on the way he (?) all the folks who've seen him work, his way has gotta be pretty hip. So lets make some noise [Hook] 2000 and beyond 2000 and beyond 2000 and beyond 2000 and beyond [Verse 1] Tricks and hoes, bitches and stripper poles Shake it for dollar signs, let me see from behind The ghetto's a fairytale, pimps and Jazzabells Dealers with chrome rims with products for you to sell Chemistry in the kitchen, alleys with rubber in it Tires go round and round, windows heavy tinted Kush is scented inside, pull me over Now they talkin' 'bout a K9 (Code 6), black man face down Charge it to game, bums warm their weary souls over open flames Junkie can't find God, watch him find his vein Preacher walk right by like he ain't seen a thang Pass the collection plate Niggas thought shit was gonna change on election day Healthcare, H1N1, nasal spray Got me scared to hit the block Wear my flag as a mask, tote a Glock, in 2000 and beyond [Hook] In 2000 and beyond In 2000 and beyond In 2000 and beyond [Verse 2] Poor folk scrape dollars and spend the last of their income tax On impalas with the S-S, church gives awards to the best dress Pastor drive a Bentley, got me thinkin' I was less blessed 'Cause I let a middle man, he was cappin', what I'm askin' I don't understand, how you fit that many rings on a helping hand? Tired of deception, but I pay his kid's tuition 'cause I'm tryna get to heaven Ain't it crazy? Scared to have a baby How can I protect it from the same streets that made me? Concrete gladiator, blood shed overflow In real life, some places Russell Crowe will never go Pimp tight flossin', look at what it cost me Peace of mind, no sleep, late night, tossin' and turnin' Waitin' on the end, pray to God, forgive me for my sins In 2000 and beyond [Hook] In 2000 and beyond In 2000 and beyond In 2000 and beyond [Verse 3] As a child, I was cold with a chip on my shoulders Grandma told me "Be careful 'cause there are sharks in the water They will kill you, let the good Lord steer you Don't worry 'bout the government, 'cause baby, they don't feel you" Martin Luther King had a dream (we was right there) I wonder what he saw when he up and had nightmares Quite scared, all the work he had done Couldn't stop what we've become, in 2000 and beyond [Hook] In 2000 and beyond [Outro] (Ain't nothin' I say gon' get me outta this. But things were gettin' bad for me and I had to do what I had to do to survive)