Step Child

[Intro: Snoop Dogg] You know, in life, I come to find out that There's a little bit of good, little bit of bad in everything It's always some good people, always some bad people Perfect example: I know some good gangbangers and some bad gangbangers I know some good police officers and some bad police officers So the moral of the story is, we gots to get some motherfuckin' understanding Or else [Chorus: Snoop Dogg] All frowns, no smiles, no more Black on Brown Let's get togethеr and show 'em how we get down I hеard payback's a motherfuckin' nigga That's why I'm sick of gettin' treated like a goddamn step child [Verse 1: Too $hort] What? Are you Black now? You a activist, that's how you act now? (Ball your fists up) You told 'em don't treat me like a step child We all equal, you wanna help now? My white friends ask me, "What's the problem?" Y'all motherfuckers won't stop 'em (Don't do it) Ever since they got the black powder You could hear the screams gettin' louder I'm a hundred percent positive that's not why they made it So can go around the world killin' all the natives (Why you do it?) You fast forward to the future They callin' police and they still wanna shoot ya Why they wanna knock us down And wipe us out 'til we not around? (Where we goin'?) You ain't no different than a slaver Mass incarceration, it's free labor (Bitch) [Chorus: Snoop Dogg] All frowns, no smiles, no more Black on Brown Let's get together and show 'em how we get down I heard payback's a motherfuckin' nigga That's why I'm sick of gettin' treated... [Verse 2: E-40] Our Black queens was insecure about their lips But now look who want 'em Content about their tits But now look who want 'em Embarrassed about their hips But now look who want 'em Gluteus maximus But now look who want 'em Our culture is invaded, they steal and they take it After we create it, they act like they made it We accept it, embrace it, they get their hair braided Make this slang into phrases, they imitate it Look, officer, get your knee off my neck Bitch, you don't see me resistin', why the fuck is you so upset? You bring your problems to work 'cause your shit is fucked up at home Since a kid you was racist, got bullied when you was young [Chorus: Snoop Dogg] All frowns, no smiles, no more Black on Brown Let's get together and show 'em how we get down I heard payback's a motherfuckin' nigga That's why I'm sick of gettin' treated like a goddamn step child [Verse 3: Ice Cube] Once we get on top, I'm fuckin' you over And that's on Jehovah (On God) Yep, I'm treatin' you colder And fryin' yo' ass, and turnin' you over See, I am a soldier No mercy from me (No), this verse is for free 'Cause, I am the man I'm shakin' your hand and takin' your land (My Lord) With the help from the God With me and my rod, let's end this facade (Blow it up) Your world is corrupt Motherfucker, your time is up [Chorus: Snoop Dogg] All frowns, no smiles, no more Black on Brown Let's get together and show 'em how we get down I heard payback's a motherfuckin' nigga That's why I'm sick of gettin' treated like a goddamn step child [Verse 4: Snoop Dogg] It may be time to let it burst But first we gotta treat each other better first then get reimbursed Yeah, we need a bag, big bag for our sweat and tears Back pay, this owed for the last 400 years Third generation soldier G-Pops and Pops served their time overseas, mines was on the corner Fightin' for the blue, goin' against the red While the white part sittin' around collectin' all the bread We can fight they wars but they won't fight for us They gentrified everything so now they right with us Yeah, next door neighbors askin' for favors Actin' tense 'cause they unsure of our natural behavior Thinkin' that we want revenge 'cause the way they enslaved us But we peaceful, y'all the ones labeled us dangerous Like we threw 'em in them cages for not knowin' how to act It's like the pot callin' the kettle black, y'all niggas crazy You want me to stop talkin' like this? Well, nigga, make me They control the cash money so they think they Baby Try to silence Nick for what he read out a book they wrote Hmm, ain't that a slippery slope? That's why I question everything that that history wrote Time to repair everything that that history broke Hit the clutch, get in gear, one foot on the gas The other foot way deep in they ass, you understand me? [Chorus: Snoop Dogg] All frowns, no smiles, no more Black on Brown Let's get together and show 'em how we get down I heard payback's a motherfuckin' nigga That's why I'm sick of gettin' treated like a goddamn step child