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