Tag: reality
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Always knew that I would clock G’s,
But welcome to McDonald’s: May I take your order, please?
Gotta serve ya food that might give you cancer,
Cuz my son doesn’t take no for an answer.
Now I pay taxes that you never give me back;
What about diapers, bottles, and Similac?
Do I have to sell me a whole lotta crack
For decent shelter and clothes on my back?Ice Cube, “A Bird in the Hand,” Death Certificate, 1991. More from Cube… -
Different day, same shit, ain’t nothing good in the hood,
I’d run away from this bitch and never come back, if I could.50 Cent, “Hate It or Love It,” from The Game’s The Documentary, 2005. More lyrics from 50… -
I’m surrounded by psychopathic little fellas,
Ghetto dwellas, with ammunition in their cellas,
And no remorse in their hearts
When the shit starts it don’t end…
Until somebody’s gone with the wind.Masta Ace, “Maintain,” Sittin on Chrome EP, 1995 -
You keepin it real, but ain’t got a clue what reality really be;
See, the diameter of your knowledge is the circumference of your activity.Ras Kass, “Soul On Ice (Remix),” Soul On Ice, 1996 -
I know how it feels to wake up fucked up,
Pockets broke as hell, another rock to sell.
People look at you like you’s the user,
Selling drugs to all the losers, mad buddha abuser.
But they don’t know about the stress-filled day…
Baby on the way, mad bills to pay,
That’s why you drink Tanqueray,
So you can reminisce and wish
You wasn’t living so devilish, shit.Notorious B.I.G., “Everyday Struggle,” Ready to Die, 1994 -
If you for real then you know the deal,
I do or die, and I never ran, never will.Smif-N-Wessun, “Stand Strong,” Dah Shinin’, 1995 -
$5 gas and poverty rates are rising much higher than your hourly rate.
So if you thinkin about quittin, you should probably wait,
Cause everybody has to do a fuckin job that they hate.Phonte, “The Good Fight,” Charity Starts at Home, 2011