Celebrity the new drug
In america
Gotta have it
Gotta be it
So the young ones see it
Watch out now
Looka here now
In these get rich or die tryin times
Greed that i see
Got these cats
Whipped by tv3 generations of fatherless women
We drownin instead of swimmin
This aint what yall asked for
Thats what they locked ya ass up for
And closed the door
Beyond these streets
These kids is always watchin
See it aint been the same
Since teen summitt left the game
Off the air, who cares?
Now kids get programmed
Ask their peoples
Who buy them almost everything the stars wear
People see , people do
See the new pied pipers
Got a hold on you
Back to the boogaloo
Get a shot
So you wont catch the flu
Dont get shot
And get a hole in you
Im talkin advanced
But goin back at the same time
RewindSo what, some of this song dont rhyme
Like i said
Most of us get ghetto at the wrong time
FearSo leave a little room for god
Up in here
Back in the day
Even real pimps, hustlers, players
Told young cats
Cmon get their lives on track
These raps you hear today
Is a bad ass act
Im here to tell it
Like it ought to be
It aint no kids fault to me35 year olds
Actin 16Know what i mean
You dont work, mean you dont eat
You need more than a ball
And some bomb ass beats
New kicks on your feet
Need your mind in these time
To compete
Make your world complete
Sweet not sour
Thats what they really call fightin the power
Here it is , no fable
I put it all on the table
Spendin my time
Identifyin whos behind
Some of these labels
Who profit off the spit
Some of the same way same cats
That owned them ships
YesIts a business
Butslavery was too
Prison industrial complex
New slavery lookin to own you
Ownin the labels , stations, jails and cemeteries
Thug lifeTurnin hip hop into a one stop shop
Somebody behind
Makin up your own damn mind
Signed , sealed delivered
In a nigger package
So dumb you cant hear
The ignorance protected
By the backpacker
Who co signed the say so
Claimin they dig the flow
Filled wit jim crow
Return of the old negro
How you gonna say no to drugs
If you dont say no to thugs
See the government
Sweep it deep
Under the rug
[00:34.92][verse 1]Celebrity the new drug
[00:41.25]In america
[00:41.94]Gotta have it
[00:42.84]Gotta be it
[00:43.56]So the young ones see it
[00:45.03]Watch out now
[00:45.99]Looka here now
[00:46.98]In these get rich or die tryin times
[00:49.50]Greed that i see
[00:50.28]Got these cats
[00:51.15]Whipped by tv3 generations of fatherless women
[00:54.45]We drownin instead of swimmin
[00:56.01]This aint what yall asked for
[00:57.60]Thats what they locked ya ass up for
[00:59.88]And closed the door
[01:01.14]Beyond these streets
[01:02.01]These kids is always watchin
[01:03.78]See it aint been the same
[01:04.98]Since teen summitt left the game
[01:06.84]Off the air, who cares?
[01:08.40]Now kids get programmed
[01:09.66]Ask their peoples
[01:10.53]Who buy them almost everything the stars wear
[01:12.90]People see , people do
[01:14.61]See the new pied pipers
[01:16.08]Got a hold on you
[01:17.52]Back to the boogaloo
[01:18.81]Get a shot
[01:19.59]So you wont catch the flu
[01:20.76]Dont get shot
[01:21.75]And get a hole in you[verse 2]
[01:28.83]Im talkin advanced
[01:29.67]But goin back at the same time
[01:31.59]RewindSo what, some of this song dont rhyme
[01:34.17]Like i said
[01:34.83]Most of us get ghetto at the wrong time
[01:36.69]FearSo leave a little room for god
[01:38.85]Up in here
[01:39.51]Back in the day
[01:40.38]Even real pimps, hustlers, players
[01:42.18]Told young cats
[01:43.05]Cmon get their lives on track
[01:45.03]These raps you hear today
[01:46.35]Is a bad ass act
[01:47.43]Im here to tell it
[01:48.06]Like it ought to be
[01:48.96]It aint no kids fault to me35 year olds
[01:51.96]Actin 16Know what i mean
[01:53.64]You dont work, mean you dont eat
[01:55.59]You need more than a ball
[01:56.61]And some bomb ass beats
[01:57.87]New kicks on your feet
[01:59.01]Need your mind in these time
[02:00.36]To compete
[02:01.41]Make your world complete
[02:02.76]Sweet not sour
[02:03.69]Thats what they really call fightin the power[verse 3]
[02:12.39]Here it is , no fable
[02:13.62]I put it all on the table
[02:14.94]Spendin my time
[02:15.72]Identifyin whos behind
[02:17.01]Some of these labels
[02:17.88]Who profit off the spit
[02:19.26]Some of the same way same cats
[02:20.94]That owned them ships
[02:21.96]YesIts a business
[02:23.25]Butslavery was too
[02:24.51]Prison industrial complex
[02:26.28]New slavery lookin to own you
[02:28.65]Ownin the labels , stations, jails and cemeteries
[02:31.29]Thug lifeTurnin hip hop into a one stop shop
[02:34.26]Somebody behind
[02:35.16]Makin up your own damn mind
[02:36.93]Signed , sealed delivered
[02:37.98]In a nigger package
[02:38.88]So dumb you cant hear
[02:40.17]The ignorance protected
[02:41.28]By the backpacker
[02:42.42]Who co signed the say so
[02:43.74]Claimin they dig the flow
[02:45.06]Filled wit jim crow
[02:46.26]Return of the old negro
[02:47.73]How you gonna say no to drugs
[02:49.08]If you dont say no to thugs
[02:50.67]See the government
[02:51.33]Sweep it deep
[02:52.05]Under the rug