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Yo cuz', I'ma tell you who to blame It's them dope dealers standing on the corner killing our people Drug dealers on the corner serving crack or marijuana Heroin if you wanna shoot it up then they can juice you up Supplying the demand of every woman or man and The object is to keep them coming back again and again and again and again and again Keep em' hook, destroying families and leaving everybody shook Remember that look when you first find somebody in your family high off dope and you knew the dealer that sold it to em' The dope boys make it look so sexy though New cars, yeah yeah, they be flexing though And the big cash impressive though And he stay with a dime that let's you know Party never popping til' the dopeboys show up Dopeboy buy out the bar and the club go up Sign to the dopeboy label and you probably blow up Hey, I wanna be like him when I grow up Hood villains What's the problem? In the hood We got the fight the problem cuz' it ain't good If you don't like the problem then work on it I'll tell you who the problem is: It's those uncle toms coming from the hood and never giving back Songtexte From rich entrepreneurs to college educated Corporate executives up the ladder who climbed and made it To professional athletes and entertainers who Claiming that they from the hood But never giving back to the hood They dangerous They treating they family members like they don't know em' Wait, ain't these the people who raised you when you were no one? Running round smelling nasty, looking dirty and ashy Now you making six figures and figure, oh what, you classy? See, people from the hood like to claim they hood Because they earned some credibility whenever they name their hood But, their's a younger version of you that's still stuck in the hood If you ain't giving back or tryna' motivate, you ain't no good Nah, you ain't no good Man, you ain't no good Ain't got no feelings, you numb You ain't no good Call us angry and dumb, you ain't no good You ain't no good But, you don't take care of your son, you ain't no good Hood villain What's the problem? In the hood We got the fight the problem cuz' it ain't good If you don't like the problem then work on it Everyone listen, the real problem is the system America's been holding us down since the beginning Since slavery Do you believe in institutional racism? I hope you do cuz' it's true and trust me, everyone's a victim Listen, it's been discrimination ever since slavery Now, it's racial profiling, before I leave the house, pray for me If I'm wearing a hoodie, I might get shot It don't help I'm from New Orleans and I got dreadlocks Man, let me tell you what's real The school-prison pipeline Have you in special education When you in your right mind Oh boy Plus, they got the music on the radio programming us Keep us dancing while they brainwashing us and scamming us Cramming us a bunch of violence and a bunch of sex If you ain't strong enough to rise above the trap, it'll get you next The court system is crooked, the sentencing is harsh Free Mac by the way, Mckinley Phipps, yeah, that's my heart Difficulty gaining employment even if you qualified If your application say Shaniqua, you probably won't get hired What's the problem? In the hood We got the fight the problem cuz' it ain't good If you don't like the problem then work on it I need all the little girls to sing this part, let go! My mama told me that I'm a queen and I'm the best thing that this world ever seen I love everything from my hair and feet I got a bright future and no time to waste My mama told me that I'm a queen and I'm the best thing that this world ever seen I love everything from my hair and feet I keep a smile on my face cuz' life is great Aus Songtexte Mania