[Intro: Nas]
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This aint for everybody
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You know who yall are
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Yeah you, you know who you are
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These are our heroes, ha ha
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[Hook: Nas]
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Lets hear it, one for the coons on UPN 9 and WB
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Who ‘Yes Massa on TV
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What ever happened to Wheezy? The Redd Foxxs?
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Never got Emmys but were real to me
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Lets hear it, two for the spooks who do cartwheels
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Cause they said they played they parts well
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Now they claim caviar, hate that oxtail
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Lambda Sigma Phi badge on lapel
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Whitey always tell him, “Ooh, he speak so well”
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Are you the one we look to, the decent Negro?
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The acceptable Negro? Hell nah
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But they say “These are our heroes”
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[Verse 1: Nas]
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Uh, Massa used to breed us to be bigger to go play
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Athletes of today in the NBA, make me proud
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But theres somethin they dont say
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Keep gettin accused for abusin White pussay
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From OJ to Kobe, uh lets call him Tobe
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First he played his life cool just like Michael
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Now he rock ice too just like I do
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Yo, you cant do better than that?
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The hotel clerk who adjusts the bathroom mat?
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Now you lose sponsorships that you thought had your back
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Yeah, you beat the rap jiggaboo, fake nigga you
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You turn around then you shit on Shaq
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Who woulda knew, Mr. Goodie-Two-Shoes
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He love a little butt crack, got enough cash
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Little kids with they bus pass who look up to you
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To do something for the youth, stupid spoof
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But you let them use you as an example
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They would rep, but our heroes got they hands full
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[Hook: Nas]
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Lets hear it, one for the coons on UPN 9 and WB
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Who ‘Yes Massa on TV
~#**************#~
What ever happened to Wheezy? The Redd Foxxs?
~#**************#~
Never got Emmys but were real to me
~#**************#~
Lets hear it, two for the spooks who do cartwheels
~#**************#~
Cause they said they played they parts well
~#**************#~
Now they claim caviar, hate that oxtail
~#**************#~
Lambda Sigma Phi badge on lapel
~#**************#~
Whitey always tell him, “Ooh, he speak so well”
~#**************#~
Are you the one we look to, the decent Negro?
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The acceptable Negro? Hell nah
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But they say “These are our heroes”
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[Verse 2: Nas]
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You Homey The Clown, bowtie, apple pie, Bo Jangles
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But we love Bo Jangles, we know what he came through
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But whats your excuse, duke? You talk Black
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But your album sound like you give your nuts for a plaque
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You dont ride for the facts like um, say Scarface
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You dont know what you feel, yall too safe
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Election done came and went, yall worked so hard for it
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Huh, and in the end we all got dicked
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These are our heroes, thanks a lot, public school systems still rot
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Still harassed by cops, snitches on blocks
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Sellin they peoples out, some real folks with clout
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Tavis Smiley, Michael Eric Dyson
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Stokely Carmichael, lets try to be like them
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Nicky Giovanni poetical black female
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Jim Brown to the people who sing well from
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Fela to Miriam Makeba
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The mirror says you are the next American leader
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So dont be, acceptin new ‘We are the World records
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These pickaninnies get with anything to sell records
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Cause its trendy to be the conscious MC
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But next year, who knows what well see?
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Ha-ha… these are our heroes
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[Hook: Nas]
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Lets hear it, one for the coons on UPN 9 and WB
~#**************#~
Who ‘Yes Massa on TV
~#**************#~
What ever happened to Wheezy? The Redd Foxxs?
~#**************#~
Never got Emmys but were real to me
~#**************#~
Lets hear it, two for the spooks who do cartwheels
~#**************#~
Cause they said they played they parts well
~#**************#~
Now they claim caviar, hate that oxtail
~#**************#~
Lambda Sigma Phi badge on lapel
~#**************#~
Whitey always tell him, “Ooh, he speak so well”
~#**************#~
Are you the one we look to, the decent Negro?
~#**************#~
The acceptable Negro? Hell nah
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But they say “These are our heroes”
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[Outro: Nas]
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Yeah, I wanna give a special shoutout to the… yknow
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The crew doin they thing out there reppin us hard
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Big up to Tiger Woods
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Yeah, ya dont stop
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Big up to Cuba Gooding Jr
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Yknow, yeah, yknow
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Taye Diggs, what up my nigga, yeah, ha-ha
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And you dont quit, and ya dont quit
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And ya dont stop and ya dont quit
