Yall ready It's hard being black It started with Emmitt and then it quickly escalated. Haters got mad because we got emancipated. Talk about a virus without a vaccine in sight. They killed Alton selling CDs and we know that ain't right. Hands up don't, shoot Michael didn't pose a threat. Shot dead at 18  his life ain't even start yet. Kids play with toys that kinda look realistic, Tamir never had a chance his life was gone in an instance. Can't even sit in our house peacefully. Botham killed for no reason, claimed accidentally! Philando killed in his car trying to grab his registration.  Never reached for his gun, but shot with no hesitation Young princes we need you grow up And kings we need you to show up Judge for the skin that he's living in My Black Kings are killed for to much melanin   They're killing us and then using that stats line Saying we don't care what about "black on black crime" Rags down, wake up in the heart of Nipsey Hussle We need come together instead killing each other Trayvon walking home with a tea and some Skittles Chased down and murdered no conviction for his killer Killed even when we comply it's getting hard "I can't breathe, let me up" Eric Garner and George Floyd Using every excuse like "I thought his phone was a gun"  R.I.P Stephon Clark Lord why did he run I can't forget my queens like Breyonna Taylor was asleep, Sandra killed in her cell man that really cut us deep Reka Boyd was killed by an off duty cop and  Ms. Kendra James was shot during a traffic stop Black lives matter is a movement and we can't give up We gotta take care of US cuz who else can we trust Young princes we need you to grow up And my kings we need you to show up Judge for the skin that he's living in Black Kings are killed for to much melanin They're killing us and then using that stats line Saying we don't care what about "black on black crime" Rags down, wake up in the heart of Nipsey Hussle We need come together instead killing each other Now for my Queens show your beauty, let it shine everyday. We have Queendom to build, we have a lot say Show our Queens to be, that this our fight too They can't stand in our way so just do you boo   Make no more excuses that we can't get along That Willie Lynch between women is a played out song Young princess we need you to grow up And my to my Queens we need you to show up Judge for the skin that she living in Black Queens are killed for to much melanin They're killing us and then using that stats line Saying we don't care what about "black on black crime" Rags down, wake up in the heart of Nipsey Hussle We need come together instead killing each other