Ice Cube — Endangered Species Tales from the Darkside

[Intro: Female News Reporter & Ice Cube] "At the bottom of our news tonight, there's been a new animal aimed at falling off the face of our Earth. Yes, young black teenagers are reported to be the oldest, and the newest, creatures added to the endangered species list. As of now, no efforts have been made to preserve the Blacks. When asked why, a top law official adds, 'Because they make good game'" (A young nigga got it bad cause I'm brown) [Verse 1: Ice Cube] Peace? Hahaha, don't make me laugh! All I hear is motherfuckers rappin' succotash Livin' large, tellin' me to get out the gang I'm a nigga, gotta live by the trigga How the fuck do you figure That I can say "Peace" and the gunshots will cease? Every cop killing goes ignored They just send another nigga to the morgue A point scored, they could give a fuck about us They rather catch us with guns and white powder If I was old, they'd probably be a friend of me Since I'm young, they consider me the enemy They kill ten of me to get the job correct To serve, protect, and break a nigga's neck Cuz I'm the one with the trunk of funk And "Fuck tha Police" in the tape deck You should listen to me cuz there's more to see Call my neighborhood a ghetto cuz it houses minorities The other color don't know you can run but not hide These are tales from the darkside [Interlude: Chuck D + sample] All of us are endangered, damn! (A young nigga got it bad cause I'm brown) (A young nigga got it bad cause I'm brown) [Verse 2: Ice Cube] You wanna free Africa? I'll stare at ya Cuz we ain't got it too good in America I can't fuck with them overseas My homeboy died over keys Of cocaine, it was plain and simple The 9mm went (buck) to the temple (Buck, buck, buck) was the sound I put the bitch down And ran to the schoolyard bathroom Looked in the trash can, yo it had room So I ducked my ass in it for a minute Covered with trash I had to lay back Mad as fuck, thinkin' about the payback Tonight the crew gonna have a little fun I went home and cut the barrel of my shotgun It's gettin' critical - I stole a 5.0 I let it go - drive real slow I yelled out "Ice Cube, sucka" The shotgun kicked, and it murdered motherfuckers I told you last album "When I got a sawed-off, bodies are hauled off" Its a shame, that niggas die young But to the light side it don't matter none It'll be a drive by homicide But to me its just another tale from the darkside [Segue: Sampled guitar riff] [Verse 3: Chuck D] Standing in the middle of war, the minute we flex When we die, we won't make Jet Ebony can't see to the light side The term they apply to us is a nigga Call it what you want, cause I'm comin’ from the corner Same applies to a Ph.D Who's black - don't wanna roll - sells his soul Watch his head go rollin’ Who the fuck are they foolin’? Nobody knows, but I suppose the color of my clothes Matches the color of the one on my face As they wonder whats under my waist (Standin' on the verge) of them gettin’ brown That's a fact, got a fear of the bozack Run, run, run, their ass off, they can not hide Yeah Cube, they can't fuck with the darkside!