Dear People

Dear People, Imma begin and end this with “To you” and “Sincerely Yours” So no one’ll have to ask who’s it from and who this is for And I’m not sayin this to simply open up doors It’s because this is how I feel and it’s best without chords So just as precautionary measures this isn’t meant to be racist But the lines target a certain people so just know where your place is Now anyway the black man is thought to have come so far From bein lynched and whipped and beaten to now zoomin in cars But question, how far have we really come in the matter of years Here are some words that if heard by the slave boy would bring him to tears The metal collars worn by slaves strippin his pillar makin em neckless Has become a fashion statement for niggaz now flashin diamonds by wearin a necklace And blood dripped from the punished in slave crips if he misbehaved The crippled bloody slaves, so now the biggest gangs are Bloods and Crips as a name Brutally slashed in the back and it’s weird how from where it’s derivin it’s, Somehow cool for niggaz to cruise by drivin whips And not always with a weapon Some were killed from punches and kicks but mostly beaten with sticks But at any moment a kids shoes is stepped on he’s killin for kicks Our ancestors were shackled from arms to feet dealin with terrible pain But most niggaz in our day go about tryna find the biggest of Chains So as the white man used to weave rope to hang niggaz and leave em dead Black women now take the white women’s hair to weave in their head These mentally swerved niggaz want larger everything cause they deserve bigga And to this day neither me or my fellow niggaz can resist usin the word nigga But is it that far-fetched from a culture of people who rocks “ice” on their sleeves? It seems we’ve finally got the memo from hearin police yell “Freeze! ” Please take the time to think this is a portion of the things we glorify And I’m horrified that we use their guns to shoot us and there’s more to die We use these drugs and sell em too Until there’s no one left to sell em to And we cloud our mind and blind our judgement, and these demons now are yellin through I’m tellin you this world has seen the greatest wars and the latest scene Has been death to my people, by my people, now the greatest seen We dress in clothes sizes way too big that leaves are pants saggin Which we’re called out upon by white people play it backwards and you’ll see what happened. Why are you saggin? Niggas you are, why? Why can’t we live? When must they die? These words are directed into our minds only effective subconsciously So next time you think to lose your cool or carry yourself obnoxiously Think about the statistics and the type of stereo That’ll base you in with waves of trouble no matter where the ferry goes And if you haven’t got it by now this isn’t aimed at whites anymore This message is directed at my people that can see deep into their cores Their souls and spirit, a once dignified race reduced to scrubbin floors Who’ll make a change for us this is to you Sincerely yours.