04 Nigga Need a Job

I plan to attend college and have some kind of
Job where I don't have to be around a nigga
I plan to attend college and have some kind of
Job where I don't have to be around a nigga
I plan to attend college and have some kind of
Job where I don't have to be around a nigga

Damn, a nigga's gotta rob
'Cause Bush is shittin' on the stoosh, not makin' jobs
My right hand man got a plan
And he says I can make a few grand
So I listen real closely, 'cause mostly
The system tries to roast me, so maybe I should fuck it
Yeah, fuck it, let's go and make some ducats
Any way that we can
And even if it means takin' from the Black man
My own race and kind, 'cause my mind
Ain't thinkin' on straight lines, I'm runnin' around blind
'Cause it's the same shit that happened to us last time
But I ain't pickin' cotton, so I'm out of work and forgotten
Yeah, now somethin' smells rotten
Is it me or the ones crossin' T's and I's, Doc?
Mr. White Collar
Givin' plenty of advice, but not givin' dollars
The ghetto's gettin' thick and it's sick
'Cause a bitch ain't gettin' rich
Can't make ends meet, so many feet
Walkin' bare on the concrete and it's makin' me weak
'Cause I hate to see kids have to live in the streets
Gotta make a better life for my daughter
I give love, but she needs food and water
So what should I do?
Get a crew and start jackin' niggas too?
And then I have to end up either locked up
Or maybe even fucked up
So I try to do the right thing
But Spike Lee ain't doin' shit for me
I'm stuck in this hellhole
And everywhere I go, I get chased by 'tron
I need some employment
Not workin' up a sweat for police enjoyment
Sign says "Help Wanted"
But when I offer my help, they don't want it
And I don't wanna rob
But damn, a nigga need a job

Get a job
Get a job
Get a job
Get a job
Get a job
Get a job
Get a job

So I didn't get mighty quick
Two years of FAMU that I fluked
But I had sixty hours
So I figured like Snap I had the power
But it wasn't that easy
Application after application made me queasy
Gee, I tried and I tried
But I was too young or overqualified (Yeah, right)
And true, I was rappin'
But the shit at the time wasn't happenin'
I was just like the next man
Puttin' up a front for the next fad
But what about my old crew?
They try to get me to do what I used to
Runnin' them streets all night
Doin' things when we knew it wasn't right
I'm smarter than that, but it's hard
'Cause you know, a nigga need a job

Get a job
Get a job
Get a job
Get a job
Get a job
Get a job
Get a job

So, uh, Mr. Brown, I see you've applied for our position here
Sure have
I hear you're a little qualified, I see you went to college
Yeah, I sure did
Ah, Florida A&M? Is that a Black college?
Somethin' like that
Hmm, let me see here
Next!

And because I'm Black, jobs ain't comin' in stacks
And I'm young, so you know what's up with that
Try a shirt and tie, they tell me
Try speech and bleach, they sell me
But I ain't goin' out in a minute
'Cause in the Black face, I'm a lifetime tenant
So renew your lease
Or your whole damn life, you'll be livin' for the beast
All out, mixed up
'Cause they paint the ghetto and say it's fixed up
But what about a job for the homeless?
My hair's nappy 'cause I'm combless
I can't afford your lifestyle
So when I go wild, I fit the profile
Of another poor nigga that pulls the trigger
But what you figure when a nigga need a job?

Get a job
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Get a job
Get a job
Get a job
Get a job
Get a job
Get a job
Get a job