[Intro] Know what it's like to be half n***a To be half n***a, to be half n***a Yeah Joyner Joyner [Verse 1: Joyner Lucas] Know what it's like to be half n***a, just a half n***a (yeah) My white Mom fell in love with a black n***a (damn) Just a black n***a A white lady with a colored kid I don't even understand what my color is What my color is (what my color is) Black, White, Brown, and some other sh** Homie say you ain't allowed with us I don't even want you hanging out with us (nah) And quit trying to act like you proud of us If we were slaves back then, you'd be a house n***a A house n***a (a house n***a) Wow n***a, know what I hate the most A bunch of cartoons with some racist quotes And subliminal messages and racist jokes Kinda funny how the money not ours (money not ours) Yeah the money not ours All the white motherf**ers got power (damn) While the black motherf**ers got talent Trying to get respect that'll never be valid (never be valid) Never be valid Even if you had level 3 clearance (yeah) Even if you had Hillary's parents (yeah) Even if you were a rap star (rap star) Even if you had 10 cars and Even if you had a Red Porsche and a 747 with 10 floors and the best who*es Even if you were a ball player, playing for the Clippers Just imagine how you would feel if you were Doc Rivers With a boss like the racist motherf**er Donald Sterling I've been in and out of feelings, how sad is it (how sad is it sh**) Yeah how bad is it, when your boss got billions of cash and sh** And you stuck at the bottom you ain't half as rich Fighting to be equal in the battle with Another race in this land full of happiness Another day trying to race to establish this Another way, gotta wait for an activist to come say how we feel Ain't that some shh.. (ain't that some sh**) ain't that some sh** But meanwhile I got morals to stand up for Can't cause I got a daughter to man up for Gotta bite my tongue (gotta bite my tongue) While the life is young if you a black entertainer it'd be nice To run this sh**, but you not sh** till the fight is done And that's just with the icing on the cake If we didn't break, we'd be twice as strong (twice as strong) But now it's twice as hard To be a half n***a living in this life of darkness All the black kids looking at me like I'm awkward Cause I'm too light to be on one side of the streets Now I play both parts, like hide and go seek Malcolm X gave hope of getting out of the streets And Rosa Parks was never getting out of her seat I guess we here for life (here for life) And I heard Mr. Sterling got banned for life, from the NBA And He can sell the team If that don't take away the heat from his self esteem We in a helpless scene and a helpless time With no help, trying to help decide, if we in hell or a jail Can't yell or cry, can't scream or tell But they can tell us lies n***a [Outro] Know what it's like to be half n***a (a half n***a) Just a half n***a My white Mom fell in love with a black n***a(just a black n***a) Just a black n***a A white lady with a colored kid I don't even understand what my color is What my color is (what my color is) Black, White, Brown, and some other sh** It's kinda funny how the money not ours (money not ours) Yeah the money not ours All the white motherf**ers got power (got power) While the black motherf**ers got talent (got talent) Trying to get respect that'll never be valid (never be valid) Never be valid, just a half n***a(a half n***a) Just a half n***a (a half n***a) (a half n***a) (a half n***a) (a half n***a) (a half n***a) (a half n***a)