The Coup - I Ain't The n***a lyrics

(big bird) Now i shall tell a story that's filled with words That start with the letter n (dj pam cuts up "fly lyrics from the bank of reality" --> flavor flav) [boots] Step into the world of a n******g, figure To stay a little while so pack your bag up bigger First of all just let me introduce you seduce you Into a frame of mind that's easy to get used to n******g hasn't always meant a man with melanin It used to be a piece of wood that sat on the cotton gin Masta put it there and it wouldn't move, smooth So what does it mean, to be a n******g with an attitude? You tell me that a n******g's crazy or lazy Not about the skin so, don't let it faze me Well you amaze me, with that ignorant bizull-shizzit Get a grip on the new fit Cause that's a lame frame of brain for the nineties I know the game so it don't sting, my mind sees So what the f** you wanna race for the trigger I ain't the one, i ain't the n***a "if i'm a slave, i'm a slave to the rhythm" --> big daddy kane "you know that i ain't the n***a" --> ice cube (repeat 4x) (dj pam cuts up "n******gs, love everything but themselves" --> last poets) [e-roc] n******g is a word we use today, you say It don't mean the same if you spell it with an a But that's an argument that makes me itch, i twitch If i took the t out will i still mean b**h? My name is e-roc, and i ain't the n******g main Save your sellout strut sh** for soul train Cause i've been known, to knock a motherf**er out Without a doubt, the coup gives me much clout But there's a factor when i know that my skin is brown And never ever will i put another brother down (gawwwd damn) So i make the mental rule to ma**acre the word Cause when i hear it, it gets, me straight stirred It's mental trash so i'm pickin up the litter I ain't the one and i ain't, the n******g My people use this word each and every day You see a n******g, slap a n******g, that's what i say "if i'm a slave, i'm a slave to the rhythm" --> big daddy kane "you know that i ain't the n***a" --> ice cube (repeat 4x) (dj pam cuts up "n******gs, love everything but themselves" --> last poets) "boy i love playing the drums, i can do the grooviest rhythms I can do rhythms like.." [boots] My attitude is this (what?) don't call yourself a n******gole (why?) Unless you're just an oakie-doke it'll make you sicker though Cause it's all about a mind-time mind-frame The system is a chess game with, pawns all the same (haa haa) Until we change our mind to ? Identify yourself, it's a part of being concious (yeah) If i call myself a gangster then i'll rob you with a gat (yeah) If i call myself a brother then you know i got your back (yeah) If i call myself oppressed then i'm clear on where i'm at But if i call myself a n******g what the f** is that? (yeah, you know) Don't be the coolie or the moolie or a b**b with the jigger Don't be the one... don't be the n***a "if i'm a slave, i'm a slave to the rhythm" --> big daddy kane "you know that i ain't the n***a" --> ice cube (repeat 4x)