Текст песни Ice Cube - Before Hip Hop

You killed-ed my brother
My main man
I loved-ed this dude, baby
I want revenge (Yeah)
Ah, I want revenge (Yeah)
He was my only brother (Yeah, shit)
He was like my main man
I loved-ed, I loved-ed my, my brother

Before hip-hop, niggas got shot
Before hip-hop, niggas smoked rocks
Before hip-hop, my uncle had a drop
Before hip-hop, homies stood on the block
Before hip-hop, people smoked weed
Before hip-hop, I'll get you what you need
Before hip-hop, pimpin' was goin'
Before hip-hop, bitches was hoein'

My style is hostile, your style is docile
I pull them Glocks out, forgot to box out
I grab the rebound, I claim to be down
The guppy, he drown 'cause homie's thee clown
My pronouns will throw rounds, heartbeats will slow down (Yeah)
Where's the showdown? Your hood is a ghost town
I'm a Ghostbuster, hit you with the whole cluster
Turn you into mustard, General Custer
Chief Blackfoot kick a black rock
'Cause somehow they responsible for crack rock
Somehow they wanna blame it on hip-hop
Before I could talk, they used to Crip walk
They used to roll dice, they used to flash ice
Fuck with a chick, she'll cut your ass twice
They used to pay the price, they used to go to jail
Hip-hop ain't the reason why we catching hell

Before hip-hop, girls got knocked
Before hip-hop, that pussy used to pop
Before hip-hop, they was on molly
Before hip-hop, niggas caught a body

I loved-ed him (Hm, shit)
And, and he was my only brother (Yeah, right)
He was like my main man
I loved-ed, I loved-ed my—

They tell you and me it was lots of unity in the Black community
That shit is lunacy
They tried to ruin me, got me for my jewelry
What they did to me, police got immunity
Early '70s, got him for his leather piece
Khakis hella creased, it was lots of jealousy
Boys' bathroom was like a platoon
The girls' bathroom was like a saloon
Squabbles all year, September to June
Niggas on weed, water and shrooms
Niggas OD'd, had gangs and goons
Down to send a coon (Zoom) straight to the moon
Niggas would holler "Give me a dollar, nigga"
He wanted more than a dollar, didn't take no scholar
Yeah, motherfuckers had the Chevy Impala
And they crashed out like, "Fuck you, your honor" (Fuck you, your honor)
It all happened before they start rappin'
If they say I'm lying, motherfuckers is cappin'
Niggas be crying like they was the captain
But I don't give a fuck, hand that bitch a napkin

They mad at the mirror, but the mirror don't lie
Before hip-hop, it was a drive-by
Before hip-hop, niggas used to die
Before hip-hop, mamas used to cry
They mad at the mirror, but the mirror don't lie
Before hip-hop, it was a drive-by
Before hip-hop, niggas used to die
Before hip-hop, mamas used to cry

(Now-now-now, now listen)
Before hip-hop (Now-now listen)
Before hip-hop (Now-now-now, now listen) (Yeah)
Before hip-hop (Now-now listen)

They mad at the mirror, but the mirror don't lie
Before hip-hop, it was a drive-by
Before hip-hop, niggas used to die
Before hip-hop, mamas used to cry
(Now-now-now, now listen)