Black Star - Little Brother lyrics

'Now listen'

Doin' this song for you
All my little brothers out in the street
Strugglin' to survive keep your
Eyes on the prize, you know

Yeah, the revolution will not be televised
Or broadcast live on the net
My man Mos said it's personal knamsayin?
It's gotta start from right up in here
You know? You can't stop, you know
You can't stop, you know
You can't stop, you know
You can't stop, you know
You can't stop when we rep

We rep the ain't-gots
Ain't nobody can't start no party like us
We crush the faint hearts
From Hallsey to St mark's
Walkin' the main blocks
Tainted with blood that's still hot
So deep it stain socks
The pain sparks frustration
Situations lead to hatin'
Some deal with drug distribution
Others walk the plantation
Some know the code of the streets
Some got a college education
Come down on the weekend
And peep the conversation

Yo, on the corner, unit's stormed out
Ghetto lookin' bombed out
Police waited to roll for those
Who walk the wrong route
Shorties goin' all out, they got
They swords drawn out, ready to brawl out
Gettin' fought 'til they fall out
Black like Morehouse
40 o'z is tossed out for
Brothers that they mourn 'bout
Get wrecked 'til it's dawn out
Whether they broke or flossed out
Honeys pass they drawers out
Lookin' for a ticket out the poor-house
It's a jungle out here lions
Keep they claws out, fangs and jaws out
Weak just get forced out
Names is called out
Ghetto-fame is sought out
You wanna be the man that they talk 'bout!
I walked out! (Peace)
I had some things on my mind to sort out
I thought 'bout the wild
Circumstance we born out
Remember myself at your age
And I was just like you
If that was now, I don't know what I would do
My ears is closest to me
So what I say to you is goin' for me
Son, we both still growin' indeed
But where you at, I was, and where you been
I left
Utilize my experience to guide your step
Some people get love
But don't command respect
It's somethin' that you can't
Buy with a check or a Roley or Lex
Or icy links that hang from your neck
If it's real
Who need to deal with the special effects?

Come here, come here, yo
Lemme drop this on ya
Look, they got you cornered
The corner of the block is hot
I ain't gotta warn ya
'Cause I see you every day
Trapped in every way "Shit, I'm a thug"
And that's all that I can say
Who are you anyway? Mary J?
I spend many nights awake
Watchin' you while you sleep
Tryin' to figure out how to be the example
'cause talk is cheap
As you walk the streets
Study cats on the real in a convo
Just make your point to relax and chill

Be a man of will, don't be standin' still
If you don't plan ahead
Then you plan to fail
Dudes be in a daze when the ways reveal
Like they funny style, but I'm not laughin'

Can't wait for opportunity to knock
You gotta make it happen
It ain't about no spectacular ways of rappin'
Just immaculate ways of action, dig?

Little Brother i know that times is hard
Keep your mind on God
Stay clear of danger and harm and
You'll get along
I sing my song for little brothers
Out there in the street
Strugglin' to make ends meet
Gotta hold the heat
Strugglin' so hard to compete
Stay clear of danger and harm
Do it for y'all try to stay strong
Keep movin' on