Chorus Let’s set the record straight about our history Because I’m sick of the lies (we have the blood of kings) From Nimrod to Menelik to the early Hebrew kings Egypt and Nubia’s Pharoahs (we have the blood of kings) The Za Dynasty, the Severan Dynasty The “Black Madonna” statues (we have the blood of kings) Look at the family crests of European royalty So many black men’s portraits (we have the blood of kings) V1 Since Mankind’s beginnings, there have been African empires and kingdoms but in modern times, we’re brainwashed to think that we’re unequals justifying our mistreatment by diminishing our people conveniently forgetting the history of the region like Carthage, the rivals of Rome, and the early Egyptians the ancient city of Memphis, “The Black Land” known as Kemet the depictions of the Black Moorish kings, and the hieroglyphics were various shades of brown, now look at the Sphinx and you’ll get it not to mention the Kingdoms of (Kush/Cush), Kerma, and Canaan the pyramids of the Nubians, the Great Zimbabwe Nation plus the global powers of (Axum/Aksum) and Meroe and don’t forget Ancient Ghana, known as “The City of Gold” the Swahili Civilization prospered from global trading ‘til the Portuguese came in the 1500s and enslaved them the first country to recognize America’s independence was Africa’s Muslim kingdom of Morocco, are you getting it? our people were erased from history, taught that we were savages by our racist conquerors to justify their massacres and to this day, some of us act ashamed to be our race but hold your heads up, we have the blood of kings running through our veins Chorus Let’s set the record straight about our history Because I’m sick of the lies (we have the blood of kings) From Nimrod to Menelik to the early Hebrew kings Egypt and Nubia’s Pharoahs (we have the blood of kings) The Za Dynasty, the Severan Dynasty The “Black Madonna” statues (we have the blood of kings) Look at the family crests of European royalty So many black men’s portraits (we have the blood of kings V2 Even in the days of the Prophet Jesus, when he was chosen the only white people in Jerusalem were the Romans and the Greeks, but the Romans used to persecute the Christians for the first 300 years cuz they’d rejected the religion check the Biblical descriptions of the prophets from the past King Solomon was black and King David was his dad plus the children of some prophets like Ham, the son of Noah the Kedarites, Simeon, Cush, Canaan, and more plus the kingdom of Makeda, the legendary Queen of Sheba is in Ethiopia, Sudan, Yemen, and Eritrea Ethiopia was the first major power in existence to make Christianity its official religion it’s the site of the first Hijra under the Prophet Muhammad cuz Ethiopians were one of the largest groups among him and don’t forget Nigeria’s Igba, or the Lemba, the (Falasha/Falusha) and Qemant, who may be the Tribe of Dan’s descendants I have to say this, there are no superior nor inferior races we’re all God’s Creations but we have to stop this hatred dehumanizing black people so other groups can gain but stay strong my brothers, we have the blood of prophets in our veins Chorus Let’s set the record straight about our history Because I’m sick of the lies (we have the blood of kings) From Nimrod to Menelik to the early Hebrew kings Egypt and Nubia’s Pharoahs (we have the blood of kings) The Za Dynasty, the Severan Dynasty The “Black Madonna” statues (we have the blood of kings) Look at the family crests of European royalty So many black men’s portraits (we have the blood of kings) V3 They’ve found that Mankind started in Africa several million years ago check the Cradle of Humankind and similar sites for visuals up to 100,000 years ago homo sapiens left Ethiopia to settle the rest of the world, and that’s according to historians and modern archaeology, science, and genealogy now would that mean that’s where Adam and Eve were from? …possibly you can see “African” features in Natives around the world, specifically with the Black Dravidians, Negritos, and Aborigines in time their kingdoms crumbled and their descendants faced enslavement fought Imperialism to gain freedom for our black nations over 50 in Africa, others in the Caribbean with black Presidents, doctors, activists, and businesses colleges and medical schools, our own political parties with beautiful capitals like Nairobi and Harare and Addis Ababa, controlling our own money these are things we’re still fighting for in these Western countries even though we have our problems, we’re clearly not savages but here, we’re never taught this, shouldn’t it be blasphemous to claim you love God but hate His Creations? this has to quit because the early humans all originally were Africans Chorus Let’s set the record straight about our history Because I’m sick of the lies (we have the blood of kings) From Nimrod to Menelik to the early Hebrew kings Egypt and Nubia’s Pharoahs (we have the blood of kings) The Za Dynasty, the Severan Dynasty The “Black Madonna” statues (we have the blood of kings) Look at the family crests of European royalty So many black men’s portraits (we have the blood of kings)

Chorus Greeks, Romans, Arabs, then all of Europe Now G20 multinationals spell our ruin (we lost our paradise) Always invaded, always enslavement Distributed around the world, why are we hated? Aborigines, Negritos, the original people of several continents yet they claim that we’re evil (we lost our paradise) Always invaded and exterminated Our motherlands were stolen yet we’re the ones they’re blaming V1 We were the first people, the early prophets and the first believers but also the first pagans, murderers and heathens if Adam and Eve were Africans then what about Cain and Abel? and many descendants of the prophets chose to be idolators like the Canaanites, one branch of the Prophet Noah’s descendants they worshipped Ba’al and other pagan “gods”, a false religion and waged war with the prophets, that’s why they lost the Holy Lands and the Chaldeans, who opposed the Prophet Abraham and the Kedarites, founded by the son of the Prophet Ismail, worshipped a pagan water “god”, rejecting Islam as well and don’t forget it was Kemet’s Pharoahs who defied the Prophet Moses and enslaved the Hebrew people and gave the Greeks most of their culture but the Hebrews weren’t perfect either, they corrupted the teachings so much that God kept punishing them and then dispersed their people while others created Voodoo, witchcraft, and other religions like the Black Dravidians, who invented Hinduism it’s no coincidence that most if the world’s black people are Christians or Muslims, it’s literally in our blood yet so many defy the Scriptures we should know better yet we still reject them then you wonder why we lose God’s blessings and our spots in Heaven Chorus Greeks, Romans, Arabs, then all of Europe Now G20 multinationals spell our ruin (we lost our paradise) Always invaded, always enslavement Distributed around the world, why are we hated? Aborigines, Negritos, the original people of several continents yet they claim that we’re evil (we lost our paradise) Always invaded and exterminated Our motherlands were stolen yet we’re the ones they’re blaming V2 Though we have a royal past, today we face discrimination on a global scale, ranging from bias to near enslavement look at any multiracial nation and its darkest people are always the poorest with no voice, like southeast Asia and the Negritos they’re the original inhabitants yet they’re displaced and mistreated and the Arabs did the same in Northern Africa and Egypt once the Prophet Muhammad was gone, their armies started their invasion then they conquered and enslaved the original African populations for 1300 years, only in the 1960s did the last Middle Eastern countries abolish slavery Europeans didn’t start their massive trade of African slaves ‘til the late 1400s when the Moors were forced from Spain then those same Spanish and Portuguese continued their racial hatred in North and South America with its reddish brown Natives their Conquistadors would slay them, then ship their African slaves in to build their nations but the lowest social class we stayed in and don’t forget the British Empire in Oceania and their conquest of the Aborigines in Australia, Solomon Islands and Tahiti, Cook Islands and New Zealand their Natives are brown and black and cuz of that they lost their kingdoms Chorus Greeks, Romans, Arabs, then all of Europe Now G20 multinationals spell our ruin (we lost our paradise) Always invaded, always enslavement Distributed around the world, why are we hated? Aborigines, Negritos, the original people of several continents yet they claim that we’re evil (we lost our paradise) Always invaded and exterminated Our motherlands were stolen yet we’re the ones they’re blaming V3 To this day we stay divided, our own eternal rivals choosing to fight each other, dismissing our own survival after almost 400 years of American enslavement and 90 more of Segregation, God finally saved us but once we gained our rights, we turned our guns on each other and abandoned our children’s mothers, embracing the Devil’s corruption killing each other over money and drugs and streets we’ll never own ‘til they strip us of our rights, calling a prison cell our homes but in Africa it’s worse, they were controlled by Europeans only after World War II did Africans regain their freedom then like clockwork, they started attacking their neighbors and civilians letting the West instigate African wars, killing millions the worst part is most black people are Christians or Muslims “believers” killing each other over land, money, and grudges in America, we have the talent, money, and opportunities but we throw it all away, destroying ourselves and our communities in Africa, they have the land, resources, and institutions they just lack the will to use it to unite as a single movement if we ever united, we could end this cycle of afflictions cuz before we were forced down but now, our fall is self inflicted Chorus Greeks, Romans, Arabs, then all of Europe Now G20 multinationals spell our ruin (we lost our paradise) Always invaded, always enslavement Distributed around the world, why are we hated? Aborigines, Negritos, the original people of several continents yet they claim that we’re evil (we lost our paradise) Always invaded and exterminated Our motherlands were stolen yet we’re the ones they’re blaming

We have to be honest with ourselves about our collective problems and recognize our faults if we’re ever gonna try to solve them if you wonder why politicians don’t take us seriously it’s cuz we have no unity and don’t own anything no economic or political power either we won’t even help our own, so why would they think we’re equals? creatively we’re geniuses but we’re too short-sighted creating new fads and styles only to sell off the rights and then they buy it cheap and take it global and we lose a fortune waste our money as consumers and once again we’re left with nothing blindly supporting those who don’t reward our loyalty so unsurprisingly our people are still trapped in poverty and fake minority leaders, taking payments under the table with orders to suppress or sabotage minority organizations faking progress to keep us satisfied with the status quo refusing to oppose their donors while their members are hurting and broke then our leaders overseas, forcing their people to mine minerals serving as virtual slaves since their early days as children exporting resources from our homeland for pennies getting screwed by global investors, who profit by the billions or serving them by killing each other in proxy battles in regional wars started by their former colonial masters serving those foreign interests, assassinating your own leaders choosing money over life, blood money over your people and the brothers in our military, a forbidden subject getting sent overseas to kill other people of color over some rich man’s grudges or to suppress their public only to come back as 2nd class citizens still struggling or black American males serving Colombian cartels selling their drugs and taking the fall when their operations fail so you wind up serving the County, picking up trash for redemption or serving the rest of your lives in their corporate-run prisons even our educated people are constantly getting robbed brainwashed to think “success” is being employed at one of their jobs even though you have the talent and knowledge to start your own end up working your lives away, don’t even own your own homes then you have our celebrities, international idols wealthy, adored by millions, their influence has no rivals yet even these superstars willingly bow down behind closed doors when their masters come around faithfully paying tribute to the ones writing their checks you make them so much money yet still get no respect if only your fans knew that you’re nothing like your image selling out your own people so you can earn the Devil’s privilege endorsing his sinful or wasteful lifestyle or products selling poison to our people, getting rich in the process now you might think it’s worth it but this is not our purpose from kings in our homeland to the world’s willing servants

Chorus Be cautious of these false prophets Leading people off a cliff, heading straight to Hell Be cautious of these false prophets God’s Word is written down so you can read it yourself Be cautious of these false prophets Leading people off a cliff, going straight to Hell Be cautious of these false prophets Read the Scriptures yourself V1 We call it “charisma”, God’s gift meant to spread the Scripture it’s rarely seen but those who have it capture your attention the ability to reach others, speak, and be heard, to lead and guide the masses, should be used to spread the Word but instead many use it to hustle the unassuming manipulating or conning, with women it’s through seducing some use it onstage, wasting the voices they were given by preaching a self-destructive lifestyle or sinning now listen to the lyrics and theories they’re teaching children teaching those who follow them how to become the Devil’s minions then you wonder why your career collapsed and all you’d gained is ruined God gave you a chance to lead then took it away cuz you abused it it’s no different than our forefathers, they were literal prophets but their offspring forsook their knowledge, craving wealth and power choosing the life of the world at the price of the Hereafter becoming false prophets, leading the masses to disaster, so… Chorus Be cautious of these false prophets Leading people off a cliff, heading straight to Hell Be cautious of these false prophets God’s Word is written down so you can read it yourself Be cautious of these false prophets Leading people off a cliff, going straight to Hell Be cautious of these false prophets Read the Scriptures yourself V2 So many false prophets in the pulpits, scheming on believers with expensive clothes from head to toe, balling like the heathens multi-million dollar houses, fancy cars, living lavish charity keeps them wealthy while their congregation’s famished like parasites, feeding off the faithful in their dominion treating religion like a hustle, just another form of business constant pressure on believers to keep giving or “they’re sinning” like you can buy your way into Heaven, where’s that in the Scripture? if you’re really speaking up for God, then do it for free then everybody can hear the truth, real prophets don’t charge a fee you lost track of your purpose, God helped you raise millions but instead of helping the needy, you spent it on a building how much did every beautiful mosque or cathedral cost? that should’ve been used to feed and help the poor, or to guide the lost the poorest countries on Earth have majority Muslims or Christians while the false prophets live like kings, indifferent to their conditions how can you justify letting your fellow believers die of illness? while you amass millions, profiting from their religions? if the Prophet Jesus saw the way you hustled your congregations he’d throw you out of the churches like he did the money changers Chorus Be cautious of these false prophets Leading people off a cliff, heading straight to Hell Be cautious of these false prophets God’s Word is written down so you can read it yourself Be cautious of these false prophets Leading people off a cliff, going straight to Hell Be cautious of these false prophets Read the Scriptures yourself V3 My fellow “People of the Book”, we have to be especially cautious and keep a watch out for the twisted lies of false prophets Shaytan uses them to trick us into following his religion like getting Christians to follow the 7 Sins and pagan traditions like Christmas, which is the Roman Sun God’s birthday, Sol Invictus and the Easter Bunny’s a pagan fertility “god”, not to mention Halloween’s the Day of the Dead combined with Al Hollow’s Eve then there’s eating pig, fornication, tattoos, and adultery, gambling and intoxication, they’re all against the Bible’s teachings if you don’t follow your book, how are you different from the heathens? it’s the same for false Muslims and their treatment of blacks and slavery, their oppression of women and neglect for poor Muslims globally, supporting torture and terrorism, suicide bombers and killing Christians Muslims killing Muslims, all of this is against Islamic Scripture God’s Word teaches that we’re equals in His eyes but false prophets ignore this, propagating filthy lies the Devil and his minions hijacked our religion manipulated the Scriptures to improve their own positions including pagan traditions so the masses would go along with them then silenced God’s followers who pointed out these contradictions and in time, the followers of these false prophets get so indoctrinated by the corrupted teachings that they don’t recognize the real and sacred teachings, so they reject them and the followers of those lessons I can only imagine how they’d treat the Prophets if they met them Chorus Be cautious of these false prophets Leading people off a cliff, heading straight to Hell Be cautious of these false prophets God’s Word is written down so you can read it yourself Be cautious of these false prophets Leading people off a cliff, going straight to Hell Be cautious of these false prophets Read the Scriptures yourself

Chorus They labeled us “savages” they said we were uncivilized so we needed our masters to keep us productive and help us grow reminds me of a case worker and a p.o. Now we’re taught to be savage 150 years after slavery and still we’re in shackles trapped in a lifestyle that keeps us in prison enslaved in a poor man’s existence V1 This is a country that’s always hated us, oppressed and degraded us treated us like trash, held us back, while enslaving us lynched us and forced us to the poorest parts of town but now that we’ve got equal rights, they can’t force us down so instead, they’ve convinced us to do it to ourselves helping us promote a lifestyle that sends us all to Hell suddenly, being “black” is no longer a race but a mentality that encourages being loud, rude, selling drugs, and poverty you have to dress, act, and speak a certain way as well and you must be “hard”, never scared, never care but being “hard” is simply being evil, “street life” is sinning both of which reject religion, yet you still say you’re Christians by that logic, Eminem’s more “black” that Dr. King since King spoke of peace, went to church, and had 4 degrees can’t you see how the Devil’s corrupted our communities? with this self destructive lifestyle replacing unity but you ain’t trying to hear me, you’ve replaced “we” with “me” caring only for yourself, you’re possessed by your greed selling poison to your people, “thug life” is how you’re living ‘til you slipped up and caught a case, now you’re stuck in prison Chorus They labeled us “savages” they said we were uncivilized so we needed our masters to keep us productive and help us grow reminds me of a case worker and a p.o. Now we’re taught to be savage 150 years after slavery and still we’re in shackles trapped in a lifestyle that keeps us in prison enslaved in a poor man’s existence V2 Fresh out of prison and you’re bankrupt, stuck on probation behind on your child support, angry at the nation you’re staying at a shelter, no love from your lady she won’t let you see your son, found a new man to raise him your p.o.’s a sadist, doesn’t want you to make it waiting for you to slip so your freedom, he can take it nobody wants to hire you but you can’t miss a payment as the days pass, your frustration turns to desperation and that’s exactly how it was planned to be to strip you of your humanity they need you mad and desperate, separated from family they’ll use your felon status to discriminate against you strip you of your rights legally cuz they resent you you can’t vote, go to school, or get a decent job you paid your fees and did your time, so who’s really getting robbed? now you’re a 2nd class citizen but this was by design meant to pressure you to unleash your primal side and choose a life of crime Chorus They labeled us “savages” they said we were uncivilized so we needed our masters to keep us productive and help us grow reminds me of a case worker and a p.o. Now we’re taught to be savage 150 years after slavery and still we’re in shackles trapped in a lifestyle that keeps us in prison enslaved in a poor man’s existence V3 You spend the next 10 years going in and out of jail seeing people killed, shady deals, swearing you’re in Hell and your friends are in the same position, some dead and some in prison robberies and petty crimes, that’s your daily way of living a cutthroat mentality, overwhelmed by reality taking it out on everyone, a danger to your community never realizing how many people in society profit from the life of crime plaguing those in poverty organized crime has an alliance with the law and needs disposable people to sell their drugs and take the fall while law enforcement needs an excuse for new toys and funding and politicians need a legal way to suppress our voting numbers and corporate-run prisons need to stay at full capacity since they get paid for every inmate they have, so obviously the poor and young minorities are the perfect choice for them all this crooked system’s made savages out of everyone involved Chorus They labeled us “savages” they said we were uncivilized so we needed our masters to keep us productive and help us grow reminds me of a case worker and a p.o. Now we’re taught to be savage 150 years after slavery and still we’re in shackles trapped in a lifestyle that keeps us in prison enslaved in a poor man’s existence V4 Many years have passed by, now you’re in your mid 40s living at your mom’s, long since gave up seeking glory gave up on your dreams now you’re just trying to survive depressed when you realize the world’s passed you by reminiscing on the talents that you had when you were children and the opportunities you threw away cuz you were tripping your elders tried to warn you, wishing that you had listened now you’re broke with no voice, living a powerless existence but you’re still loved and through God, you’ve learned the meaning of life so you decide to start over and make your girlfriend your wife so you sneak off to the jewelry store to look at their rings when in comes a young brother, age 17 he pulls out his gun and nervously yells demands man, why now?! this was not part of the plan you try to talk him down so he won’t make the same mistakes he hesitates and as you reason with him, he relates hearing sirens in the background, the cops are on their way he reminds you of your son so you help him escape he still has a chance at life, but as you start running away whoops, you stepped on his shoes, he gets pissed and shoots you in the face… savages Chorus They labeled us “savages” they said we were uncivilized so we needed our masters to keep us productive and help us grow reminds me of a case worker and a p.o. Now we’re taught to be savage 150 years after slavery and still we’re in shackles trapped in a lifestyle that keeps us in prison enslaved in a poor man’s existence

“Who taught you to hate the texture of your hair? Who taught you to hate the color of your skin to such extent that you bleach to get like the white man? Who taught you to hate the shape of your nose and the shape of your lips? Who taught you to hate yourself, from the top of your head to the soles of your feet?” - Malcolm X V1 Self hatred, the reason we have no black community we worked so hard to get equality that you would think we’d work together, each brother helping others but instead, we got hustled into fighting one another light skinned vs. dark skinned, “street” vs. educated nappy vs. straight hair, poor vs. those who made it hood vs. hood, believers are even segregated Muslims vs. Christians, our differences are exaggerated it hurts to acknowledge this but we’ve fallen victim to the same mindset as the colonists they placed the lighter skinned slaves into higher service while the darker ones were kept in the fields, they weren’t worthy said our skin, lips, and curly hair were a disgrace so to this day, black women abuse their hair to get it straight like we’re ashamed of who we are, this is how God made us we need to love ourselves and get rid of this self hatred Chorus Black men killing black men or killing black women Black women through abortions are killing black children Black children killing each other over a new pair of shoes Our community is dying with each one we lose Black celebrities and “leaders” misguide our people Then move from black neighborhoods so they won’t have to see us Our community is dying but together, we can save it Self love’s the only way to cure self hatred “Who taught you to hate your own kind? Who taught you to hate the race that you belong to, so much so that you don't want to be around each other?... We don't steal, we don't gamble, we don't lie, and we don't cheat. And that also deprives the government of revenue. Because you can't get into a whiskey bottle without getting past a government seal” - Malcolm X V2 Now black males killing males over nothing but street life, gang signs, and who’s “really thugging” drugs and money are the sources of our grudges we should be working together, we’re literally all cousins most of us hate our dads cuz they were non-existent then turn around and do the same things to our children leave them with no role models, so instead they listen to the Devil and his minions, so they end up in prison they treated us like savages, said we weren’t civilized now we’re proud to be thugs, break laws, and womanize it used to be a crime to even teach us to read and write now we drop out of school and say the smart ones are “acting white” come on man, we’re better than this we’ve got the blood of kings running through our veins so resist these foolish temptations, it’s the only way we’ll make it or we’ll always be controlled by our own self hatred Chorus Black men killing black men or killing black women Black women through abortions are killing black children Black children killing each other over a new pair of shoes Our community is dying with each one we lose Black celebrities and “leaders” misguide our people Then move from black neighborhoods so they won’t have to see us Our community is dying but together, we can save it Self love’s the only way to cure self hatred “The most disrespected person in America is the black woman...The most neglected person in America is the black woman. And as Muslims, the honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches us to respect our women and to protect our women. ... We will kill you for our woman...” - Malcolm X V3 Why do we hate our women, it’s pathetic, I just don’t get it they’re the mothers of creation, with them lie our blessings so why do we neglect them? threaten and reject them? call them out their names, constantly disrespect them? cheat on them? lie to them just to get sex? then discard them like trash the second they get pregnant? sell them as prostitutes? proudly we tell them they’re only good as strippers and models; we’ve truly failed them abandon our daughters, letting the snakes have their way with them won’t protect our sisters, instead we stay degrading them brag about abusing them with the back of our hands then got the nerve to get mad when she gets a white man (haha) here’s a tip: they just want us to love them, trust them, treat them right, and stand up for something strive to be her protector and provider guide her in life but also listen to her guidance you do this and she’ll be there forever, support you in your goals through rain and stormy weather cuz they just want to help us by changing us for the better and to have strong families, but we won’t let them so now they’re losing faith in us, look in their eyes you can see the pain cuz they know they’ll never get to be wives since we’d rather act like thugs for the rest of our lives we need to man up and embrace our women while there’s still time Chorus Black men killing black men or killing black women Black women through abortions are killing black children Black children killing each other over a new pair of shoes Our community is dying with each one we lose Black celebrities and “leaders” misguide our people Then move from black neighborhoods so they won’t have to see us Our community is dying but together, we can save it Self love’s the only way to cure self hatred

Chorus Subhan’Allah (God is void of evil/Glory be to Allah/Glory to God) Alhamdulillah (Praise to God/All Praise is due to Allah) Allahu Akbar (God is great/God is greatest) You gotta have faith V1 Assalamu Alaikum my brothers, may Allah grant peace upon you all I’ve called you here tonight cuz there’s something we must resolve it involves our lack of unity, frankly, I’m appalled at the fall of our community and how it all dissolved let’s recall how the Hebrews were treated in Ancient Egypt oppressed and enslaved yet they stayed as believers so of course God freed them, then history repeated and our people were enslaved by depraved Europeans from Africa to Haiti, we resisted our mistreatment and proudly we united in our fight against evil and once again, God freed us in hopes that we would see it was a trial from our Lord so we’d be thankful as believers so what went wrong? why’d we abandon God’s teachings? it seems like we’ve adopted Babylon’s way of thinking choosing money over life, abandoning family for our wealth and you wonder why our communities have failed, what happened to our faith? Chorus Subhan’Allah (God is void of evil/Glory be to Allah/Glory to God) Alhamdulillah (Praise to God/All Praise is due to Allah) Allahu Akbar (God is great/God is greatest) You gotta have faith V2 Now let’s look back at our civil rights leaders from the past and the role that religion played in keeping us on track don’t forget Dr. and Reverend Martin Luther King was hunted as the head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference brother Malcolm was a spokesman for the Nation of Islam and Frederick Douglass was a minister, the list goes on and on and those were black churches and homes the Klan would bomb and intimidate our people, burning crosses on our lawns cuz Islam and Christianity were always part of our families teaching us to work together while guiding our communities but recently our people have abandoned God’s teachings and started to adopt Babylon’s way of thinking choosing money over life, we’ve replaced our religion with drug dealing, thugging, or embraced pimping getting paid to enslave then manipulate our women and you wonder why it’s Hell where you’re living, cuz you threw away your faith Chorus Subhan’Allah (God is void of evil/Glory be to Allah/Glory to God) Alhamdulillah (Praise to God/All Praise is due to Allah) Allahu Akbar (God is great/God is greatest) You gotta have faith V3 What makes you afraid to be righteous or to try to guide our nation? or ashamed to speak of peace or to pursue an education? and why are you afraid to speak out against evil? or the treatment of our women that’s inflicted by our people? are you ashamed of being a virgin or to save yourself for marriage? like you’re scared to tell them “no”, so you give in to the pressure scared to speak about your faith, scared to claim your own religion cuz you’re scared of being rejected by your peers, but what you’re missing is just cuz someone’s smiling at you that doesn’t mean that they’re your friend they could be smiling cuz they tricked you or they’re happy to see you sin it’s better to have a few righteous friends or even to walk alone than to hang with evildoers, bringing the Devil in your home if he appeared as a serpent, you’d recognize and desert him so he speaks through his minions, slowly teaching you to serve him so they showed you how to sell drugs and different ways of killing and they bring you free drinks, stolen goods, and easy women but you don’t realize that these false friends are helping you gain the life of the world at the cost of going to Heaven God opened up your eyes so you could see a better path so don’t turn back when times have gotten bad, you’ve just got to have faith Chorus Subhan’Allah (God is void of evil/Glory be to Allah/Glory to God) Alhamdulillah (Praise to God/All Praise is due to Allah) Allahu Akbar (God is great/God is greatest) You gotta have faith

Chorus We only get so many chances (Improve yourself) Before our lifelines are extinguished (Improve yourself) But every day that our souls awake (Improve yourself) Is another chance to change (Improve yourself) V1 You’re blessed with so many talents my people, I hope I can help you see it you can accomplish anything so no more choosing evil in time, you’ll see that faith is the key to getting on track you just have to have the will to try to walk the right path actually it’s pretty simple, quit doing crimes and sinning ask God for His forgiveness and relearn your religion be honest with yourself, where are you messing up and why? are you happy with your life? and what’s the source of your decline? rid yourself of negativity, especially from other people quit listening to the sinners that pressure you to be evil stop hanging with those false friends, they’ll only bring you down hang with those on the right path, no pressure now get your life right, be kind, and purify your mind no more doing crime, recognize that you’re wasting time learning sports stats, pop songs, and celebrity gossip, strippers and porn stars, the drug game, pointless topics flush that poison out your mind, replace it with real knowledge read the Qu’ran and study economics, things you want to accomplish you have the ability, focus and you’ll excel ‘cause the only person holding you back is yourself Chorus We only get so many chances (Improve yourself) Before our lifelines are extinguished (Improve yourself) But every day that our souls awake (Improve yourself) Is another chance to change (Improve yourself) V2 Now that you’ve stopped acting crazy and adopted a new philosophy we can finally speak about the cycle of poverty and how it separates us from the rest of the nation poverty’s a state of mind passed down through generations it starts with our parents, they were born poor and so were we and like their parents, they struggled their entire lives so we could eat and as we grow older, if we don’t save, we’ll do the same thing we’ll be poor, raising poor kids, trapped in poverty we have to save and teach our kids to save what God gives you or they’ll struggle to raise their kids and the cycle will continue but it’s different for the wealthy, that’s why they’re called “old money” it’s money they could have for hundreds of years, passed down for dozens of generations, obsessed with saving it for their children so they’ll never have to work, instead they live off the interest taught to make that money work for them through investments and business while the poor are taught to be consumers, once we get it, we spend it but you’ve gotta change that, don’t be a statistic quit wasting money on trendy gadgets and shiny trinkets treat each check like it’s your last, don’t get caught up in the hype live on a small budget, save the rest and you’ll be set for life Chorus We only get so many chances (Improve yourself) Before our lifelines are extinguished (Improve yourself) But every day that our souls awake (Improve yourself) Is another chance to change (Improve yourself) V3 And now that we’ve cleansed our minds and changed our habits, let’s work on actions and how we interact with others, influence them or distract them evaluate yourself and make a vow to do no harm help others when they’re doing right but not when they’re doing wrong each test could be your last chance to improve your standing with God so try your best to be your best, proudly be His pawn while vowing never to rape, never to kill, lie or steal we could end these sins today if everybody made this deal and then you’ve got to improve how you speak to other people no more cursing, yelling, or putting them down; treat them like they’re equals especially with women and kids, that’s what it means to be a man we have to protect and provide for them, to give them a chance to try their plans even if they’re out of line, you have to remember that they’re sacred so no beatings, exploitation, or manipulation treat others with respect, even if it’s not deserved but if you can’t, it’s better to walk away, don’t make it worse donate to food banks, local causes, and those in need even if it’s only a dollar, give to every charity you see the final goal’s to become the personification of the 7 Virtues, and I know that you can make it Chorus We only get so many chances (Improve yourself) Before our lifelines are extinguished (Improve yourself) But every day that our souls awake (Improve yourself) Is another chance to change (Improve yourself)

Chorus One day, you’ll find that you’re ready To share your life with a lady Now you’re ready to find your beloved queen Your partner and friend for all eternity V1 God’s greatest worldly gift to men is a good woman but choose your woman carefully, she can bring you joy or ruin cuz every woman has the potential to be a good wife but that doesn’t mean she wants to be one so choose based on character, kindness, and intelligence get a classy lady who will make you a better man she’ll help you with your dreams, teach your kids, and make you happy keep your house clean and satisfy your “other needs” gladly while a bad one will be the worst decision you ever make she’ll destroy you from within, send you to an early grave she’ll block your dreams, drain your money, and use your kids against you, pull you away from God, keep you stressed, and won’t defend you so don’t be fooled by looks or how good she is in bed cuz looks fade and constant stress isn’t worth the sex so ask God to send you a good woman that will help you but when He does, stake your claim and prepare yourself for marriage Chorus One day, you’ll find that you’re ready To share your life with a lady Now you’re ready to find your beloved queen Your partner and friend for all eternity V2 Now that you’ve set your sights on a lady, let’s take a second to understand her point of view, this is a vital lesson cuz usually we only see her as a woman physically never understanding what we’re asking her to do or be you’re asking if you can be the potential father of her kids to be the man to help her when she’s old, weak, or sick to be her helper when she’s sad, hurt, or frustrated that’s a lot of responsibility, that’s a huge decision she’s making so… give her time, let her study the possibilities be kind, share your mind and your history and when she finally makes her decision, be respectful even if you get rejected, show maturity cuz there are plenty of good women available and the plan’s to find the right one to share a home so take your time and when you find the sweetest deal pursue her and commit or the next man will Chorus One day, you’ll find that you’re ready To share your life with a lady Now you’re ready to find your beloved queen Your partner and friend for all eternity V3 As you take her out on dates, drop hints of your union romantic and exciting, yet still she’s elusive so “woo” her, give her time, and prove yourself to her be honest with her cuz she’s watching everything you’re doing like you habits and mannerisms, what’s your long term vision? whether you look at other women, and the life that you’ll be living and if she accepts you, it’s not just because of who you are today but also who you can become cuz a marriage is a partnership, she’s not your servant decide things together and treat her right, she deserves it help her with her plans and she’ll help you with yours adapt to each other and the closer you will grow be strong when she’s weak, let her nurse you when you’re hurting she’ll keep you out of trouble, when you’re gone she gets worried be respectful and appreciate the happiness she brings and last but not least, thank God for sending you your queen Chorus One day, you’ll find that you’re ready To share your life with a lady Now you’re ready to find your beloved queen Your partner and friend for all eternity

Chorus Man up and take care of your families Man up and teach your son how to be a king If your dad wasn’t there for anything Why put your own son through the same thing? V1 You watch your first son being born, nervous from his crying but the first time he looks at you, you fill with excitement you want to give him the world, he’s the heir to your throne as he learns to walk and talk, he becomes your little clone emulating your words and action, mannerisms and reactions trying his best to be just like you, you’re his hero, you’re his daddy now cherish these moments cuz they won’t last long and you know the traps the world will throw at him so make him strong and teach him your secrets, from school to life lessons how to treat women, defend himself, and deal with rejection being a good example of a man’s the best way to help him cuz the things that you don’t talk about, I bet you someone else will and as he grows older your bond will grow closer sometimes you’ll disagree but eventually, he’ll be the grown one one day, you’ll proudly watch him start his own family and you’ll know you did it right when he teaches his sons the same things Chorus Man up and take care of your families Man up and help you daughter become a queen If your dad wasn’t there for anything Why put your own daughter through the same thing? V2 You watch your daughter being born and man, you’re terrified she’s so pure and defenseless, tears roll down your eyes knowing everything you’ve ever seen or done to other women might be done to her through karma so you can’t let her be a victim but it’s tricky cuz girls are trusting and loving people determining their worth by how other people see them you need to protect her and you’ve also got to teach her if she ever gets a guy who beats her then she’s got to leave him at this stage, she soaks it up, you’re her special tutor she’s daddy’s little girl, all she wants is your approval so build up her confidence, show her she can do it and build up her street smarts so no one can use her teach her all about men, our games, tactics, and lingo and how to defend herself and deal with police if she needs them as your little girl becomes a woman, you’ll get more protective sometimes you’ll disagree, thinking she forgot your lessons in time she’ll move away and somebody will court her you’ll think you’re losing your baby but you must stay supportive cuz every woman eventually wants kids and her own home so be proud she’s started a loving family of her own Chorus Man up and take care of your families Man up for your wife, your beloved queen If your dad wasn’t there for anything Why put your wife and kids through the same thing? V3 You’ve already found your queen and she gave you a family your better half, constantly helping you with your dreams an expert with your kids, likes teaching them how to read she’s got your back when times are hard, flawless budgeting your best friend, a great cook, and still keeps her curves tries her best to keep you happy and all she wants in return is love and appreciation but if you don’t give it you risk losing it all so shower her with love and kisses and also, your sons will be watching the way you treat her so treat her with respect so they’ll see women as their equals and daughters will think the way you treat her is how they will be treated so be romantic, respectful, never beating, never cheating and God will watch to see if you’ll protect them or neglect them if you willingly hurt your family, how do you expect to get to Heaven? so stick with the plan and be the best man you can be cuz your love and support’s the greatest gift you can give your family Chorus Man up and take care of your families Man up for your wife, your beloved queen If your dad wasn’t there for anything Why put your wife and kids through the same thing?

Chorus Money comes, money goes, same for these clothes But what stays are your personal bonds, let them grow Cuz a close-knit community can’t be devoured Self-sufficiency and God are the true keys to power So build it within your own community And never sell out V1 Let’s start big with the ultimate system of self-sufficiency with like-minded people, start a member-owned community keep Wall Street and corporate money away from your system or in time, they’ll take control and outsource your way of living have members pool their money, buying land and basic facilities like clinics, housing, and utilities and farms to cover your needs these organizations provide all necessities and everyone chips in to increase productivity and any surplus can be traded, saved or sold to other locally owned co-ps and as you grow your church or mosque provides the daycare so the kids get a positive upbringing that compliments and reinforces the community’s values instead of Hollywood’s and community centers help them use their idle time for good schools teaching trades that improve the community like farming and construction, plus the business side and how to lead 1st Bridge And everyone plays a part in the security Reporting and pushing out the ones that choose to bring Drugs and criminal ways into your place Working together you can keep your families safe, cuz Chorus Money comes, money goes, same for these clothes But what stays are your personal bonds, let them grow Cuz a close-knit community can’t be devoured Self-sufficiency and God are the true keys to power So build it within your own community And never sell out Hey, keep it within your own community And never sell out V2 Now let’s describe the way an individual can rise think long-term, save your money and help in hard times keep God in your life and He’ll give you opportunities so make the most of them, making sure to do it ethically an education is the greatest way to get out of poverty cuz it directly affects the highest income level you will see if not through better jobs then by helping you avoid the traps that societies enact in order to hold our people back and being self-employed is the surest path to wealth cuz a single idea can be your ticket to success but you can’t do it alone, you’ll need help in order to make it so keep your bonds with friends and neighbors cuz you’ll need them later some will be your workers, others customers or investors either way, you’ll have a network of people willing to help you but your most reliable business partner is your wife her support and advice will keep you strong and capable for life 2nd Bridge And now it seems everyday that’s passing You’re reaching more milestones which improves your status Your family’s in good health, your goals are on track Now you can finally sit back and relax (not quite…) V3 Then you have to give back and help the ones who are struggling that’s how strong communities are formed, and once productive then the strong communities have to help the less successful ones until each community in that region’s as strong as its better ones then each strong region helps develop its poor neighbors working together until the day they finally form a strong nation then those strong nations help the poorer nations pull out of poverty it’s not hard to see it’s the only way we’ll gain equality 3rd Bridge Remember: start with yourself, helping those in your life once they no longer need help, then you combine your might and help the other neighborhoods, then repeat it you’re doing this for God, do you need another reason? Chorus Money comes, money goes, same for these clothes But what stays are your personal bonds, let them grow Cuz a close-knit community can’t be devoured Self-sufficiency and God are the true keys to power So build it within your own community And never sell out Hey, keep it within your own community And never sell out

V1 Once we finally have our own self-sufficient communities real estate, businesses, law enforcement, and facilities and don’t need help from government or corporate entities they’ll have to see us as their equals, no more sympathy no more taking us for granted while ignoring our interests their companies will have to compete to get our business for once, their leaders would have to follow through on their promises if they want to get our support for their re-election bids this isn’t new, every other nationality does the same thing, look at the Jewish community and Little Italy, Chinatown, and white communities you’ll see the same things, self-sufficiency and unity so all that’s left is for us to put this plan in motion to work together and take control of our resources create our own jobs and help ourselves from within only then will the world deal with us as equal men Chorus (Equality) We want the same opportunities The same standing in society The same protections for our kids No more bias or exploiting them, deal with us as equal men V2 Call me naïve but I truly believe that we can unify lay down our weapons and work together, see eye to eye solidify a massive African kingdom resources beyond belief and many spiritual leaders we’d have the greatest anthems with flawless dancers and singers with gracious ladies from Angola to Eritrea our Caribbean nations could form a true federation a tropical getaway that’s the envy of all vacations our athletes and celebrities could promote a hopeful vision serving as global diplomats, improving our image imagine our gangs working together in order to help us protecting our communities like the Black Panthers our street dealers using their business skills instead to build massive legal institutions, legal deals, no one’s killed my dream’s to see us all united globally while entire generations grow up knowing only peace and equality Chorus We want the same opportunities The same standing in society The same protections for our kids No more bias or exploiting them, deal with us as equal men But first we have to do the same thing See each other as our equals and strive for unity Treat our women and kids with dignity Care for and take care of our own communities 2nd Chorus (Forgiveness) So show forgiveness and let it go Forget our grudges and let it go Focus on things that will help us grow Keep moving forward and never sell your soul Even with those who don’t like us Take the higher path or you’ll be just like them Remember, it’s God who unites us While the Devil spites us and then divides us V3 Yeah, we’ve been wronged by many but we have the blood of kings we’re strong enough to let it go and still reach our dreams there are people globally that want to help us succeed but we have to unclench our fists and make peace, I want to see African Americans forming strong communities then get welcomed on visits to our homelands overseas seeing both Sudans treating each other equally as I travel up and down the Nile, hoping to see my dream of Ethiopia and Eritrea forming a lasting peace so I can shop in Asmara then fly to Addis to sleep then sing about the “high life” of Nollywood in Lagos then march with the ANC Youth League for training invite my friends to visit beautiful Angola the land of Kalandula Falls, Yola, and Perola hop a flight from Luanda, take a tour of Rwanda then a pilgrimage to the Mountains of the Moon in Uganda then hang with then update our ex-pats in Ghana take a cruise out to Haiti then retire in the Bahamas we have so much potential, God gave us so many blessings but we must forgive each other cuz the key’s to work together Chorus So show forgiveness and let it go Forget our grudges and let it go Focus on things that will help us grow Keep moving forward and never sell your soul Even with those who don’t like us Take the higher path or you’ll be just like them Remember, it’s God who unites us While the Devil spites us and then divides us