The Roots - Hunted Down

Back days didn’t had no shit to say
Just needed to get out of the way
There was no game for me to play
This is real shit i top the game shit
Been hunted down like a rat
Flew away like a bat couldn’t fight back
So they put me back because I’m black
So they thought the nigga didn’t had a past
Didn’t knew till they got smashed
I been hunted down all around the town
Through the streets the sewer through the life
I didn’t have no knife didn’t had no rights

Now the nigga became a star
I am black and still this nigga got far
The Nigga with the light in the dark
Don’t question me bitch so be smart

I rip harts there’s nothing I can do
Take it all keep it I take the shit
Cuz I have to I don’t have options
Or all this suppressed anger gets to erupting
Bounty hunter after me niggas lying to me
Telling the bitch where the fuck I be
I see you wanna fuck with me ENVY
Too late got murdered you and ya family
No your game play ain’t built like me
I am the one to brake the industry

Now the nigga became a star
I am black and still this nigga got far
The Nigga with the light in the dark
Don’t question me bitch so be smart

Hooked up and shot got the game locked
Gotta be the one that’s at the top
Can’t do it an other way day after day
No game play I do it my way
do my thing just say what you say
Getting down with the hood treated y’all to good
I ain’t down for a blow
I take the 4 by 4 and go
For I start fucking with the time that is yo’s
Never got no shine always on a down low
Now I strike the beats and the hood ten times in the row

Now the nigga became a star
I am black and still this nigga got far
The Nigga with the light in the dark
Don’t question me bitch so be smart

Nobody is perfect but I'm pretty fucking close
and I'm here to give you all a heavy heavenly dose
I think you'd better listen cause I know who you are
and I think that you should treat me like a superstar
because I'm more than just a human I'm a gift to all of you
and I'm here to make sure that my message gets through
I wonder if you are really all as dumb as you look
or are you smart enough to learn the rules in my book
I hope you understand that the knowledge I bring
puts me in the position of a god or a king
cause I'm blessed with the gift of the magic touch
and I would not say that I'm asking for to much
all you have to do is get down on your knees and pray
and I promise you the remedy is on its way
but you can never be like me so don't waste your time
because I reign supreme and my position is divine

Now the nigga became a star
I am black and still this nigga got far
The Nigga with the light in the dark
Don’t question me bitch so be smart

I'm the biggest the best better than the rest, better than the rest
I'm not afraid of competition cause I know that I'm the best
and you haven't got a chance to even pass my little test
Even if you wanted to you couldn't pay the price
there ain't no room for losers in my perfect paradise
cause life is always based upon the weight of your success
so I'll make sure that I get the most and nothing less
If I love myself then everyone will love me to
and there's nothing you can do for me that I can't do
So welcome to my kingdom and enjoy your little stay
Even if you can't afford it I'll still make you pay
so you'd better come and get it and enjoy it while you can
don't tell me that you're dumb enough to think I give a damn
I couldn't care less about what you achieve
and there's only one thing that you have to believe
the only thing important that you have to understand
is that no matter what you say it's still a god I really am