Y'all ain't never just tripped and pictured And just looked at the whole situation 'Cause once you look at it You know (Really do) They don't give a fuck about us They don't give a fuck about us They don't give a fuck about us If I choose to ride, thuggin' 'til the day I die Nobody gives a fuck about us And when I start to rise A hero in their children's eyes Now they give a fuck about us Some say niggas is hard headed ‘cause we love to trick Equipped with game so we bang with this thuggish shit I see you tryin' to hide, hopin' that nobody don't notice You must always remember You're still a member of the hopeless See, you're black like me, so you snap like me When these devils try to plot, trap our young black seeds Look it, cops are just as crooked as the niggas they chasin' Lookin' for role models, our father figures is basers Some say they expect Illuminati take my body to sleep Niggas at the party with they shotties just as rowdy as me Before I fear computer chips, I gotta deal with brothers flippin' I don't see no devils bleedin', only black blood drippin' We can change, what your mouth say? I'm watchin' niggas work their lives out without pay Whatever it takes to switch places with the busters on top I'm bustin' shots, make the world stop They don't give a fuck about us Now if I choose to ride, thuggin' 'til the day I die Nobody gives a fuck about us But when I start to rise A hero in their children's eyes Now they give a fuck about us If I choose to ride, thuggin' 'til the day I die Nobody gives a fuck about us But when I start to rise A hero in their children's eyes Now they give a fuck about us It's the morning after and now all the laughter is gone Time to reflect on what you did 'cause they saying you wrong I'm sure you had your reasons dawg, I don't doubt you See the simple fact of the matter is they don't give a fuck about you Or them five mouths you forced to feed (Uh-huh) Not including yourself, all you want is wealth, they perceive it as greed So as you loaded up that MAC and continue to bust I was on paper, thinkin' they don't give a fuck about us I'm seein' it clearer, hatin' the picture in the mirror They claim we inferior, so why the fuck these devils fear ya? I'm watchin' my nation die, genocide the cause Expect a blood bath, the aftermath is y'alls I told you, last album, we need help 'cause we dyin' Give us a chance, help us advance, ‘cause we tryin' Ignore my whole plea, watchin' us in disgust And then they beg when my guns bust They don't give a fuck about us Now if I choose to ride, thuggin' 'til the day I die Nobody gives a fuck about us But when I start to rise A hero in their children's eyes Now they give a fuck about us If I choose to ride, thuggin' 'til the day I die Nobody gives a fuck about us But when I start to rise A hero in their children's eyes Now they give a fuck about us Now, all my homies got love for me Down to catch a slug for me Guaranteed to bleed deeply, now that's love Shit, nobody else could give a fuck If I'm tore down, from the floor down, six-feet deep in the cut What the fuck done went wrong? How long will I be mourned? When I'm gone, same song, ain't gave a fuck all along And who am I to blame 'em? Just do or die through the rainin' Since they don't give a fuck, I don't, feel what I'm sayin'? Now, thug niggas die but multiply in doubles Wrapped in plastic or closed casket for our troubles Pressed in times, we busted, like bubbles With the police, this nation's peace sent here to run you Now look at what this crooked world has come to I grew up on the other side of perfect, a life of hurtin' Master a hustle, soon dyin' certain So I spent your time in poor and workin', I see no reason So I stay ballin' season to season Why you stuck thinkin' that they give a fuck? You tell me my world is in peace, but nigga, you're lyin' ‘Cause half of my niggas long gone Buried in the dirt just for tryin' Sometimes I think my block is dyin' and that is awful To wake up to another day, shit ain't changed that's all fool I wake up sweatin', dreamin', coughin' Seein' me upside down backwards head twisted While I'm layin' in the coffin The shit comes around so often, so tell me somethin' Before I take it out on the world, and get to dumpin' Nigga, I be so in vain, go through the struggle And I'm doin' the same thing you did at my age, and that's hustlin' On the edge of straight bustin' Well, since you don't give a fuck, I be frontin' I'mma drink my Hennessy like it ain't nothin' Now if I choose to ride, thuggin' 'til the day I die They don't gives a fuck about us But while I'm kickin' rhymes Kick it to their children's minds Now they give a fuck about us They wanna see us die They kick us every time we try ‘Cause they don't give a fuck about us So while I'm gettin' high I'm watchin' as the world goes by ‘Cause they don't give a fuck about us If I choose to ride, thuggin' 'til the day I die They don't gives a fuck about us But while I'm kickin' rhymes Kick it to their children's minds Now they give a fuck about us They wanna see us die They kick us every time we try ‘Cause they don't give a fuck about us So while I'm gettin' high I'm watchin' as the world goes by ‘Cause they don't give a fuck about us Rise, rise