Endangered Species (Tales From the Darkside) [feat. Chuck D]

At the bottom of our news tonight

There's been a new animal aimed in the direction of falling off the face of the earth

Yes, young black teenagers are recorded to be the oldest

And the newest creatures added to the endangered species list

As of now the government not made steps to preserve the blacks

When asked why a top law official adds

"'Cause they make good game"

(A young **** got it bad 'cause I'm brown)

Peace, haha

Don't make me laugh

All I hear is motherfuckers rappin' succotash

Livin' large, tellin' me to get out the game

I'm a ****, gotta live by the trigger

How the fuck do you figure?

That I can say, "Peace" and the gunshots won't cease?

Every cop killing goes ignored

They'll just send another **** to the morgue

A point scored, they could give a fuck about us

They'd rather catch us with guns and white powder

If I was old, they'd probably be friendin' me

Since I'm young, they consider me the enemy

They'll kill ten of me to get the job correct

To serve, protect, and break a **** neck

'Cause I'm the one with a trunk of funk

And "Fuck tha Police" in the tape deck

You should listen to me 'cause there's more to see

Call my neighborhood a ghetto 'cause it houses minorities

The other color don't know, you can run but not hide

These are tales from the darkside

All of us are endangered, damn! (Yeeeah!)

(A young **** got it bad 'cause I'm brown)

(A young **** got it bad 'cause I'm brown)

(Ye-e-e-e-e-e-aaaah!)

You wanna free Africa? I'll stare at ya

'Cause we ain't got it too good in America

I can't fuck with 'em overseas

My homeboy died over keys of cocaine

It was plain and simple

The 9mm went (Pop!) to the temple

(Pop, pop, pop!) Was the sound, I put the bitch down

And ran to the schoolyard bathroom

Looked in the trash can, yo, it had room

So I ducked my ass in it for a minute

Covered with trash I had to lay back

Mad as fuck, thinkin' 'bout the payback

Tonight, they crew had a little fun

I went home and cut the barrel off my shotgun

It's gettin' critical, I stole a 5.0

There they go, drive real slow

I yelled out, "Ice Cube, sucka!" (The shotgun kicked)

And it murdered motherfuckers

I told you last album

"When I got a sawed-off, bodies are hauled off"

It's a shame, that **** die young

But to the light side, it don't matter none

It'll be a drive-by homicide

But to me, it's just another tale from the darkside

Standing in the middle of war, every minute we flex

When we die, we won't make Jet

Ebony can't see to the light side

The term they apply to us is a "****"

Call it what you want 'cause I'm comin' from the coroner

Same applies with a P.h.D.

Who's black, don't wanna roll

Sells his soul

Watch his head go rollin'

Who the fuck is they foolin'?

Nobody knows

But I suppose the color of my clothes

Match the color of the one on my face

As they wonder what's under my waist

(Standing on the verge) of them gettin' brown

That's a fact, got 'em fearin' the bozack

Run, run, run their ass off, they cannot hide

Yeah Cube, they can't fuck with the dark side

No! No! No! Man we're fucked!

No! Man we're fucked!

No, no don't shoot! Don't shoot! Don't shoot!

No, don't shoot! No!