Thoughts of a Real Nigga Lyrics

I just wanna be a real nigga

See that's the way I was raised

Mentality from my family passed down back in the days

Ever since a youngin' if you ain't a real nigga, you buggin

We was outside and thuggin' trigger fingers, huggin

Gotta shoot it, can't be bluffin' when they think you won't do nothin

Then it's past the pushin', shovin' gotta show em' you'll do somethin

That's that real nigga spirit in you

Or you fall into

Be by that you can't pretend to

That's why these niggas befriend you

Now you earnin' your presence and stripes and reputation

So when niggas say your name in these streets ain't no debatin'

Who you is

Where you from

What you got

What you do

What you did

Who you slid

Who you shot

We got proof

They tell you that's what you need to survive in these streets

Same way society lie about these college degrees

Still we fall victim

The streets just as crooked as the system

Ask them niggas in prison how many letters they sent them

How many homies come visit

Who drop dollars on books

They walkin' round screamin' free you tell me how dumb that shit looks

Ain't no sense in catchin' bids just tryna do it big

I learned that shit as I got older now I'm teachin' my friends

Especially ones with kids cause see we gotta save the youth

Must be talkin' to myself niggas hate to hear the truth

I just be thinkin

Lookin' round at my circle see it's shrinking

My niggas keep on drinkin' can't notice our sip is sinkin

From inside

We gotta do better, dawg

I know it just sounds like another fuckin' lecture, dawg

But if we don't straighten up and all come together, dawg

How we gonna elevate to another level, y'all

Still I'm ignored

From tryna get all these niggas on one accord

Constantly beatin' this horse with no sense of remorse

I mean of course

It's knowledge and it's shit that I'm kickin

But if the message is positive These niggas won't listen

Let's change the image

That real nigga narrative is flawed

Bein' a real nigga means takin' care of all your dawgs

Takin' care of your family. standin' on business today

Reach back and grab another nigga, then help him elevate

That's a real nigga

These are the thoughts of a real nigga

Sometimes I hate I gotta tell the truth

But since I can't tell my real niggas

I guess I gotta bring this shit to you

Try to keep inside so I can save myself

Don't want these niggas lookin' at me wild

I guess I can't tell my real niggas

The things that niggas need to hear right now

These are the thoughts of a real nigga

Sometimes I hate I gotta tell the truth

But since I can't tell my real niggas

I guess I gotta bring this shit to you

Try to keep inside so I can save myself

Don't want these niggas lookin' at me wild

I guess I can't tell my real niggas

The things that niggas need to hear right now