facts not fiction
Singer:e-40
african-americans have long been acknowledged for their creativity and genius
but there's another kind of creative contribution african-americans have made
and that's the art of invention
bet y'all didn't know there was a black man named nearest green
that taught jack daniels how to make whiskey
they wanna leave us up outta history and keep us hidden
let me break down a few things that we invented
there was a black nurse named marie brittan brown
she invented the first home security system
there's a long list of winners
otis boykin developed the ibm computer
george washington carver invented peanut butter
have you ever had a sandwich called pb&j?
there more to us than thuggin'
get money then i'm dippin'
get money then i'm dippin'
i listen to rappers that record to feed my soul and give me fuel
e-40 lyrics is like home-school
and here's another thing they didn't teach you in history class
did you know that garrett augustus morgan invented the first gas mask?
back then they didn't treat black people equal
he was also granted a patent for the first traffic signal
god gave me the gift of spit and grabbed the mic
the slavemaster didn't want us to learn how to read and write
while we talkin' about knockin' a head off
we losin' our people to cancer and diabetes
stress in my genetics and my family
get money then i'm dippin'
get money then i'm dippin'