negro wit' an ego

here we go

i'm a negro with an ego

so? don't tell me what i'm doin' is illegal

no

i resort to violence only when provoked

contrary to rumors

i'm no joke

if i sound hard it's because i'm pee-ed off

and do you wanna know why? go 'head

tell 'em

salt

all right

let me explain what upset me

no

we ain't tryin' to be sexy

dismiss is quick with a miss like a tongue

cuz i'd run if i was a chick

pick up a hit list

and i'm-a kick it like this

the word is out

you played me out

i won't scream and shout

straighten it out now

don't lie and spy

stop tryin' to connive me

slow your roll

you don't even know me

i'm not a militant

but i'm equivilant

to an activist

all i'm after is cheer among all

i don't care if they're big or small

short or tall

we've got to stand to fall

ain't that right

y'all?

now all i can talk about is what i know

and all i know about is what i witness

what i witness is what i see

me

way below status quo cuz i'm a negro with an ego

yo

that don't go

put some faith in your race

put some faith in your race

i'm black

and i'm proud to be a

african-american soul sister

usin' my mind as a weapon

a lethal injection

and oh yes

i'm the best in whatever i do

i do better

i'm clever

i never half-step ask salt or pepa

we're partners in rhyme

one of a kind

this affair is rare

and you will never find

another like me

gimme the mic

it's mine

keep your mitts off this

yo

salt

it's time

to let the public know the subject of the show

is what america calls a negro with an ego

yo

that don't go

that's a negative so. porche

benz

and bm's are all suitable

for people who sell pharmacuticles

that's a stereotype

that's the hype

don't ask me why i have an attitude

when i drop a nine-eleven on my 200c

the cops are surprised to see a minority

behind the wheel of this car

it must be narcotics

how else could she have got it?

a brown-skinned female with two problems to correct

wrong color

wrong sex

sometimes i feel the real deal is to be a rebel

but that would bring me down to their level

i won't settle for that

it's unacceptable

cuz salt and pepa's always very respectable

sometimes we get crazy and outta hand

but it's all in the fun of makin' everybody dance

i'm proud of who and what i am so call me a negro with an ego

and get ready to go blow for blow