Here we go (yo), I'm a negro with an ego
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So? Don't tell me what I'm doin' is illegal
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No, I resort to violence only when provoked
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Contrary to rumors, I'm no joke
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If I sound hard it's because I'm pee-ed off
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And do you wanna know why? Go 'head, tell 'em, Salt
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All right, let me explain what upset me
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No, we ain't tryin' to be sexy
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Dismiss is quick with a miss like a tongue
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Cuz I'd run if I was a chick, pick up a hit list
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And I'm-a kick it like this
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The word is out, you played me out
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I won't scream and shout, straighten it out now
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Don't lie and spy, stop tryin' to connive me
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Slow your roll, you don't even know me
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I'm not a militant, but I'm equivilant
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To an activist, all I'm after is cheer among all
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I don't care if they're big or small, short or tall
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We've got to stand to fall, ain't that right, y'all?
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Now all I can talk about is what I know
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And all I know about is what I witness
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What I witness is what I see
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Me, way below status quo cuz I'm a negro with an ego
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Yo, that don't go
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[CHORUS]
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Put some faith in your race
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Put some faith in your race [repeat]
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I'm black, and I'm proud to be a
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African-American soul sister
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Usin' my mind as a weapon, a lethal injection
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And oh yes, I'm the best in whatever I do
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I do better, I'm clever
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I never half-step ask Salt or Pepa
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We're partners in rhyme, one of a kind
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This affair is rare, and you will never find
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Another like me, gimme the mic, it's mine
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Keep your mitts off this, yo, Salt, it's time
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To let the public know the subject of the show
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Is what America calls a negro with an ego
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Yo, that don't go, that's a negative so...
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[CHORUS]
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Porche, Benz, and BM's are all suitable
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For people who sell pharmacuticles
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That's a stereotype, that's the hype
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Don't ask me why I have an attitude (all right)
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When I drop a nine-eleven on my 200C
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The cops are surprised to see a minority
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Behind the wheel of this car, it must be narcotics
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How else could she have got it?
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A brown-skinned female with two problems to correct
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Wrong color, wrong sex
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Sometimes I feel the real deal is to be a rebel
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But that would bring me down to their level
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I won't settle for that, it's unacceptable
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Cuz Salt and Pepa's always very respectable
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Sometimes we get crazy and outta hand
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But it's all in the fun of makin' everybody dance
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I'm proud of who and what I am so call me a negro with an ego
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And get ready to go blow for blow
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[CHORUS]
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Negro Wit' An Ego
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| Salt N Pepa |
