N¡ggas, n¡gguhs, n¡ggaz  (IN SPOKEN WORD)

--oh yes…
haven’t you heard?    
--that is a mighty word…    
--a defended and defeated blur…    
--set free that caged bird  
-nigga expresses friendship among black males... “that’s my nigga”…    
--it also expresses hate in reaction…  
”imma’ kill dat nigguh”... --but no fights anymore    
--just settled by the trigger --damn niggaz…go figure…      
--use of nigga is commonplace now…a popular and fashionable trend…    
--and to those in defense of its use…can u tell me… where exactly did it begin?    
--better yet, can you tell me when it will END?    
--from the mouths of evil men…      
--who found that it was useful…    
--to keep his order…his slaves in line…they must be dutiful    
--in the slaves, I see what perhaps you don’t…    
--where Black, was so powerfully beautiful      
-- slaves were only property... being a NEGRO was a sin    
--treated worse than any animal…-no longer women or men…      
--they call us nigger…and we are expected to call them sir    
--my kings and queens…you’ve adapted “niggaz” from the white man’s enigmatic slur      
--hang on…drop where you think I’m gonna’ preach to you…    
--not my style…cuz there for a while    
--I used the nigga too…  
-“used” as in past tense…  
I realized there is NO defense    
--gained a lot more insight…and a better sense    
--of the beauty in us…    
--not what we have been conditioned to believe is wrong…    
--music, is poetry moving to sound…    
--please listen to my song…      
--the thickness of our lips and hips,
broad noses…our hair…    
--is the mark of our culture…    
--NOTHING is in need of repair…      
--we have nothing to show and prove    
--we ruled countries and dynasties throughout space and time    
--we were always an intelligent accomplished people…  
-way before the slavery move    
--we’ve been lied to enough…  
-I, must interject some truths      
--power, beauty, and distinction…that, is what we represent    
--now, we seem to take what we’ve been handed    
--instead of what is meant      
--to be    
-you see    
--not truly free    
--until we    
--tap into our history    
--take this journey with me    
--now ending this song...    
--sure hope you sing along    
--my mind and my mission remain strong    
--dropped the “nigga” off, long time ago  
--more and more you will understand, how it just DOES NOT belong      
--doesn’t matter how you spell it… --it is a chain that binds    
--leave the “niggaz” alone…  
--explore deep within your minds
--there is where…  
your true power lies    
--the truth has been buried…  
but it never dies...    
--enlightenment achieved only…    
--when you open your fuckin' eyes!