So Long
David Banner Lyrics

I think for the most part our generation is
The singer believes that the majority of the current generation is

Filled with a bunch of motherfucking cowards
The singer considers most individuals in the generation as cowards

And I say that man cause we beef with amongst each other
The singer explains that people are fighting each other within the group

We kill and we shoot each other in our own hoods
The artist highlights that people are shooting and killing each other in their neighborhoods

And we bang each other, we won't bang cops, you know what im sayin
The artist comments that people engage in conflicts with each other but avoid confronting cops

And one thing theses motherfuckers in America know
The singer informs that Americans know

They know we wont do shit
The singers emphasizes that Americans know they won't take any action

I'm grippin' the neena
The artist is holding a firearm

Visions of 911, visions of three 6's no 7's
The artist imagines the terrorist attack on September 11 along with the devil's number (666)

This is bushanomics, George is a modern day Ronald Reagan
The artist compares the economic policy of George Bush to that of Ronald Reagan

I pray to god and I miss the prayers, niggas I'm just sayin'
The singer is expressing disbelief and disappointment in God with a bit of sarcasm

When do we stop playin', when do we stop pimpin' and start sprayin'
The artist wonders when they will stop engaging in senseless activities and resort to street violence

50 shots for every cop that popped sean bell, his body layin'
The singer wants to retaliate against cops just like they did in response to killing Sean Bell

But they don't quit cause they know that our generation wont do shit
The singer believes that the system will continue with its ways because they know that the current generation is incapable of responding

Nothin', nada, but every rapper is a shotta or a don dotta
The singer observes that although rappers project themselves as gangsters or high-class individuals, they do not do anything productive

Or a killer but you ain't killin nothin' in this piece unless its another nigga
The artist thinks that rappers are only interested in killing one another

Tryin to raise boys to supermen,
The artist is referencing the desire to mold young boys into superheroes

And while I'm at it fuck Arthur J. Cooperman
The singer is expressing disdain towards someone named Arthur J. Cooperman

Its never just-ice for blacks but they send just-us to Iraq
The singer is pointing out the injustice faced by black people and highlights how they're being sent to Iraq as a form of punishment

With poor whites and Latinos I pray to God that you hear this single
The artist hopes that even poor whites and Latinos will listen to this song

This is Banners middle finger yall, yeah!
The artist is giving the audience a gesture of disrespect

I've been waitin' in the hood for so long (so long)
The artist has been waiting for a long time in the hood

For some niggas to stand up in here
The singer hopes that someone in the group will take a stand against oppression

We some soldiers and we have no fear
The artist portrays the oppressed people in the hood as fearless soldiers ready to fight for their rights

Mrs. Catherin Johnson was murdered by police
The singer informs the audience about the murder of Mrs. Catherin Johnson by the police

In north-west Atlanta but I don't hear it in the streets
The singer states that the news of the murder is not being widely discussed

With a anger in the hood for this old lady dying
The singer acknowledges that the people in the hood are upset about the murder of an elderly lady

DC 6 aint shit but cops lying
The artist suggests that the DC police department is corrupt and cannot be trusted

Ain't shit but bullets flyin' 39 slugs from under-covers
The artist describes that the hood residents experience gun violence frequently

Fuck the law! this was somebody's damn grandmother
The singer is angry with the system for not valuing the life of an innocent woman

And she died over crack sales, crooked ass cops
The singer highlights that the deceased lady lost her life due to drug dealing and corrupt cops

Or some nigga tryin to flip yay, yeah
The artist believes that the lady could have died due to some guy trying to sell drugs

You ain't have to sell it in her yard
The artist is criticizing the drug dealer for selling drugs close to the woman's residence

You aint trappin bitch you yappin to the motherfucking Gods
The artist is identifying the drug dealer as a person who is talking big but not doing anything

And I got a damn question, why the city ain't pissed off?
The singer is asking why the people of the city are not more outraged

When I know yall heard shots and little lady got hauled off yall, yeah
The artist is asking why people didn't respond when the shot was fired and the lady was taken

I don't understand if you don't ride for something dog
The singer asserts that if someone is not ready to fight for something, they will not understand the situation

Fight for something, fight anybody but your motherfucking self nigga
The singer is urging people to fight for a cause other than themselves

We sell drugs, but we only sell drugs to ourself
The singer is highlighting that drug dealers only sell drugs to people around them

We bang and we only bang on ourselves
The artist is pointing out that people are fighting their own group

We do every fucking negative thing and niggas is so hard
The artist is saying that people engage in negative activities and want to be perceived as tough

Niggas on the radio, on cities, on tapes, in movies
The singer is highlighting that rappers are talking about things on the radio and in movies

They got guns, they got pistols
The singer identifies that rappers have weapons

But ain't nobody shooting at nothing but they self
The artist highlights that rappers are not actualizing their threats on anyone else

Fear is the only thing that people respect
The artist is expressing that people tend to respect those they fear

We forget everybody but ourself
The artist is saying that people in the group only care about themselves and forget about others

These cops gonna have to fear something
The singer believes that the police should be made fearful of something

Yall goin' to march, march to the motherfucking cops house my nigga
The artist is urging the audience to march to the police department

Make these motherfuckers fear something
The singer wants to make the police department fearful

Cause make us, they got us scared
The singer is saying that the police department should also be made to feel scared

They got niggas scared to go strip clubs nigga
The singer is saying that the police are making people afraid of their activities

You know shit my nigga like,
The artist is saying that people are afraid to do things they used to do

Somethin' gotta happen I say it
The artist believes that things need to change

Cause I ain't scared I ain't scared of shit
The singer is saying that they are not afraid of anything

I'm scared of god I'm scared of god first
The singer explains that they fear God before anything else

And I'm scared of takin' the blessing that god has given me
The artist is afraid of misusing the gifts God has provided them with

And leading someone down the wrong path (wrong path)
The artist is afraid of leading someone astray