Be A Man
RZA Lyrics

Sure of yourself risin', prices of food sky rises
With confidence you approach rising prices of food

Foreign countries movin' and USA enterprises
Countries abroad are moving while USA businesses remain stagnant

Snatchin' your mic then speakin'
Taking your microphone and preaching

While you might be leakin'
While you are vulnerable and exposed

Then losin' the luxury, average man be seekin'
Losing the sought-after pleasures of the common person

Thought he was so smart
Believing he had intelligence and sharpness

Hoe's cheatin', life fall apart
Infidelity leads to a decline in life quality

Fuckin' a hundred bitches couldn't measure the broken heart
Sexual encounters cannot compensate for heartbreak

Start as a soda jerk job, as a mail clerk
Commencing with a low-level service job

Fucked this white bitch in the office, got fired from work
Engaging in sexual activity with a white woman in the workplace led to job loss

Nine-to-five, government high taxes, police dispatches
Working hard with excessive tax rates and police intervention

Pure accretive attackin' black Asiatics
Systematically attacking and demeaning black Asian people

Resident with bad plumbin'
Living in a space with poor plumbing

Cocaine got my brain numb an' bitch complained 'bout cummin'
Cocaine use caused a numbness in the brain while a woman complained about sexual pleasure

Pussy stay hummin'
Continual, consistent sexual activity

$200 parkin', Sommers' out of state warrants
Paying for costly parking and possessing out-of-state warrants

High blood pressure pills prescribed by Dr. Lawrence
Hypertension medication prescribed by a physician named Lawrence

Got me gainin' weight, fuckin' up my right kidney
Caused weight gain and damage to the right kidney

Cousin raped that school allow' with me
A cousin committed rape with the singer at a school

Peoples' eyes closed like envelopes by folk membership
People turn a blind eye to injustices committed by community members

With unpaid doctor bills, framed got shot and killed
Unpaid medical bills coupled with a false accusation led to being shot and killed

Cock, pop and pilled
Popping pills and engaging in sexual acts

Three-tenth cotton steel closet
A steel closet slightly larger than a third of a square meter

Cabinet of No Frills
A bare-bones cabinet without any embellishments

Mo' bills since he got evicted from Park Hill
More bills accumulated following eviction from Park Hill

Punch a hole inside the NARC wheels
Causing damage to law enforcement vehicles

My dogs bark, still carry dark steel
Friends remain loyal and carry weapons

And unmarked bills up on the uncut dope found on director's wheel
Illicit money stashed alongside drugs on the director's car wheel

Bobby Digital may switch back to Bobby Steels
A potential change back to a previous identity

Rusty .38's, bought rust inside the herb gate
Rusty guns with a build-up of rust near an opening in a fence

So Hungry, son, 'bout to shrink down to a bird's weight
Experiencing extreme hunger that results in weight loss

Fast break out, with the blue ointment, face-to-face appointments
Making quick getaways and scheduling in-person appointments while applying medication

Un-proudly in the church paid for annointment
Purchasing a church rank or position with shame

Then the cheques will come late
Financial compensation will arrive after it's due

About to separate with her man
Being on the cusp of breaking up with a partner

In The City, Domestic Violence excavates
Instances of domestic violence occur frequently in urban areas

Get a highest ratio in five years
Achieving the highest ratio in half a decade

The idea is to plant fear
The concept is to implant fear

Boy you slap your bitch, po' licensed there to cuff you or snuff you
If you hit a woman, policeman will arrest or harm you

They might bust you
They will apprehend you

'cause your hoe snatched your money up, didn't want to fuck you
Your female partner stole your money and no longer wishes to engage in sexual activity with you

We must learn to communicate, and unificate
It's necessary to learn how to communicate and unify

Stop the black on black, hate on hate
End the cycle of hate between black people

White on white, black on white
Hate can exist within racial groups or between them

Put the love and love
Spread love and promote positivity

I'm blunted up, blastin' inside the strip club
Inebriated and listening to music inside a nightclub

Shorty wop, fifteen year old, all she needed was love
A fifteen-year-old girl just wanted love, attention and affection

And mo' dough so she won't have to show her knotty afro
And more money so she doesn't have to present herself with messy hair

Collect dough for my son the bouncer, he might have blow 'dro
Collecting money on behalf of one's son who works as a bouncer, and is a cannabis user

Foul cut, copped the three-to-six
Purchasing low quality drugs that caused an adverse reaction that led to a prison sentence

Bad situations, bein' a man is hard shit
It's difficult to be a man during challenging situations

Somethin'll get trapped out, I mean, yo
Something will be revealed, and I mean it

Got crack fiends in spots with vaccine shots
Crack addicts are present in vaccine dispensing areas

Black teens drop out of high school, white teens sellin' stock
Black teenagers are not finishing high school, while white teenagers are engaging in commerce

Wines, they can't print the word on
Beverages cannot legally feature the word 'wine' on their label

Shorty wop pussy, 'bout to swerve on
The girl is promiscuous and is about to engage in sexual activity with someone else

Up in the crib, new bridge, of dead pig
In the house, there is a new bridge made of a dead animal

Two kids, pawned this older cat who looked like Calvin Crewhig?
Two children sold a toy that resembled a character named Calvin Crewhig

But got splat in his back last year
However, he was shot in the back last year

Robbin' his jewel inside the diamond district
Stealing his jewelry in a diamond district

No more Doctor Victor, heard they never found the biscuit
Dr. Victor is no longer present, and the weapon used in a crime was never recovered

A groupie trapped by the Cap' with the lisp
A fan is caught by a rapper known as the Captain, who has a lisp

Tryin' to sound cist, sometimes happiness got grits and catfish
Attempting to sound sophisticated, yet satisfaction is found in simple southern cuisine

Or fortune cookie crisp, I got harassed by this rookie bitch
Fortune cookie fragments or a female law enforcement officer in-training harassed the rapper

Talkin' 'bout I couldn't put my feet on the fire hydrants
Saying that the artist cannot rest their feet on a fire hydrant

And timed my kids, fifty-dollar ticket, time to strike a cricket
Timing actions of the singer's children resulted in a $50 fine, it's time to retaliate

And shot up the city hall, mothafuck the wicked
And fired a gun at City Hall, cursing the unjust

Too greedy, give to the needy, down on my luck
Being too greedy and not giving to those in need, poor financial situation

'bout to jab a ouija board, that's when Bobby Digi seen me
About to use a ouija board to communicate with spirits, when the rapper appeared

Said, 'Yo, son, don't stress over no one, roll a slow one'
Advising to relax and light a joint

Knowledge is half the battle, that's one to grow on
Informing that half of the battle is to acquire knowledge

And don't be counterfeit
And don't be a fraud

It's a bad situation which bein' a man, but we got to handle it
Being a man is difficult during rough times, but it must be faced nonetheless

Bad situation when you ain't bein' a man
It's a difficult situation to not act like a mature, responsible man