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NEGRO, PLEASE!


You think you know me?

You think you own me?

Can you even see?

Negro, please!

 

Can you read?

Can you write?

Can you speak articulately?

Negro, please!

 

What do you even stand for?

Is it all about the money?

Or is it all about the women?

Negro, please!

 

Do you know what you look like?

Do you own a mirror?

You think you look good, don’t you?

Negro, please!

 

Will Lil Wayne get you an education?

Will Instagram get you a diploma?

Will drugs help you get into college?

Negro, please!

 

So get you act together.

It’s time to grow up.

And do something constructive with your life.

Negro, please.

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