Nas: "This ain't for everybody. Y'all know who y'all are
Yeah you, y'all know who y'all are. These are our
heroes."

[Chorus: Nas]
Let's hear it, one for the coons on UPN 9 and WB
Who 'Yes Massa' on TV, what ever happened to Wheezy? The Red Fox's?
Never got Emmy's but were real to me
Let's hear it, two for the spooks who do cartwheels
'Cause they said they played they parts well
Now they claim caviar, hate that oxtail
Lambda Sigma Phi badge on lapel
Whitey always tell him, "Ooh, he speak so well"
Are you the one we look to, the decent Negro?
The acceptable Negro -- hell nah
But they say, "These are our heroes"

[Verse 1: Nas]
Uh, Massa used to breed us to be bigger to go play::
Athletes of today in the NBA, make me proud::
But there's somethin' they don't say::
Keep gettin' accused for abusin' White pussay::
From OJ to Kobe, uh let's call him Tobe::
First he played his life cool just like Michael::
Now he rock ice too just like I do::
Yo, you can't do better than that?::
The hotel clerk who adjusts the bathroom mat?::
Now you lose sponsorships that you thought had your back::
Yeah, you beat the rap jiggaboo, fake nigga you::
You turn around then you shit on Shaq::
Who woulda knew, Mr. Goodie-Two-Shoes::
He love a little butt crack, got enough cash::
Little kids with they bus pass who look up to you::
To do something for the youth, stupid spoof::
But you let them use you as an example::
They would rep, but our heroes got they hands full::


[Chorus: Lil C]
Let's hear it, one for the coons on UPN 9 and WB
Who 'Yes Massa' on TV, what ever happened to Wheezy? The Red Fox's?
Never got Emmy's but were real to me
Let's hear it, two for the spooks who do cartwheels
'Cause they said they played they parts well
Now they claim caviar, hate that oxtail
Lambda Sigma Phi badge on lapel
Whitey always tell him, "Ooh, he speak so well"
Are you the one we look to, the decent Negro?
The acceptable Negro -- hell nah
But they say, "These are our heroes"


[Verse 2: Lil C]
Now lets go back to massa-for-a-minute::
The industry's dick in ya ass laughin-as-you-spittin::
U grabbin-for- ya-pens- but yet ya-rappin-is-rediculous::
The Disaster of the fittest questions what-happen-to-my-niggas?::
They know not what they do father I-ask-you-for-forgiveness::
Rappers wit puppet strings attached-and- rapped-around-they-lyrics::
Commercial rappin-is-against-us::
And UNDER the GROUND they slowly but surely tryna BACK-PACK-up-the-business::
I rap to back-up-my-physics but they pass-up-my-wisdom::
Philosophically speakin my philosophy surpasses--the-realest::
Deep in the masses attackin gorillas and coons fuckin up the culture::
Cats brag and boast instead of givin back like they suppose ta:
Freedom of speech my words peak volumes-in- ya-sectors::
Don't get it twisted tho some of yall I gotta-give-respect-to::
Much love to cats I admire like Paul Mooney and Pryor::
But fuck Bryant Gumble, Condolezza and Tiger::


[Chorus: Nas and Lil C in unison]

[Nas]
You Homey The Clown, bowtie, apple pie, Bo Jangles::
But we love Bo Jangles, we know what he came through::
But what's your excuse, duke? You talk Black::
but your album sound like you give your nuts for a plaque::


[Lil C]
Your fucked from the back.... which means ya music suffers from that::
Rhyme to rhyme not realisin that chu stuck in the act::
106 and TRL got you thinkin you still hot::
Look at cha contract my hero ya still not::

[Nas]
These are our heroes, thanks a lot public school systems still rot::
Still harassed by cops, snitches on blocks::
Sellin they peoples out - some real folks with clout::
Tavis Smiley, Michael Eric Dyson, Stokey Carmichael::

[Lil C]
But the system has depicted and stolen all our idols::
KRS and Rakim....I wanted to be just like you::
But Nowadays....society expects us not to read well::
Our real heroes remain real....Nas gives us more details::

[Nas]
Nicky Giovanni poetical black female::
Jim Brown to the people who sing well from::
Fela to Miriam Makeba::
The mirror says you are the next American leader::
So don't be, acceptin new 'We are the World' records
These pickaninnies get with anything to sell records
Cause it's trendy to be the conscious MC
But next year, who knows what we'll see?
Ha-Ha, these are our heroes

[Chorus: Nas and Lil C in unison]

Nas: "Yeah, I wanna give a special shoutout to the -- y'know
the crew doin' they thing out there reppin' us hard
Big up to Tiger Woods. Yeah, ya don't stop. Big up
to Cuba Gooding Jr. Y'know, yeah, y'know. Tay Diggs
what up my nigga.

Lil C: No doubt.... much love to all my black republicans doin it big makin they daddy's proud....haha... I see you, no names need to be mentioned.... but naw much love to Colin Powell... Condolezza Rice, Clarence Thomas, and much love to all the coon 4 life clicks reppin they squads hard...nah mean

Nas: and ya don't quit, and ya don't stop and ya don't quit."


Nas: These are our heroes (echo fades)