Family & mom

Friends tell her, "He could be another Malcolm, he could be another Martin"

She told her partner, "I need a husband more than the world need another martyr"

the chains and pajamas and champagne can’t be the endgame — not for us. Reckless capitalism kills black people.

I thought I saw you yesterday

But I know it wasn't you 'cause you passed away, Dad

My grandma told me, "If you write your name in stone, you'll never get the White-Out"

I grinded out that black hole, then performed up at the White House

A man that don't take care his family can't be rich

Birthdays was the worst days

Now we sip Champagne when we thirsty

If he passes through my label I'm snatching his halo

God, I'll trade you, if you send my father back as an angel

I'm a man now, I came up to hold my fam down

Can't tell them about my depression 'cause most them fans now

Fuck a deal, I just want my father's email

So I can tell him how much I fucking hate him in detail

Took me from a boy to a man, so I always had a father

When my biological didn't bother (Yeah)

Used to make my mama cry, but now I make her proud

Taught me how to love, taught me not to cry

When I die, I hope you teach me how to fly

A traveling band of misfits and outcasts (Outcasts)

Nod they heads from Misfits to OutKast (OutKast)

A lot of scars, they did this without pads

A lot of hearts who did this without dads

The only man that showed me love correctly was my father (Facts)

Damn, was it my fault? Something I did?

To make a father leave his first kid at seven doin' my first bid? (Uh)

To all my friends I grew up wit', who grew up fatherless

I know through me you live vicariously

I want you to know that we ain't no better than you and yours

We all needed therapy

My genes tie me to those that despised me

It's hard to do these things alone

Just hold on, we're going home

Five women I grew up with gave me strong vision

Became the man of the house and replaced the man missing

That's when you saw mummy's boy and saw there's a dad in him

Went from daddy's little girl to daddy's heart attack

My dad never came London to put tickets on windscreens

If it ain't greatness, what does this shit mean?

I couldn't wait to see the day I could change where my momma stay

Forgive me for my sins and all the evil in the hearts of men

What’s rich if you ain’t in that position? A nigga really want to be as healthy as possible and getting to enjoy this little time that we got here with the ones that mean the most.

Rain or shine, yes, in any weather (Yeah)

My Grandmom Pam holds the family together (Uh-huh)

Got a bag and fixed my teeth, hope you hoes know it ain't cheap

And I pay my mama bills, I ain't got no time to chill

Money comes and it goes 'til family's all I got left

I'm seeing my growth, but I'm still from myself

Need you to pray for me and

I need you to care for me and

I need you to want me to win

Mom is getting jealous, I see my manager more than I see her

Before I go on tour, and it hurts (Yeah)

I miss the days when this was fun, but now, it turned into work

Breakin' rules, skippin' school, pullin' fire alarms

Got with a crew, made a truce, an alliance was formed

Got a tool, start shootin', then the violence was born

Still got the house in the little hood that raised me

Still know dope boys, I talk to 'em daily

Still got that red neck family who loves me

Miss Donda, you see my mama, tell her I'm lost

Had four bills and I bought me a car

Little red whip that I bought for my marge

Can't be crazy I got honor roll sons and daughters

I wonder if I died, would tears come to her eyes?

Forgive me for my disrespect, forgive me for my lies

When it gets to that time to tell your mum that you’re not going to university, all of a sudden 700,000 YouTube views mean absolutely nothing — that’s not a currency she recognizes.

I spent the day drinkin' and missin' my grandmother, just

But if I have to go, I pray my soul is still eternal

And my mama don't forget about me

A word best describin' my life to name my daughter

My strength, my son, the star will be my resurrection

Born in correction, all the wrong shit I did, he'll lead in right direction

I love this country but I feel like we're losing sight of who actually holds the power and what makes us great: it's the communities, the small places that are forgotten, everyone that's striving

Treat us like slaves then they lock us up in cages (21)

Young, black, poor, ain't had a father since a baby

Never had a father and I needed you to be the figure

I'm not really focusing on perfection, but just showing up

It ain't no one to trust but me

And I got to make sure that I take care of my family

If you tell me, I’ll give you 20 million to go stay somewhere you ain’t never stayed, I’d rather be broke. I’ll sit in jail to fight to live where I’ve been living my whole life.

As kids, we used to laugh, who knew that life would move this fast?

Who knew I'd have to look at you through a glass?

In the quest to be a man, you start to learn you need your family

It wasn't for them, I'd be way closer to insanity

We already know how much your watch is worth

Talk about helping the hurt, saving the Church

Why don't you brag about helping out where you come from?

And give brothers a job that really want one?

I never knew my dad, so even when the times got bad

I was glad cause I had my Moma

In the Planned Parenthood, playing God with your mom check

You ain't even been to prom yet

Still ain't trippin', love to see young blacks get money

Spend time out the hood, take they moms out the hood

Hit my boys off with jobs, no more livin' hard (Nah, nah)

Breakin' some bread down, treat it like the Last Supper

Toast to all the time we were po', but still we had one another

My daddy told me it was mine for the takin'

A true gift from God, the stars aligned when they made me

My mom will make me walk the dogs or take out the trash when I go home. I'm not allowed to get a big head, I've still got to do the simple things in life.

Ain't a hood nigga, but a nigga from the ho-od

See, mama stayed on me, so I turned out pretty go-od

Nigga don't think these record deals gon' feed your seeds and pay your bills

Because they not (Uh-uh)

I know my great, great, great aunty was a slave (I know)

I could only imagine all the sacrifice she made (I can only imagine)

I could only imagine all the shit she had to take (I can only imagine)

I'ma make sure all the blood she gave wasn't in vain (Damn)

I stopped buying things for myself a long time ago—now I just buy things for my kids or my wife.

Sometimes I look up at the stars, and analyze the sky

And ask myself was I meant to be here, why?

But in telling these stories, you bring the village with you.