[00:00.00]Thats Why They Do It - D.J. Aladdin
[00:21.19]I'm a take this opportunity to explain
[00:23.29]Why would a kid in '89 wanna sling coc*ine
[00:25.87]Kilos of cracks in stacks and spend 20s and 10s
[00:28.42]And at the age of 11 own a brand new Benz
[00:30.99]But I don't blame it on the kids man the system is wack
[00:33.71]There's more money on the streets gee than flip pin over big macs
[00:36.54]But if you're still confused just groove to the music
[00:39.80]Cause I'm a show you why they do it
[01:01.58]Call up the press the newscast cause I'm about to serve
[01:04.23]A d**e message segment yeah the need to be heard
[01:07.04]Why would a young coming up wanna sling in the streets
[01:09.25]Instead of planning for an educated college degree
[01:11.82]Here's an answer who's a role model in the ghetto
[01:14.45]While these Youngstown live in the slums like bums
[01:16.94]They ain't got a role model so they look up to the brothers on day tons
[01:20.43]While daddy drive a station wagon
[01:22.31]Slack in lack in held in the back and
[01:24.90]Mama's broke as hell so they start sell in crack and
[01:27.38]Clock in more G's than the Jackson 5
[01:29.70]See to them *** is slimming a way to survive
[01:32.11]Go get a job minimum wage no don't even bother
[01:34.85]Slav in like a sucker for 385 an hour
[01:37.46]Nope I ain't with it y'all can take that back Jack
[01:40.12]And stuff it down your mouth like a garbage can compact
[01:42.68]'Just say no' man these children are laugh in slimming d**e
[01:46.06]Yo the slogan's a joke
[01:47.70]People keep speaking 'pon *** but they never coincide
[01:50.72]When they never slung d**e in their life
[01:52.77]How can they speak upon a subject at which they lack knowledge
[01:55.27]You say you're trying to stop *** it's all a bunch of garbage
[01:58.15]But if you're still confused yo just groove to the music
[02:01.41]Cause I'm a show you why they do it
[02:23.18]Now if you're still having trouble trying to find a reason kids sling d**e
[02:26.85]And sport a fat gold rope
[02:28.35]Let's take a look at this materialistic system bro
[02:30.98]Specifically designed to keep minorities broke
[02:33.26]You know the news got me laugh in
[02:35.18]Every day they coming up with something new
[02:37.20]Curfews and task force crews
[02:38.90]But who's to blame because they never ever seem to work
[02:41.40]It just seem that more people get jerked and hurt
[02:44.09]How can they account for the problem which they started
[02:47.18]Hey yo you must be retarded
[02:49.20]But if you're still confused just groove to the music
[02:52.43]And double's show you why they do it
[03:03.95]No more lollygagging wasting time let's get to the facts
[03:06.72]You ask what could spark a kid into slimming that crack
[03:09.13]Then think about it to a kid coming up in this surrounding
[03:11.69]The cash and canine he's more than forced to sling
[03:14.33]His homies used to do it and his brothers do it too
[03:17.02]So he gotta do it or else he ain't cool
[03:19.53]Suckers try to knock him but they never succeed
[03:21.80]So much money his pockets parents down to his knees
[03:24.54]Almost blaming on the parents the first thing we do
[03:27.13]In '89 y'all a kid's gonna do what he wanna do
[03:29.71]But what do you expect when a brother lack role models
[03:32.53]All he know is women cash and eight bottles
[03:35.00]Most people make it to the top man they never come back
[03:37.65]Speak to the kids say yo this is wack
[03:39.95]Too busy having fun in the next man's game
[03:42.21]They think they made it but they got a shackle still on they brain
[03:45.12]People try to play me like a booty neck sucker
[03:47.61]The system sling but see they do it undercover
[03:50.46]You want the truth well here I just threw it
[03:52.98]Peace that's why they do it