Why do I call myself a n*gger, you ask me? Well it's because motherf*ckers want to blast me And run me outa my neighborhood They label me as a dope dealer Yo! And say that I'm no good But I can't find jobs so n*ggers wouldn't have to go out Gave up some dope on the corner so they could show out When the cops came, they gave a fake name Because the life in the streets is just a head game So therefore, to make more A fifteen year old black kid will go and rob a liquor store And get shot in the process He ate up a nine bullet and now he's put to rest Why do I call myself a n*gger, you ask me? I guess it's the way shit has to be Back when I was young gettin a job was murder f*ck flippin burgers 'Cause a deserve a nine-to-five I can be proud of That I can speak loud of And to help a n*gger get out of. Yo! The concrete playground But most motherf*ckers only want you to stay down But I'm a smart motherf*cker you see One of the best producers in the rap music industry Gettin paid like a mother f*cker A young brother who don't give a f*ck about another Why do I call myself a n*gger, you ask me? Because police always wanna harass me Every time that I'm rollin They swear up and down that the car was stolen Make me get faced down in the street They throw the shit out my car on the concrete In front of a residence A million white motherf*ckers on my back like I shot the President Why do I call myself a n*gger, you ask me? Because my mouth is so mother f*ckin nasty bitch this, bitch that N*gger this, n*gger that In the mean while my pockets are gettin fat Gettin paid to say this shit here Makin more in a week than a doctor makes in a year So, why not call myself a n*gger? It's better than pulling the trigger and goin up the river And don't I get called a n*gger anyway? Booked as a motherf*cker and locked away So... so, cut out all that bull shit Yo! I guess I'll be a n*gga for life (N*ggers, crack-heads, thieves. If there's a hell below, we're all gonna go.) N*gger. N*gger. N*gger N*gger. N*gger N*gger, please I'm treated like a f*ckin disease. You say: why can I call myself a n*gger so quick? Cause I can reach in my draws and pull out a bigger dick Yo! n*ggers say n*gger we cool But, cracker say n*gger not to f*ck up But I got to be a fast n*gger Not to be the last n*gger Or I have to beat your ass, n*gger In the city you see action first Then hear about it later In a verse I curse Because I ^? with this to keep my shit straight bumpin' Murder created by the streets of Compton I get it from the underground poet I live it, I see it, and I write it Because I know it And if you think I'm f*cking your wife Your mother f*ckin' right Yo! Because I'm a n*gger for Life N*gger, this N*gger, that The actual fact is that I'm black And bound to attract The attention of another I mean the other But I'm a mother f*cker that'll have them running for cover You see, I don't give a f*ck about nothing Except getting paid, getting bitches, and ^? with stitches Which is all needed to read it and find a rhyme And then it's time to say The n*gger's here to stay But what about the fake n*ggers, the house n*ggers To get paid quick they gotta suck a fat dick But NWA is outta your mother f*ckin' range We ain't gonna change a mother f*ckin' thing I call myself a n*gger 'cause my skin won't whiten I call myself a n*gger 'cause the shit that I'm writing Hypes me, hypes other mother f*ckers around me And that's the reason why they want to surround me And ask me: why do I call myself a n*gger-o Ain't none of their f*ckin' business 'cause I'll let the trigger go So get out of my presence, and get out of my sight 'Cause MC Ren is a n*gger for Life You're a nigger 'til you die If you're a poor n*gger, then you're a poor n*gger If you're a rich n*gger, you're a rich n*gger But you never stop being a n*gger And if you get to be educated, you's an education n*gger It's plain to see, you can't change me 'Cause I'm a be a n*gger for Life