Rashon Medlock - Whips and Chains (feat. T.W.A.N.) Lyrics

We used to be in whips and Chains
Now its money over everything
They done recognized and changed the game
Now when we get money all we buy is Whips and Chains...

Kyrie thought he was a gangsta
He called himself the king of the streets
First rule from where he came from
There was no such thing as free
His mama worked 2 jobs late night
He had to be home before the street light
His daddy worked first shift and was in bed at 5
This knuckle head is runnin round and gettin into fights
Young man he had little supervision
Elders talk but he would never listen
He went to school but he didn't pay attention
Until the day the music teacher had to mention

We used to be in whips and Chains
Now its money over everything
They done recognized and changed the game
Now when we get money all we buy is Whips and Chains...

He learned about the origin of hip hop
Take the blues tell the truth and let the beat drop
How it evolved like patty rollers into crooked cops
The main reason why this foolish music gotta stop (Gotta stop)
Tellin their truth is not the issue, but the platform they have is misused
They would rather tell us stories that are untrue
Instead of giving us some verses filled with virtue
There's a few that speak about the things that will remain
The rest would rather keep us stupid and our minds enslaved
Instead of pushing healthy practices we could maintain
They'd rather keep the conversation 'bout the Whips and Chains...

We used to be in whips and Chains
Now its money over everything
They done recognized and changed the game
Now when we get money all we buy is Whips and Chains...