The Experience Lyrics
Yeah, better believe that slick
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha yeah
I Thought you said you was the G-O-D
Sound like another nigga to me, ha ha, yeah
I thought you said you was the G-O-D
Sound like another nigga to me, shit
What a nigga do, what a nigga does
And a nigga is what a nigga was
And a nigga done read history but yet his eyes didn't see
The only reason you a nigga is because somebody else wants you to be
Well a nigga uneducated, intergrated, singin' "We shall overcome"
A nigga trying to be white is what a nigga seem like have become
And when they call me a nigga to my face'
Can't do nothin' but walk away
But here it is niggers call other niggers niggers each and every day
Dividing and conquering
When they say the lighter shade of black is okay
After the middle class and they passin' by
The project laughing at where we stay
Since a nigga had got grown, had a little bitty of nigga of my own
Should've known I couldn't show 'em no better what I was showin'
Shit, I could've hit the club as fresh as I could be
Really, all for another nigga to see
You know how a nigga get when he see another nigga outfit
Don't want nobody to have what he ain't got
Somebody get drunk, get mad, and get shot
That why the property value ain't no good in a nigga neighborhood
A nigga could overstand if he only understood
I'm sick of lyin' I'm sick of glorifyin' dyin'
I'm sick of not trying, shit I'm sick of being a nigga
Destiny sent me to this dread and she said she felt led
To offer me some wisdom from this notebook she read
And it said that right then the black man's downfall
Was not know that we were not ever niggers at all, hmm
And she looked deeply into my eyes and said brother don't you know
You complain about being black
When they mad coz they can't be black no mo'
So many black men out here trying to be niggers
Keeping it real to the point that they dying to be niggers
When in actuality the fact is you ain't a nigga because you black
You a nigga cause of how you act
But, you don't want me to tell you the truth, so I'mma lie to you
Make it sound fly to you huh, huh
You don't wanna hear the truth, so I'mma lie to you
Make it sound fly to you, shit
The nigga experience
The nigga experience
Has been stated, it was created
The nigga experience
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha yeah
I Thought you said you was the G-O-D
Sound like another nigga to me, ha ha, yeah
I thought you said you was the G-O-D
Sound like another nigga to me, shit
What a nigga do, what a nigga does
And a nigga is what a nigga was
And a nigga done read history but yet his eyes didn't see
The only reason you a nigga is because somebody else wants you to be
Well a nigga uneducated, intergrated, singin' "We shall overcome"
A nigga trying to be white is what a nigga seem like have become
And when they call me a nigga to my face'
Can't do nothin' but walk away
But here it is niggers call other niggers niggers each and every day
Dividing and conquering
When they say the lighter shade of black is okay
After the middle class and they passin' by
The project laughing at where we stay
Since a nigga had got grown, had a little bitty of nigga of my own
Should've known I couldn't show 'em no better what I was showin'
Shit, I could've hit the club as fresh as I could be
Really, all for another nigga to see
You know how a nigga get when he see another nigga outfit
Don't want nobody to have what he ain't got
Somebody get drunk, get mad, and get shot
That why the property value ain't no good in a nigga neighborhood
A nigga could overstand if he only understood
I'm sick of lyin' I'm sick of glorifyin' dyin'
I'm sick of not trying, shit I'm sick of being a nigga
Destiny sent me to this dread and she said she felt led
To offer me some wisdom from this notebook she read
And it said that right then the black man's downfall
Was not know that we were not ever niggers at all, hmm
And she looked deeply into my eyes and said brother don't you know
You complain about being black
When they mad coz they can't be black no mo'
So many black men out here trying to be niggers
Keeping it real to the point that they dying to be niggers
When in actuality the fact is you ain't a nigga because you black
You a nigga cause of how you act
But, you don't want me to tell you the truth, so I'mma lie to you
Make it sound fly to you huh, huh
You don't wanna hear the truth, so I'mma lie to you
Make it sound fly to you, shit
The nigga experience
The nigga experience
Has been stated, it was created
The nigga experience
About
Genius Annotation
The introduction to Goodie M.O.B.’s second LP Still Standing circa 1998. Very popular album throughout the southern dirty states (from the Sip to the Carolinas)
The song explains the downfall of the Black American race through oppression and ignorant ideas placed on them across the world. People of color are considered to be the step-sons of the world. Failure to seek knowledge and you’ll never learn or reach your highest potential.
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Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
- 1.The Experience
- 3.Fly Away
- 4.The Damm
- 7.Gutta Butta
- 8.Ghetto-ology
- 10.Greeny Green
- 13.Inshallah
- 14.Just About Over
- 15.Still Standing
Credits
Producer
Writers
Recording Engineer Assistant
Mixing Engineer
Mixing Engineer Assistant
Lead Vocals
Bass Guitar
Recording Engineer
Keyboards
Guitar
Keyboard Programming
Drum Programming
Release Date
April 7, 1998
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