[Missy]

Check it

See I don't wanna say that this is the end

I'll end by saying this is where we'll begin

Hip-hop is a freedom of expression

Not a freedom of depression

Can I make my one suggestion

Look at how we're labelled gangster rappers

Is that their only impression, wake up

Rap is a craft, art and a rap of sport

Something like a game of basketball can't be taught

But yet we accept the name thug, like that's fly

See how they covered our eyes

Give us names to separate us

Sit back and watch us beef and make us hate us

Say what, I'm done talking

Mary J. Blige, let 'em know this is not a test

I hear you calling



[Mary]

What you hear is not a test

I'm rocking to the beat (I'm rocking to the beat)

See me and my crew and my friends

We're gonna try to move your feet (move around, move around)

See I am Mary Blige (yes I am)

And I'd like to say hello (thank you for inviting me)

To the black, to the white, the red and the brown

The purple and yellow (everybody)

But first you gotta, oh, but first you gotta