Facts Not Fiction (feat. Stresmatic)

[00:05.29] African-Americans have long been acknowledged
[00:07.64] for their creativity and genius
[00:09.91] In theater, dance, music, art and literature
[00:13.99] But there's another kind of creative contribution
[00:16.25] African-Americans have made
[00:18.13] And that's the art of invention
[00:22.72] (Helluva made this beat, baby)
[00:24.64] My people don't get they props, it's not a mystery
[00:26.28] Bet y'all didn't know there was a black man named Nearest Green
[00:28.04] That taught Jack Daniels how to make whiskey
[00:29.48] They wanna leave us up outta history and keep us hidden
[00:31.94] Let me break down a few things that we invented
[00:33.64] There was a black nurse named Marie Brittan Brown, listen
[00:36.79] She invented the first home security system
[00:39.29] There's a long list of winners, not no losers
[00:41.65] Otis Boykin developed the IBM computer
[00:43.34] George Washington Carver invented peanut butter, that's what they say
[00:46.01] Have you ever had a sandwich called PB&J?
[00:48.13] There more to us than thuggin', jewelry, twerkin', sports, and entertainment
[00:51.46] Sellin' dope and murder, funeral arrangements
[00:53.65] Peep game, listen (Listen), I make all decisions
[00:56.15] Never play both sides, get money then I'm dippin' (Dippin')
[00:58.50] Just stay the same, I don't be switchin' (Switchin', what is it?)
[01:01.96] All facts, not fiction (All facts)
[01:03.30] Peep game, listen (Listen), I make all decisions
[01:05.99] Never play both sides, get money then I'm dippin' (Dippin')
[01:08.47] Just stay the same, I don't be switchin' (Switchin', what is it?)
[01:11.78] All facts, not fiction
[01:12.77] I listen to rappers that record to feed my soul and give me fuel (Fuel)
[01:16.42] E-40 lyrics is like homeschool (Homeschool)
[01:18.22] And here's another thing they didn't teach you in history class
[01:20.17] Did you know that Garrett Augustus Morgan invented the first gas mask? (No)
[01:23.36] Back then they didn't treat black people equal
[01:25.04] He was also granted a patent for the first traffic signal (Oh)
[01:28.16] God gave me the gift of spit and grabbed the mic
[01:29.91] The slavemaster didn't want us to learn how to read and write (For sure)
[01:33.06] While we talkin' 'bout knockin' a head off
[01:35.08] We losin' our people to cancer and diabetes, foots cut off (Foots cut off)
[01:38.16] Stress in my genetics and my family (Family)
[01:40.45] Got my ancestors' blood, hereditary (Hereditary)
[01:43.13] Grandma was a Capricorn, born in January ('Ary)
[01:45.64] Grandpa was a Pisces, he was born in February ('Uary)
[01:47.70] Married for 60 years, they was cute (Cute)
[01:50.38] Bernice, Louisiana, the Boot (The Boot)
[01:52.54] Peep game, listen (Listen), I make all decisions
[01:54.99] Never play both sides, get money then I'm dippin' (Dippin')
[01:57.33] Just stay the same, I don't be switchin' (Switchin', what is it?)
[02:00.68] All facts, not fiction (All facts)
[02:02.11] Peep game, listen (Listen), I make all decisions
[02:04.76] Never play both sides, get money then I'm dippin' (Dippin')
[02:07.25] Just stay the same, I don't be switchin' (Switchin', what is it?)
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