HOLLYWOOD

Coffee and tequila

Cigarettes and candy

(Young, gifted, and black, black

Black-black

To be young, gifted, and black, quite a feeling)

Mama says I should let go

She thinks I'm selling my soul

Ooh, maybe it's true

Spent a year out on the road

I almost lost all control

Ooh, it's nothing new

When the man with the plan's gotta keep up shop

And he's cashing in your dreams for a better spot

But he swears everything that you want is up to you

Do it for all the ** boys hustling every day

People trying to make a way

To get something good to put upon the table

When they need someone to give 'em something tasteful

They call ** in Hollywood

To be young

To be young, gifted, and black, black

Mama's been working too long

I'll pay the debt 'til it's gone

Ooh, it's what I'm supposed to do (black)

Some people play for the fame

I've just got real bills to pay

Ooh, too much to lose (gifted and black, gifted and black)

When the voice in the crowd forming in my head

Saying, "Get out or you'll end up dead"

But it's the first of the month and my ** rent is due

(To be young, gifted, and black)

Do it for all the ** boys hustling every day

People trying to make a way (black)

To get something good to put upon the table

When they need someone to give 'em something tasteful (uh)

They call ** in Hollywood

Keenan Wayans my options

As I do it for the fam and figure a way for all of 'em in

Low down, dirty shame this thing can be

And it's nothing new, bamboozling who?

Not me

Do it for the ** who paved a way

Make sure we give 'em hella bouquets before they see a grave

Plenty folk we knew ain't getting showered with due praises

Always thought it was my angels crying when it be raining

Do it for my ** grinding dusk 'til dawn

Ain't waiting on anyone knowing we may not make it back home

What a cold reality we be battling

Powers folks is fighting ain't just something for y'all to dabble in

And they swear they your **, but you could never ever

'Cause if y'all was once for us, whitey'd be so fed up

So I do this here for us and how we stay resilient

To be young, gifted, and black, quite a feeling, yeah

Do it for all the ** boys hustling every day

People trying to make a way

To get something good to put upon the table (black)

When they need someone to give 'em something tasteful (oh)

Do it for all the ** boys hustling every day

People trying to make a way

To get something good to put upon the table

When they need someone to give 'em something tasteful

They call **

Give 'em something tasteful

They call ** in Hollywood