Facts Not Fiction - E-40, Stresmatic

African-Americans have long been acknowledged for their creativity and genius

In theater, dance, music, art and literature

But there’s another kind of creative contribution African-Americans have made

And that’s the art of invention

(Helluva made this beat, baby)

My people don’t get they props, it’s not a mystery

Bet y’all didn’t know there was a black man named Nearest Green

That taught Jack Daniels how to make whiskey

They wanna leave us up outta history and keep us hidden

Let me break down a few things that we invented

There was a black nurse named Marie Brittan Brown, listen

She invented the first home security system

There’s a long list of winners, not no losers

Otis Boykin developed the IBM computer

George Washington Carver invented peanut butter, that’s what they say

Have you ever had a sandwich called PB&J?

There more to us than thuggin', jewelry, twerkin', sports, and entertainment

Sellin' dope and murder, funeral arrangements

Peep game, listen (Listen), I make all decisions

Never play both sides, get money then I’m dippin' (Dippin')

Just stay the same, I don’t be switchin' (Switchin', what is it?)

All facts, not fiction (All facts)

Peep game, listen (Listen), I make all decisions

Never play both sides, get money then I’m dippin' (Dippin')

Just stay the same, I don’t be switchin' (Switchin', what is it?)

All facts, not fiction

I listen to rappers that record to feed my soul and give me fuel (Fuel)

E-40 lyrics is like homeschool (Homeschool)

And here’s another thing they didn’t teach you in history class

Did you know that Garrett Augustus Morgan invented the first gas mask?

(No)

Back then they didn’t treat black people equal

He was also granted a patent for the first traffic signal (Oh)

God gave me the gift of spit and grabbed the mic

The slavemaster didn’t want us to learn how to read and write (For sure)

While we talkin' 'bout knockin' a head off

We losin' our people to cancer and diabetes, foots cut off (Foots cut off)

Stress in my genetics and my family (Family)

Got my ancestors' blood, hereditary (Hereditary)

Grandma was a Capricorn, born in January ('Ary)

Grandpa was a Pisces, he was born in February ('Uary)

Married for 60 years, they was cute (Cute)

Bernice, Louisiana, the Boot (The Boot)

Peep game, listen (Listen), I make all decisions

Never play both sides, get money then I’m dippin' (Dippin')

Just stay the same, I don’t be switchin' (Switchin', what is it?)

All facts, not fiction (All facts)

Peep game, listen (Listen), I make all decisions

Never play both sides, get money then I’m dippin' (Dippin')

Just stay the same, I don’t be switchin' (Switchin', what is it?)

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