I never would've dreamed in a million years I'd see,
So many [bad word]  people who feel like me, who share the same views
And the same exact beliefs, it's like a [bad word]  army marchin' in back of me, so many lives I
Touch, so much anger aimed, in no particular direction, just sprays and sprays, and straight
Through your radio waves it plays and plays, 'till it stays stuck in your head for days and
Days, who would of thought, standing in this mirror bleachin' my hair, with some peroxide,
Reaching for a t-shirt to wear, that I would catapult to the forefront of rap like this, how
Could I predict my words would have an impact like this, I must've [bad word] a chord, with somebody
Up in the office, cause congress keeps telling me I ain't causin' nuthin' but problems, and now
They're sayin' I'm in trouble with the government, I'm lovin' it, I shoveled [bad word] all my life,
And now I'm dumping it on...
 [bad word] 
Black America, I could be one of your kids, 
black America, little Erica looks just like this,
Black America, Erica loves my [bad word]  I go to TRL, look how many hugs I get,
Black America, I could be one of your kids, black America, little Erica looks just like this, black America, 
Erica Loves my [bad word]  I go to TRL, look how many hugs I get...

Look at these eyes, baby blue, baby just like yourself, if they were brown, Shady lose, Shady
Sits on the shelf, but Shady's cute, Shady knew, Shady's dimple's would help, make ladies swoon
Baby, {ooh baby}, look at my sales, let's do the math, if I was black, I would've sold half, I
Ain't have to graduate from Lincoln high school to know that, but I could rap, so [bad word] school,
I'm too cool to go back, gimme the mic, show me where the [bad word]  studio's at, when I was
Underground, no one gave a [bad word] I was white, no labels wanted to sign me, almost gave up, I was
Like, [bad word] it, until I met Dre, the only one to look past, gave me a chance, and I lit a fire up
Under his [bad word]  helped him get back to the top, every fan black that I got, was probably his in
Exchange for every white fan that he's got, like [bad word]  we just swapped, sittin' back lookin' at [bad word]  wow, I'm like my skin is it starting to work to my benefit now, it's...
 [bad word] 

See the problem is, I speak to suburban kids, who otherwise would of never knew these words
Exist, whose mom's probably would of never gave two squirts of [bad word]  'till I created so much [bad word]  turbulence, straight out the tube, right into your living room I came, and kids
Flipped when they knew I was produced by Dre, that's all it took, and they were instantly hooked
Right in, and they connected with me too because I looked like them, that's why they put my
Lyrics up under this microscope, searchin' with a fine [bad word]  its like this rope, waitin'
To choke, tightening around my throat, watching me while I write this, like I don't like this,
Nope, all I hear is, lyrics, lyrics, constant controversy, sponsors working 'round the clock, to
Try to stop my concerts early, surely hip-hop was never a problem in Harlem, only in Boston,
After it bothered the fathers of daughters starting to blossom, so now I'm catchin' the flack
From these activists when they raggin', actin' like I'm the first rapper to smack a [bad word]  or
Say [bad word]  [bad word]  just look at me like I'm your closest pal, the posterchild, the [bad word] 
Spokesman now for...