Here we go (yo), I'm a negro with an ego  So? Don't tell me what I'm doin' is illegal  No, I resort to violence only when provoked  Contrary to rumors, I'm no joke  If I sound hard it's because I'm pee-ed off  And do you wanna know why? Go 'head, tell 'em, Salt  All right, let me explain what upset me  No, we ain't tryin' to be sexy  Dismiss is quick with a miss like a tongue  Cuz I'd run if I was a chick, pick up a hit list  And I'm-a kick it like this    The word is out, you played me out  I won't scream and shout, straighten it out now  Don't lie and spy, stop tryin' to connive me  Slow your roll, you don't even know me  I'm not a militant, but I'm equivilant  To an activist, all I'm after is cheer among all  I don't care if they're big or small, short or tall  We've got to stand to fall, ain't that right, y'all?    Now all I can talk about is what I know  And all I know about is what I witness  What I witness is what I see  Me, way below status quo cuz I'm a negro with an ego  Yo, that don't go    [CHORUS]  Put some faith in your race  Put some faith in your race [repeat]    I'm black, and I'm proud to be a  African-American soul sister  Usin' my mind as a weapon, a lethal injection  And oh yes, I'm the best in whatever I do  I do better, I'm clever  I never half-step ask Salt or Pepa  We're partners in rhyme, one of a kind  This affair is rare, and you will never find  Another like me, gimme the mic, it's mine  Keep your mitts off this, yo, Salt, it's time  To let the public know the subject of the show  Is what America calls a negro with an ego  Yo, that don't go, that's a negative so...    [CHORUS]    Porche, Benz, and BM's are all suitable  For people who sell pharmacuticles  That's a stereotype, that's the hype  Don't ask me why I have an attitude (all right)  When I drop a nine-eleven on my 200C  The cops are surprised to see a minority  Behind the wheel of this car, it must be narcotics  How else could she have got it?  A brown-skinned female with two problems to correct  Wrong color, wrong sex    Sometimes I feel the real deal is to be a rebel  But that would bring me down to their level  I won't settle for that, it's unacceptable  Cuz Salt and Pepa's always very respectable  Sometimes we get crazy and outta hand  But it's all in the fun of makin' everybody dance  I'm proud of who and what I am so call me a negro with an ego  And get ready to go blow for blow    [CHORUS]