I got family first And if anyone in family hurts Somebody takes a nap in the dirt Mm-mm, that's how this family works Mm-mm, that's how this family works I got family first And if anyone in family hurts Somebody takes a nap in the dirt Mm-mm, that's how this family works Yeah, that's how this family works My family Only people who can handle me Only ones I'll be standing with For the better and the worse It's a blessing and a curse But trust these words Whoever tryna hurt gon' sleep in the dirt This is for my brothers and my sisters We trendy like we hipsters Rewrite history, toast to a tipsy Smokin' on the family tree, wanna hit this Livin' in the moment, can't relive it I'm black and white but my DNA worldwide And I won't hide, I would rather die Than not walk with pride, no disguise This is me in real life I got family first And if anyone in family hurts Somebody takes a nap in the dirt Mm-mm, that's how this family works Mm-mm, that's how this family works I got family first And if anyone in family hurts Somebody takes a nap in the dirt Mm-mm, that's how this family works Yeah, that's how this family works My brothers, my brothers like my mama kids My sisters, my sisters like my siblings Throw a thick and thin, call that resilience These circumstances produce some geniuses Not a given but gifted, love not business Bloodline from the continent where the pyramids is West African griots, musicians way before radios Inherit generational wealth Traditions and the knowledge itself Pass it down to the crop of my seed We all regard for the family blood And we all know it Pray we know how to show it You already know this Pray that we know how to show it I got family first And if anyone in family hurts Somebody takes a nap in the dirt Mm-mm, that's how this family works Mm-mm, that's how this family works I got family first And if anyone in family hurts Somebody takes a nap in the dirt Mm-mm, that's how this family works Yeah, that's how this family works I ain't judging no one else but I'm proud of who I am My heritage ain't plain A viking with Nigerian hair And ain't afraid to show it in any damn way Any damn way when I was little it was different Man, it used to be no picnic We had no lights, ended up evicted Bedbugs and roaches in the kitchen I could've got addicted To the same shit that got my brother convicted I'm gifted Like my pops could feel blacklisted Even though we spread out all over the globe I hope you all know the bond still holds Stronger than ever before I got family first And if anyone in family hurts Somebody takes a nap in the dirt Mm-mm, that's how this family works Mm-mm, that's how this family works I got family first And if anyone in family hurts Somebody takes a nap in the dirt Mm-mm, that's how this family works Yeah, that's how this family works I got family first And if anyone in family hurts Somebody takes a nap in the dirt Mm-mm, that's how this family works Yeah, that's how this family works