Double Pedigree - Ingrid

Picture me rollin' like Michelle Obama

You wanna be a star, I’m tryna be like my mama

Self sufficient, independent and strong

Black and beautiful, a la Nina Simone, come on

See what they want you to do

Is believe I’m your competition when you’re competin' with you

True, true, I’m solely focused on me

Tryna be the best Ingrid that a genius could be

But geez, it’s so hard not to act Third Ward

In a time when niggas is broads, I’m steady pullin' their cards like

Since when I’m s’posed to bow to you?

People only gon' do the shit that you allow them to

So allow me to command respect, intellect and affection

Passion in your profession, lack of internet presence

Come back from 7-Eleven with some fronto and some papers

And do me a favor, don’t do me no favors

Cause faith ain’t fair, so I’m puttin' in work

Always hungry as hell, but never dyin' of thirst

They say that I am the first that they really relate to

And I’m hella flattered, so I just say, «Thank you»

You fuckin' with a cold double pedigree

Name another bitch ahead of me

Anything you can do, I can do better

And I can do everything

I can do, I can do everything

I can, I can do everything better

I can do everything

I can, I can do everything

Damn it feels good to be black

It feels good to be black, and know how to act

So much decorum intact, Essence should give me a plaque

The tenacity and business savvy is yet to be matched

I speak like I know what I’m talkin' about

I think so I know what I’m speakin' about

I don’t mingle to mingle, I don’t be in the crowd

So when you do see me, understand what Ingrid about

Style and grace, class and taste

The beauty that I’m exuding ain’t an ass and face

When you fail to listen, you look past the greats

So I’m hopin' you payin' attention to the shit I say

K, K?

I don’t fuck with no suckas

I’m anti-gun bumpin', leave that shit to you bustas, nigga

Believe nothin' you hear

And half of what you see, don’t be influenced by fear

Cause these niggas be fear mongerin' big

These niggas be sellin' false images to these kids

These niggas don’t even own a fuckin' car or crib

But they’re always in the streets yellin', «Get it how you live»

You fuckin' with a cold double pedigree

Name another bitch ahead of me

Anything you can do, I can do better

And I can do everything

I can do, I can do everything

I can, I can do everything better

I can do everything

I can, I can do everything