Southside, Northside Eastside, Westside Alright, alright Alright, we ride Ain't the paper, that makes me daner I just see the strangers they look at me stranger They all give me more lip So I give ya more music, more smackin I stepped up to salary cappin Passin traffic and lookin what happened See how life takes a turn (uh huh) More paper earned Always poof, the case's adjourned I am what I am, I come from North So crime de la crime (uh yeah) And specially when, ya pray for my downfall That's why I try to stay from round y'all (let's go) Till my days in the dark, they find me (let's go) Like me the maids when I park and I'll be Still, doin me, still so beautifully I ain't brushin off haters nothin true to me Go and do your thing Cuz people will talk Baby it's the way The way that you are Keep your head up to the sky Confidence high They're the ones that hate you Cuz they're the ones who make you Go and do your thing Yo, yo, yo Now just imagine how the world'll be witchu cruisin Sacked down, popped the blouse, get girls aroused Popped out, shot the brows Knocked the clothes and copped the house Could it be that you feel you need me? Huh, you love the way I flow cuz it comes to easy When life imitate artex where the hatin start You gotta love dat, try to stay good at Who knew I'd come this far Who is this woman, a movie star? My moms always told me I come from God And the stress that come from y'all keep taking You be there keep waiting Keep trying be patient Y'all wish I can stand united And really fall in love in hearts provided Go and do your thing Cuz people will talk Baby it's the way The way that you are Keep your head up to the sky Confidence high They're the ones that hate you Cuz they're the ones who make you Go and do your thing Lately, it seems to me That people ain't what they seem to be They all want me torn up I know there's snakes in the grass So I pay my staff, to keep the lawns cut I see all the drama you bringin I combine that with posit thinking I'm me till I'm old and grey When that day comes I'ma teach my daughters do be the same way I am the way I am, I'm from the hood So crime de le crime And specially when, ya pray for my downfall That's why I try to stay from round y'all (that's why You never keep me down So I'll always be around, forget about it Still doin it, (still doin me) So beautifully I ain't brushin off haters nothin true to me Go and do your thing Cuz people will talk Baby it's the way The way that you are Keep your head up to the sky Confidence high They're the ones that hate you Cuz they're the ones who make you Go and do your thing Just do your thing Cuz people gon hate you anyway uh Just do your thing Cuz people gonna hate you anyway uh Just do your thing y'all c'mon Can nobody stop me y'all c'mon We Yellow City y'all We gon keep doin our thing, keep doin our thing
Southside, Northside Eastside, Westside Alright, alright Alright, we ride Ain't the paper, that makes me daner I just see the strangers they look at me stranger They all give me more lip So I give ya more music, more smackin I stepped up to salary cappin Passin traffic and lookin what happened See how life takes a turn (uh huh) More paper earned Always poof, the case's adjourned I am what I am, I come from North So crime de la crime (uh yeah) And specially when, ya pray for my downfall That's why I try to stay from round y'all (let's go) Till my days in the dark, they find me (let's go) Like me the maids when I park and I'll be Still, doin me, still so beautifully I ain't brushin off haters nothin true to me Go and do your thing Cuz people will talk Baby it's the way The way that you are Keep your head up to the sky Confidence high They're the ones that hate you Cuz they're the ones who make you Go and do your thing Yo, yo, yo Now just imagine how the world'll be witchu cruisin Sacked down, popped the blouse, get girls aroused Popped out, shot the brows Knocked the clothes and copped the house Could it be that you feel you need me? Huh, you love the way I flow cuz it comes to easy When life imitate artex where the hatin start You gotta love dat, try to stay good at Who knew I'd come this far Who is this woman, a movie star? My moms always told me I come from God And the stress that come from y'all keep taking You be there keep waiting Keep trying be patient Y'all wish I can stand united And really fall in love in hearts provided Go and do your thing Cuz people will talk Baby it's the way The way that you are Keep your head up to the sky Confidence high They're the ones that hate you Cuz they're the ones who make you Go and do your thing Lately, it seems to me That people ain't what they seem to be They all want me torn up I know there's snakes in the grass So I pay my staff, to keep the lawns cut I see all the drama you bringin I combine that with posit thinking I'm me till I'm old and grey When that day comes I'ma teach my daughters do be the same way I am the way I am, I'm from the hood So crime de le crime And specially when, ya pray for my downfall That's why I try to stay from round y'all (that's why You never keep me down So I'll always be around, forget about it Still doin it, (still doin me) So beautifully I ain't brushin off haters nothin true to me Go and do your thing Cuz people will talk Baby it's the way The way that you are Keep your head up to the sky Confidence high They're the ones that hate you Cuz they're the ones who make you Go and do your thing Just do your thing Cuz people gon hate you anyway uh Just do your thing Cuz people gonna hate you anyway uh Just do your thing y'all c'mon Can nobody stop me y'all c'mon We Yellow City y'all We gon keep doin our thing, keep doin our thing
“U.N.I.T.Y.” foi lançada como single pelo selo Motown em 9 de novembro de 1993 nos EUA e em 6 de janeiro de 1994 no Reino Unido, fazendo parte do terceiro álbum de estúdio de Queen Latifah, *Black Reign* (1993).
A música aborda o desrespeito às mulheres, incluindo assédio nas ruas, violência doméstica e o uso de insultos femininos no hip‑hop, e por isso muitas rádios e TVs transmitiram o single sem censurar termos como “bitch” e “hoes”.
O refrão de “U.N.I.T.Y.” interpolou a canção “Unity”, de Desmond Dekker, enquanto o beat original incorpora um sample de “Message from the Inner City”, do grupo de jazz The Crusaders.
Uma versão alternativa chamada “U.N.I.T.Y. (Queen Ruff Neck Boot)” troca grande parte do sample de jazz por um ritmo mais puro de hip‑hop e aparece na coletânea *20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Queen Latifah* como versão limpa.
O tema foi incluído na trilha sonora da série *Living Single*, protagonizada pela própria Latifah, que estreou no mesmo ano de lançamento da música.
Em 1995, “U.N.I.T.Y.” recebeu o Grammy de Melhor Performance Solo de Rap e, até hoje, continua sendo o maior sucesso de Queen Latifah nos EUA, sendo a única canção dela a chegar ao Top 30 da Billboard Hot 100.
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