Political, "Recently there has been an of conscious and political rappers It seems to be a new trend in the world"
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Yeah, check it, uh, build-rocker, lil' papa killed Hoffa Beard lil' longer, feel strong enough ya Drill sergeant, thorough, wheelbarrows of distilled vodka Get me real bonkers like Will
On cat rap guys get bank And think they messiahs, but they Vote fo who now? red, white and blue I'm too, but I ain't with the President's crew
What you and who you peddlin' to? You ain't got the ghetto you Try'na lead my sheep to the Talkin' 'bout Rap the Vote, you ain't about
The black vote mean Who you elect, Satan or Satan? In the hood, is changin', uh We ain't got no
Who to choose, ten years ago they were tryin' to stop our And end Hip-Hop, some hypocrites Condoleeza Rice, I don't really get this
Tell her if she ever really cared about schools About children Then she prove That she ain't just coon Uncle Tom fool
these MC's, gotta give 'em the rules Lie to the youth, Uncle Tom, you Might as well give the Hip-Hop community a
Need a truce the gangs and some food for the hungry On Kerry nuts, he look at you a monkey You MC's on that old path The Bushs'll look at yo' ass and
See, it's all about community, help ourselves Cops us, get dealt with with shells It's our turn, 'bout time we win Need from the hood as my councilman, uh
Yeah, I think about this everyday, the American Way, shit Yeah, I think about this everyday, that's the Way, shit ('Cause the American way) Yeah, I about this everyday, that's the American Way, shit Yeah, I think about this everyday, that's the Way
Up in the steam chillin', ex foliating the skin It's rarely men conversatin' on ends, businessmen I good taste, and they watch us, the spot's an expensive place Manhattan, New York, I'm keep steamin', it's good for the lungs
Had plans for the evenin', this man leans in, his boy's Now I'm the for Black men This always happens since all Black women about is Who got dough and all we do is call either bitch or a Black hoe
I say brotha, you ain't gotta be that cold Since you ignorant, I'ma you how the facts go The biggest example in of history Were Monica Lewinsky or Donald Trump's spree
Most woman who love of Gucci Are pretentious groupies or floozies But who are we to blame, not the It's a man-made game, in all essence, our the same
Beautiful creatures, black girls birthed the So deserve to earn man's purse Matter fact, I'm about to go shoppin' my dime Catch you cowards the next time, rhyme, uh
Yeah, I think about this everyday, the American Way, shit (That's the way) Yeah, I think about this everyday, that's the American Way, ('Cause that's the way)
Yeah, I think about everyday, that's the American Way, shit (What up, K? That's the way) Yeah, I think about everyday, that's the American Way (Ha, yeah)
I don't care the runaways, I don't care about who's gay I don't care the dyin' of AIDS, but I care if I got paid Who even cares about the President, I think we're makin' a I don't care about the hurricane as long as my safe I don't care about the candidates, they this country into bits
Yeah, I think about everyday, that's the American Way Can we a change, you know it's not overnight Let's the fight (And ya stop, uh) Can we a change, you know it's not overnight start the fight
Yeah, I about this everyday, that's the American Way Nas is a rebel to