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