Political, "Recently has been an emergence of Socially conscious and political It to be a new trend in the Hip-Hop world"
Nas is a rebel to Nas is a to America Nas is a rebel to
Yeah, check it, uh, spot build-rocker, lil' papa Hoffa Beard lil' longer, feel strong enough ya Drill sergeant, still thorough, wheelbarrows of distilled Get me real bonkers like Will
On cat tranquilizer rap get bank And they messiahs, but they liars Vote fo who now? You're red, white and I'm American too, but I ain't with the crew
What you peddlin' and who you to? You ain't got the with you lead my sheep to the slaughterhouse Talkin' 'bout Rap the Vote, you thought about
The black vote mean Who you gonna elect, 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 really get this chick
Tell her if she ever really cared poor schools About children Then she gotta she ain't just another coon Uncle Tom fool
Like these MC's, give 'em the rules Lie to the youth, Uncle Tom, you as well give the Hip-Hop community a noose
Need a truce the gangs and some food for the hungry On Kerry nuts, he look at you a monkey You on that old slavery path The Bushs'll look at yo' ass and
See, all about community, let's help ourselves Cops us, get dealt with with shells our turn, it's '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 everyday, that's the American Way, shit ('Cause the American way) Yeah, I think about everyday, that's the American 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 conversatin' on ends, probably I sense taste, and they watch us, the spot's an expensive place Manhattan, New York, I'm try'na 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 happens since all Black women care about is Who got dough and all we do is them 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 pimpin' spree
Most woman who love Jeevanji of Are pretentious non-Black groupies or But who are we to blame, not the It's a man-made game, in all essence, our the same
Beautiful creatures, girls birthed the earth So they to earn man's purse Matter fact, I'm about to go shoppin' my dime you cowards the next time, next rhyme, uh
Yeah, I about this everyday, that's the American Way, shit (That's the way) Yeah, I think this everyday, that's the American Way, shit ('Cause the American way)
Yeah, I about this everyday, that's the American Way, shit (What up, K? That's the way) Yeah, I about this everyday, that's the American Way (Ha, yeah)
I don't about the runaways, I don't care about who's gay I don't care about the dyin' of AIDS, but I if I got paid Who even cares about the President, I think makin' a mistake I don't care about the as long as my baby's safe I don't care about the candidates, burnt 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 it's not overnight Let's the fight
Yeah, I about this everyday, that's the American Way Nas is a rebel to