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 rebel to Nas is a rebel to Nas is a to America
Yeah, check it, uh, build-rocker, lil' papa killed Hoffa Beard lil' longer, feel strong stop ya sergeant, still thorough, wheelbarrows of distilled vodka Get me real bonkers Will Ferrell
On cat tranquilizer rap get bank And think they messiahs, but they Vote fo who now? You're red, and blue I'm American too, but I ain't the President's crew
What you peddlin' and who you to? You ain't got the ghetto you Try'na my sheep to the slaughterhouse Talkin' 'bout Rap the Vote, you ain't thought
The black vote Nathan Who you gonna elect, or Satan? In the hood, is changin', uh We ain't got no
Who to choose, ten ago they were tryin' to stop our voices And end Hip-Hop, they hypocrites Condoleeza Rice, I don't get this chick
Tell her if she ever really cared about schools About children she gotta prove That she ain't another coon Uncle Tom fool
Like these MC's, gotta give 'em the Lie to the youth, Tom, you confused as well give the Hip-Hop community a noose
Need a truce with the gangs and food for the hungry On Kerry nuts, he at you like a monkey You MC's on that old slavery The Bushs'll look at yo' ass and
See, all about community, let's help ourselves Cops brutalize us, get with with shells our turn, it's 'bout time we win Need somebody from the as my councilman, uh
Yeah, I about this everyday, that's the American Way, shit Yeah, I think about this everyday, that's the Way, shit ('Cause that's the way) Yeah, I think about this everyday, that's the Way, shit Yeah, I think this everyday, that's the American Way
Up in the steam room chillin', ex the skin It's rarely men conversatin' on ends, businessmen I sense good taste, and they watch us, the an expensive place Manhattan, New York, I'm try'na steamin', it's good for the lungs
Had plans for the evenin', man leans in, his boy's laughin' Now I'm the for Black men This always since all Black women care about is Who got and all we do is call them either bitch or a Black hoe
I say first brotha, you ain't be that cold Since you ignorant, show you how the facts go The biggest example in of history Were Monica or Donald Trump's pimpin' spree
Most 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 with my dime Catch you cowards the next time, rhyme, uh
Yeah, I about this everyday, that's the American Way, shit (That's the way) Yeah, I think about this everyday, the American Way, shit ('Cause that's the way)
Yeah, I about this everyday, that's the American Way, shit (What up, K? That's the way) Yeah, I think this everyday, that's the American Way (Ha, yeah)
I don't care about the runaways, I don't about who's gay I don't care about the dyin' of AIDS, but I if I got paid Who even cares the President, I think we're makin' a mistake I don't about the hurricane as long as my baby's safe I don't care the candidates, they burnt this country into bits
Yeah, I think about everyday, that's the American Way Can we make a change, you it's not overnight Let's start the (And ya stop, uh) Can we a change, you know it's not overnight start the fight
Yeah, I think about this everyday, the American Way Nas is a to America