{‘Political}
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Newscaster: “Recently there has been an emergence of socially
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Conscious and political rappers. It seems to be
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A new trend in the Hip-Hop world.”
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*DJ scratches sample* {‘Nas is a rebel to America!}3X*
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(Yeah, check it, uh)
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[Vers 1: Nas]
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Spot build-rocker, lil papa killed Hoffa
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Beard little longer, feel strong and Ill stop ya
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Drill sergeant, still thorough wheelbarrows of distilled vodka
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Get me real bonkers like Will Ferrell on cat tranquilizer
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Rap guys get bank and think they messiahs, but they liars
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Vote for who now? Youre red, white and blue?
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Im American too, but I aint with the presidents crew
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What you peddlin and who you peddlin to?
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You aint got the ghetto with you
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Tryna lead my sheep to the slaughterhouse
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Talkin bout +Rap the Vote+, you aint thought about
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The black vote mean nathan, who you gonna elect
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Satan or Satan? In the hood nothin is changin, uh
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We aint got no choices who to choose
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Ten-years ago they were tryin to stop our voices
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And end Hip-Hop, they some hypocrites
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Condoleeza Rice, I dont really get this chick
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Tell her if she really ever cared about poor schools
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About poor children, then she gotta prove that she
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Aint just another coon Uncle Tom fool
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Like these MCs, gotta give em the rules
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Lie to the youth, Uncle Tom you confused
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Might as well give the Hip-Hop community a noose
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Need a truce with the gangs and some food for the hungry
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On Kerry nuts, he look at you like a monkey
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You MCs on that old slavery path
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The Bushsll look at yo ass and laugh
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See, its all about community, lets help ourselves
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Cops brutalize us get dealt with with the shells
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Its our turn, its bout time we win
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Need somebody from the hood as my councilman, uh
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[Hook: Kelis, Nas]
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Yeah I think about this every day, thats the American Way, shit
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Yeah I think about this every day, thats the American Way, shit (Thats the American Way)
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Yeah I think about this every day, thats the American Way, shit
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Yeah I think about this every day, thats the American Way
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[Verse 2: Nas]
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Up in the steam room chillin, exfoliating the skin
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Israeli men conversatin on ends
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Probably businessmen, I sense good taste
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And they watch us, the spots an expensive place
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Manhattan New York, Im tryna keep steamin
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Its good for the lungs, had plans for the evening
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This man leans in, his boys laughing
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Now Im the spokesperson for Black men, this always happens
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Since all Black women care about is who got dough
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And all we do is call them either bitch or a black hoe
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I say first brotha you aint gotta be that cold
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Since you ignorant, Ima show you how the facts go
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The biggest examples in scandal of history
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Were Monica Lewinsky or Donald Trumps pimping spree
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Most women who love Givenchy or Gucci
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Are pretentious non-Black groupies or floozies
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But who are we to blame, not the dames
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Its a man-made game, in all essence our woman the same
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Beautiful creatures, Black girls birthed the earth
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So they deserve the Hermes purse
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Matter fact, Im about to go shopping with my dime
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Catch you cowards the next time, next rhyme, uh
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[Hook: Kelis, Nas]
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Yeah I think about this every day, thats the American Way, shit (Thats the American Way)
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Yeah I think about this every day, thats the American Way, shit (‘Cause thats the American Way)
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Yeah I think about this every day, thats the American Way, shit (What up, K, thats the American Way)
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Yeah I think about this every day, thats the American Way, shit (Ha, yeah, uh)
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[Verse 3: Kelis & Nas]
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I dont care about the runaways, I dont care about whos gay
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I dont care about dying of AIDS, but I care that I got paid
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Who even cares about the president?
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I think were making a mistake
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I dont care about the hurricane as long as my familys safe
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I dont care about the candidates, they burnt this country to bits
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Yeah I think about this everyday, thats the American Way (Uh)
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Can we make a change (Yeah), you know its not overnight
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Lets start the fight (And ya dont stop, uh)
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Can we make a change
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You know its not overnight (Yeah)
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Lets start the fight (Gyeah)
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Yeah I think about this everyday, thats the American Way
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{‘Nas is a rebel to America!}