American Way
作词 : Clinton, Fareed, Jones, Rogers ...
[Newscaster:] "Recently there has been an emergence of socially
conscious and political rappers. It seems to be
a new trend in the Hip-Hop world."
[DJ scratches sample - Nas: "Nas is a rebel to America" 3X]
[Vers 1: Nas]
Yeah, check it, uh
Spot build-rocker, lil' papa killed Hoffa
Beard lil' longer, feel strong and I'll stop ya
Drill sergeant, still thorough, wheelbarrows of distilled vodka
Get me real bonkers like Will Ferrell on cat tranquilizer
Rap guys get bank and think they messiahs, but they liars
Vote fo who now? You're red, white and blue?
I'm American too, but I ain't with the president's crew
What you peddlin' and who you peddlin' to?
You ain't got the ghetto with you
Try'na lead my sheep to the slaughterhouse
Talkin 'bout +Rap the Vote+, you ain't thought about
The black vote mean nathan, who you gonna elect
Satan or Satan? In the hood nothin is changin, uh
We ain't got no choices who to choose
Ten-years ago they were tryin to stop our voices
And end Hip-Hop, they some hypocrites
Condoleeza Rice - I don't really get this chick
Tell her if she ever really cared about poor schools
About poor children, then she gotta prove that she
ain't just another coon Uncle Tom fool
Like these MC's, gotta give 'em the rules
Lie to the youth, Uncle Tom you confused
Might as well give the Hip-Hop community a noose
Need a truce with the gangs and some food for the hungry
On Kerry nuts, he look at you like a monkey
You MC's on that old slavery path
The Bushs'll look at yo' ass and laugh
See, it's all about community, let's help ourselves
Cops brutalize us get dealt with with shells
It's our turn, it's 'bout time we win
Need somebody as the hood as my councilman, uh
[Chorus: Kelis]
Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way, ****
Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way, ****
Cause that's the American
Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way, ****
Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way
[Verse 2: Nas]
Up in the steam room chillin', exfoliating the skin
It's rarely men conversatin' on ends, probably businessmen
I sense good taste, and they watch us, the spots an expensive place
Manhattan New York, I'm try'na keep steamin'
It's good for the lungs, had plans for the evening
This man leans in, his boys laughing
Now I'm the spokesperson for Black men, this always happens
Says, "Since all Black women care about is who got dough
And all we do is call them either ***** or a Black hoe"
I say first brotha you ain't gotta be that cold
Since you ignorant, I'ma show you how the facts go
The biggest example in scandal of history
Were Monica Lewinksy or Donald Trump's pimping spree
Most woman who love Jeevanji of Gucci
Are pretentious non-Black groupies or floozies
But who are we to blame, not the dames
It's a man-made game, in essence our woman the same
Beautiful creatures, Black girls birthed the earth
So they deserve to earn man's purse
Matter fact, I'm about to go shopping with my dime
Catch you cowards the next time, the next rhyme, uh
[Chorus: Kelis singing]
Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way, ****
That's the American
Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way, ****
Cause that's the American way. What up,
Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way, ****
That's the American
Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way, ****
Ha,
I don't care about the runaways
I don't care about who's gay
I don't care about dying of AIDS
But I care if I got paid
Who even cares about the president?
I think they're making a mistake
I don't care about the hurricane
As long as my family's safe
I don't care about the candidates
They burnt this country to bits
Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way
Can we make a change
You know it's not overnight
Let's start the fight And ya don't stop,
Can we make a change
You know it's not overnight
Let's start the fight
Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way
[Sample - Nas: Nas is a rebel to America!]
American WayLRC歌词
[00:00.000] 作词 : Clinton, Fareed, Jones, Rogers ...
[00:05.29][Newscaster:] "Recently there has been an emergence of socially
[00:07.66]conscious and political rappers. It seems to be
[00:11.22]a new trend in the Hip-Hop world."
[00:13.54][DJ scratches sample - Nas: "Nas is a rebel to America" 3X]
[00:20.10]
[00:25.54][Vers 1: Nas]
[00:27.60]Yeah, check it, uh
[00:28.54]Spot build-rocker, lil' papa killed Hoffa
[00:29.72]Beard lil' longer, feel strong and I'll stop ya
[00:31.73]Drill sergeant, still thorough, wheelbarrows of distilled vodka
[00:35.22]Get me real bonkers like Will Ferrell on cat tranquilizer
[00:38.85]Rap guys get bank and think they messiahs, but they liars
[00:41.97]Vote fo who now? You're red, white and blue?
[00:44.60]I'm American too, but I ain't with the president's crew
[00:46.60]What you peddlin' and who you peddlin' to?
[00:48.97]You ain't got the ghetto with you
[00:50.60]Try'na lead my sheep to the slaughterhouse
[00:52.79]Talkin 'bout +Rap the Vote+, you ain't thought about
[00:55.66]The black vote mean nathan, who you gonna elect
[00:57.66]Satan or Satan? In the hood nothin is changin, uh
[01:00.48]We ain't got no choices who to choose
[01:02.60]Ten-years ago they were tryin to stop our voices
[01:04.91]And end Hip-Hop, they some hypocrites
[01:07.10]Condoleeza Rice - I don't really get this chick
[01:09.91]Tell her if she ever really cared about poor schools
[01:12.16]About poor children, then she gotta prove that she
[01:15.10]ain't just another coon Uncle Tom fool
[01:17.35]Like these MC's, gotta give 'em the rules
[01:19.79]Lie to the youth, Uncle Tom you confused
[01:21.73]Might as well give the Hip-Hop community a noose
[01:24.29]Need a truce with the gangs and some food for the hungry
[01:27.10]On Kerry nuts, he look at you like a monkey
[01:29.54]You MC's on that old slavery path
[01:31.10]The Bushs'll look at yo' ass and laugh
[01:33.35]See, it's all about community, let's help ourselves
[01:36.54]Cops brutalize us get dealt with with shells
[01:39.48]It's our turn, it's 'bout time we win
[01:41.47]Need somebody as the hood as my councilman, uh
[01:44.35][Chorus: Kelis]
[01:45.16]Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way, ****
[01:48.66]Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way, ****
[01:52.04]Cause that's the American
[01:54.10]Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way, ****
[01:58.35]Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way
[02:01.99][Verse 2: Nas]
[02:02.81]Up in the steam room chillin', exfoliating the skin
[02:05.37]It's rarely men conversatin' on ends, probably businessmen
[02:07.74]
[02:08.84]I sense good taste, and they watch us, the spots an expensive place
[02:12.27]Manhattan New York, I'm try'na keep steamin'
[02:15.27]It's good for the lungs, had plans for the evening
[02:17.46]This man leans in, his boys laughing
[02:19.40]Now I'm the spokesperson for Black men, this always happens
[02:22.90]Says, "Since all Black women care about is who got dough
[02:25.27]And all we do is call them either ***** or a Black hoe"
[02:28.40]I say first brotha you ain't gotta be that cold
[02:30.15]Since you ignorant, I'ma show you how the facts go
[02:32.03]The biggest example in scandal of history
[02:34.52]Were Monica Lewinksy or Donald Trump's pimping spree
[02:37.03]Most woman who love Jeevanji of Gucci
[02:40.02]Are pretentious non-Black groupies or floozies
[02:42.21]But who are we to blame, not the dames
[02:44.65]It's a man-made game, in essence our woman the same
[02:47.02]Beautiful creatures, Black girls birthed the earth
[02:49.09]So they deserve to earn man's purse
[02:51.46]Matter fact, I'm about to go shopping with my dime
[02:53.78]Catch you cowards the next time, the next rhyme, uh
[02:57.09][Chorus: Kelis singing]
[02:58.28]Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way, ****
[03:00.59]That's the American
[03:01.78]Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way, ****
[03:04.59]Cause that's the American way. What up,
[03:08.40]Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way, ****
[03:10.84]That's the American
[03:12.02]Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way, ****
[03:14.72]Ha,
[03:16.65]I don't care about the runaways
[03:18.28]I don't care about who's gay
[03:20.09]I don't care about dying of AIDS
[03:22.65]But I care if I got paid
[03:24.90]Who even cares about the president?
[03:26.22]
[03:26.91]I think they're making a mistake
[03:29.98]I don't care about the hurricane
[03:32.41]As long as my family's safe
[03:34.60]I don't care about the candidates
[03:36.35]
[03:37.44]They burnt this country to bits
[03:39.70]Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way
[03:45.38]
[03:46.13]Can we make a change
[03:47.88]You know it's not overnight
[03:50.26]Let's start the fight And ya don't stop,
[03:54.51]Can we make a change
[03:56.95]You know it's not overnight
[03:59.89]Let's start the fight
[04:03.88]Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way
[04:07.01][Sample - Nas: Nas is a rebel to America!]
[04:08.45]
