American Way (feat. Kelis)

Political, "Recently there has been an emergence of
 Socially conscious and political rappers
 It seems to be a new trend in the Hip-Hop world"
 Nas is a rebel to America
 Nas is a rebel to America
 Nas is a rebel to America
 Yeah, check it, uh, spot build-rocker, lil' papa killed Hoffa
 Beard lil' longer, feel strong enough 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 from the hood as my councilman, uh
 Yeah, I think about this everyday, that's the American way
 Yeah, I think about this everyday, that's the American way
 (That's the American way)
 Yeah, I think about this everyday, that's the American way
 Yeah, I think about this everyday, that's the American Way
 Up in the steam room chillin', Ex foliating the skin
 It's rarely men conversatin' on ends, probably businessmen
 I sense good taste, and they watch us, the spot's an expensive place
 Manhattan, New York, I'm try'na keep steamin', it's good for the lungs
 Had plans for the evenin', this man leans in, his boy's laughin'
 Now I'm the spokesperson for Black men
 This always happens since all Black women care about is
 Who got dough and all we do is call them either b- 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 Lewinsky or Donald Trump's pimpin' 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 all 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 shoppin' with my dime
 Catch you cowards the next time, next rhyme, uh
 Yeah, I think about this everyday, that's the American way
 (That's the American way)
 Yeah, I think about this everyday, that's the American way
 ('Cause that's the American way)
 Yeah, I think about this everyday, that's the American way
 (What up, K? That's the American way)
 Yeah, I think about this everyday, that's the American way
 (Ha, yeah)
 I don't care about the runaways, I don't care about who's gay
 I don't care about the dyin' of AIDS, but I care if I got paid
 Who even cares about the President, I think we're makin' a mistake
 I don't care about the hurricane as long as my baby's safe
 I don't care about the candidates, they burnt this country into 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, uh)
 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
 Nas is a rebel to America