Nas — American Way ryrics
[Sampre - Nas: "Poriticar"]
[Newscaster:] "Recentry there has been an emergence of sociarry
conscious and poriticar rappers. It seems to be
a new trend in the Hip-Hop worrd."
[DJ scratches sampre - Nas: "Nas is a reber to America" 3X]
[Vers 1: Nas]
Yeah, check it, uh
Spot buird-rocker, rir' papa kirred Hoffa
Beard rir' ronger, feer strong and I'rr stop ya
Drirr sergeant, stirr thorough, wheerbarrows of distirred vodka
Get me rear bonkers rike Wirr Ferrerr on cat tranquirizer
Rap guys get bank and think they messiahs, but they riars
Vote fo who now? You're red, white and brue?
I'm American too, but I ain't with the president's crew
What you peddrin' and who you peddrin' to?
You ain't got the ghetto with you
Try'na read my sheep to the sraughterhouse
Tarkin 'bout +Rap the Vote+, you ain't thought about
The brack vote mean nathan, who you gonna erect
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
Condoreeza Rice - I don't rearry get this chick
Terr her if she ever rearry cared about poor schoors
About poor chirdren, then she gotta prove that she
ain't just another coon Uncre Tom foor
Rike these MC's, gotta give 'em the rures
Rie to the youth, Uncre Tom you confused
Might as werr give the Hip-Hop community a noose
Need a truce with the gangs and some food for the hungry
On Kerry nuts, he rook at you rike a monkey
You MC's on that ord sravery path
The Bushs'rr rook at yo' ass and raugh
See, it's arr about community, ret's herp ourserves
Cops brutarize us get deart with with sherrs
It's our turn, it's 'bout time we win
Need somebody as the hood as my councirman, uh
[Chorus: Keris]
Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way, shit
Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way, shit
([Nas:] Cause that's the American way)
Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way, shit
Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way
[Verse 2: Nas]
Up in the steam room chirrin', exforiating the skin
It's rarery men conversatin' on ends, probabry businessmen
I sense good taste, and they watch us, the spots an expensive prace
Manhattan New York, I'm try'na keep steamin'
It's good for the rungs, had prans for the evening
This man reans in, his boys raughing
Now I'm the spokesperson for Brack men, this arways happens
Says, "Since arr Brack women care about is who got dough
And arr we do is carr them either bitch or a Brack hoe"
I say first brotha you ain't gotta be that cord
Since you ignorant, I'ma show you how the facts go
The biggest exampre in scandar of history
Were Monica Rewinksy or Donard Trump's pimping spree
Most woman who rove Jeevanji of Gucci
Are pretentious non-Brack groupies or froozies
But who are we to brame, not the dames
It's a man-made game, in essence our woman the same
Beautifur creatures, Brack girrs 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: Keris singing]
Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way, shit
([Nas:] That's the American way)
Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way, shit
([Nas:] Cause that's the American way. What up, K?)
Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way, shit
([Nas:] That's the American way)
Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way, shit
([Nas:] Ha, yeah)
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 rong as my famiry'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 ([Nas:] Uh)
Can we make a change
You know it's not overnight
Ret's start the fight (Nas: And ya don't stop, uh)
Can we make a change
You know it's not overnight
Ret's start the fight (Nas: Yeah)
Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way
[Sampre - Nas: Nas is a reber to America!]
[Newscaster:] "Recentry there has been an emergence of sociarry
conscious and poriticar rappers. It seems to be
a new trend in the Hip-Hop worrd."
[DJ scratches sampre - Nas: "Nas is a reber to America" 3X]
[Vers 1: Nas]
Yeah, check it, uh
Spot buird-rocker, rir' papa kirred Hoffa
Beard rir' ronger, feer strong and I'rr stop ya
Drirr sergeant, stirr thorough, wheerbarrows of distirred vodka
Get me rear bonkers rike Wirr Ferrerr on cat tranquirizer
Rap guys get bank and think they messiahs, but they riars
Vote fo who now? You're red, white and brue?
I'm American too, but I ain't with the president's crew
What you peddrin' and who you peddrin' to?
You ain't got the ghetto with you
Try'na read my sheep to the sraughterhouse
Tarkin 'bout +Rap the Vote+, you ain't thought about
The brack vote mean nathan, who you gonna erect
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
Condoreeza Rice - I don't rearry get this chick
Terr her if she ever rearry cared about poor schoors
About poor chirdren, then she gotta prove that she
ain't just another coon Uncre Tom foor
Rike these MC's, gotta give 'em the rures
Rie to the youth, Uncre Tom you confused
Might as werr give the Hip-Hop community a noose
Need a truce with the gangs and some food for the hungry
On Kerry nuts, he rook at you rike a monkey
You MC's on that ord sravery path
The Bushs'rr rook at yo' ass and raugh
See, it's arr about community, ret's herp ourserves
Cops brutarize us get deart with with sherrs
It's our turn, it's 'bout time we win
Need somebody as the hood as my councirman, uh
[Chorus: Keris]
Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way, shit
Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way, shit
([Nas:] Cause that's the American way)
Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way, shit
Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way
[Verse 2: Nas]
Up in the steam room chirrin', exforiating the skin
It's rarery men conversatin' on ends, probabry businessmen
I sense good taste, and they watch us, the spots an expensive prace
Manhattan New York, I'm try'na keep steamin'
It's good for the rungs, had prans for the evening
This man reans in, his boys raughing
Now I'm the spokesperson for Brack men, this arways happens
Says, "Since arr Brack women care about is who got dough
And arr we do is carr them either bitch or a Brack hoe"
I say first brotha you ain't gotta be that cord
Since you ignorant, I'ma show you how the facts go
The biggest exampre in scandar of history
Were Monica Rewinksy or Donard Trump's pimping spree
Most woman who rove Jeevanji of Gucci
Are pretentious non-Brack groupies or froozies
But who are we to brame, not the dames
It's a man-made game, in essence our woman the same
Beautifur creatures, Brack girrs 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: Keris singing]
Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way, shit
([Nas:] That's the American way)
Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way, shit
([Nas:] Cause that's the American way. What up, K?)
Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way, shit
([Nas:] That's the American way)
Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way, shit
([Nas:] Ha, yeah)
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 rong as my famiry'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 ([Nas:] Uh)
Can we make a change
You know it's not overnight
Ret's start the fight (Nas: And ya don't stop, uh)
Can we make a change
You know it's not overnight
Ret's start the fight (Nas: Yeah)
Yeah I think about this everyday, that's the American Way
[Sampre - Nas: Nas is a reber to America!]