The American Dream Project

1. The American Dream Project By: Monique Johnson

2. Hook - Mary J. Blige]Runaway love Runaway love Runaway love Runaway love Runaway love Runaway love Runaway love Runaway love[Verse 1 - Ludacris]Now little Lisa is only 9 years oldShe's trying to figure out why the world is so coldWhy she's all alone and ain't never met her familyMama's always gone and she never met her daddyPart of her is missing and nobody will listenMama is on drugs getting high up in the kitchenBringing home men at different hours of the nightStarting with some laughs -- usually ending in a fightSneaking in her room while her mama's knocked outTrying to have his way and little Lisa says 'ouch'She tries to resist but then all he does is beat herTries to tell her mom but her mama don't believe herLisa is stuck up in the world on her ownForced to think that hell is a place called homeNothing else to do but get some clothes and packShe says she's 'bout to run away and never come back.[Hook - Mary J. Blige]Runaway love [x8] [Verse 3 - Ludacris]Little Erica is eleven years oldShe's steady trying to figure why the world is so coldSo she pops x to get rid of all the painPlus she's having sex with a boy who's sixteenEmotions run deep and she thinks she's in loveSo there's no protection he's using no gloveNever thinking 'bout the consequences of her actionsLiving for today and not tomorrow's satisfactionThe days go by and her belly gets bigThe father bails out he ain't ready for a kidKnowing her mama will blow it all outta proportionPlus she lives poor so no money for abortionErica is stuck up in the world on her ownForced to think that hell is a place called homeNothing else to do but get her clothes and packShe say she's about to run away and never come back. Runaway love by Ludacris • [Hook - Mary J. Blige]Runaway love [x8]Verse 2 - Ludacris]Little Nicole is only 10 years oldShe's steady trying to figure why the world is so coldWhy she's not pretty and nobody seems to like herAlcoholic step-dad always wanna strike herYells and abuses, leaves her with some bruisesTeachers ask questions she making up excusesBleeding on the inside, crying on the outIt's only one girl really knows what she aboutHer name is lil Stacy and they become friendsPromise that they always be tight 'til the endUntil one day lil Stacy gets shotA drive by bullet went stray up on her blockNow Nicole stuck up in the world on her ownForced to think that hell is a place called homeNothing else to do but get her clothes and packShe says she's 'bout to run away and never come back.[Hook - Mary J. Blige]Runaway love [x8] This song is about how young females that live in the ghetto or hood and how they don’t have a silver spoon in their mouth. How they get pregnant or how they don’t feel loved.

3. [Verse: 1]Pull up your pants(Just Like Em')Take out the trash(Just Like Em')getting ya cash like em'Fast like em'Girl you outta act like ya dig(What I'm talkin' bout')Security codes on everythingVibrate so your phone don't ever ring(Joint Account)And another one he don't know about[Hook]Wish we could switch up the rolesAnd I could be that...Tell you I love youBut when you call I never get backWould you ask them questions like me?...Like where you be at?Cause I'm out 4 in the morningOn the corner rollingDoing my own thingOh[Chorus]What if I?...Had a thing on the side?Made ya cry?Would the rules change up?...Or would they still apply?...If I played you like a toy?...Sometimes I wish I could act like a boy[Guy Chopped & Screwed Voice]Can't be getting mad!What You Mad?Can't Handle that!Can't be getting mad!What you mad?Can't handle that! [Guy Chopped & Screwed Voice]Can't be getting mad!What You Mad?Can't Handle that!Can't be getting mad!What you mad?Can't handle that!Can't be getting mad!What you mad?Can't handle that!Can't be getting mad!What you mad?Can't handle that![Bridge]If I was always goneWith the sun getting home(Would Ya Like That?)Told you I was with my crewWhen I knew it wasn't true(Would Ya Like That?)If I act like youWalk A mile off in yo shoes(Would Ya Like That?)I'm messing with your head againDose of your own medicine[Chorus]What if I?...Had a thing on the side?Made ya cry?Would the rules change up?...Or would they still apply?...If I played you like a toy?...Sometimes I wish I could act like a boy[Guy Chopped & Screwed Voice]Can't be getting mad!What You Mad?Can't Handle that!Can't be getting mad!What you mad?Can't handle that!Can't be getting mad!What you mad?Can't handle that!Can't be getting mad!What you mad?Can't handle that! Like a boy by Ciara • [Music Plays][Outro]If I played you...Would yo like that?Had friends...Would you like that?never call?Would you like that?Hell nawYou wouldn't like thatNo![Half-Chorus]What if I made ya cry!Would they still apply!What if I...If I played you like a toySometimes I wish I could act • like a boy! • [Verse: 2]Girl go head and be...(Just Like Em')Go run the streets(Just Like Em')come home late say sleep like em'Creep like em'Front with ya friendsAct hard when you're with em' like em'(What)Keep a straight face when ya tell a lieAlways keep an air-tight alibi(Keep Him In The Dark)What he don't know won't break his heart[Hook]Wish we could switch up the rolesAnd I could be that...Tell you I love youBut when you call I never get backWould you ask them questions like me?...Like where you be at?Cause I'm out 4 in the morningOn the corner rollingDoing my own thingYea[Chorus]What if I?...Had a thing on the side?Made ya cry?Would the rules change up?...Or would they still apply?...If I played you like a toy?...Sometimes I wish I could act like a boy In this song ciara is talking about how men sometimes mistreat women. And how they feel its wrong for us to give them payback. Like they can do it and we can’t.

4. [Kanye West]Like we always do at this timeI go for mine, I got to shineNow throw your hands up in the skyI g-go for mine, I got to shineNow throw your hands up in the sky[T-Pain]I'ma get on this TV mama, I'maI'ma put shit downHey, hey, hey, hey, hey, heyHey, I'm good[Verse 1 Kanye West]Welcome to the good lifeWhere niggaz that sell Dwon't even get pulled over in they new VThe good life, let's go on a living' spreeShit they say the best things in life are freeThe good life, it feel like AtlantaIt feel like L.A., it feel like MiamiIt feel like N.Y., summertime Chi, ahh(Now throw your hands up in the sky)So I roll through good Homie, tell me what's goodWhy I only got a problem when you in the hoodLike I'm new in the hood, the only thing I wish?(I wish a nigga would)He probably think he could, but, butI don't think he should50 told me go 'head switch the style upAnd if they hate then let 'em hateAnd watch the money pile up, the good life[Hook]Now I, I go for mine, I got to shineNow throw your hands up in the skyNow I, I go for mine, I got to shineNow throw your hands up in the sky Good life by Kanye West Y'all pop the trunk, I pop the hood, FerrariAnd she got the goodsAnd she got that ass, I got to look, sorryYo it's got to be cause I'm seasonedHaters give me them salty looks, Lawry's50 told me go 'head switch the style upAnd if they hate then let 'em hateAnd watch the money pile up, the good life[Hook]Now I, I go for mine, I got to shineNow throw your hands up in the skyNow I, I go for mine, I got to shineNow throw your hands up in the sky[T-Pain]I'ma get on this TV mama, I'maI'ma put shit downHey, hey, hey, hey, hey, heyHey, I'm good[Verse 2 Kanye West]Welcome to the good lifeWhere we like the girls who ain't on TVCause they got more (Ass than the models)The good life, so keep it coming' with the bottlesTill she feel boozed like she bombed out ApolloThe good life, it feel like HoustonIt feel like Philly, it feel like D.C.It feel like VA, or the Bay, or YeAyy, this is the good life • Verse 3]Have you ever popped champagne on a planeWhile getting' some brainWhipped it out, she said "I never seen snakes on a plane"Whether you broke or rich you gotta get bizHaving' money's the everything that having' it isI was splurging' on trizzBut when I get my card back activatedI'm back to Vegas causeI always had a passion for flashing' before I had itI close my eyes and imagine, the good life[T-Pain]Is the good life better than the life I liveWhen I thought that I was gonna go crazyAnd now my grandmamma ain't the only girl calling me babyAnd if you feeling' me now then put your hands up in the skyAnd let me hear you say hey, hey, hey, oohI'm good This song is about how everyone wants to life the good life and they want to have money and life rich. How they came up from nothin to live the good life.

5. [AKON]Im steady tryna find a motive,Why do what I do?,Freedom aint gettin no closer,No matter how far I go,My car is stolen, no registration,Cops patrolin, and now they done stop me,And I get locked up,[Chorus]They won't let me out, they won't let me out, (I'm locked up)They won't let me out no, they wont let me out, (I'm locked up)They won't let me out, they won't let me out, (I'm locked up)They won't let me out no, they won't let me out[Akon]Headin up town to re-up,Back with a couple keys,Corner blocks on fire,Under covers dressed as feens,Makin so much money,Products movin' fast,Put away the stash,And as I sold the last bag fucked around and got locked up[CHORUS]They won't let me out, they won't let me out, (my nigga I'm locked up)They won't let me out no, they wont let me out, (I got locked up)They won't let me out, they won't let me out, (baby girl I'm locked up)They won't let me out no, they won't let me out Cuz visitation no longer comes by,Seems like they forgot about me,Commissary is getting empty,My cell mates getting food without me,Can't wait to get out and move forward with my life,Got a family that loves me and wants me to do rightBut instead I'm here locked up[CHORUS]They won't let me out, they won't let me out,(ohhh I'm locked up)They won't let me out no, they wont let me out,(my nigga I'm locked up)They won't let me out, they won't let me out, (I'm locked up)They won't let me out no, they won't let me outMaybe a visit (they won't let me out)Send me some magazines (they won't let me out)Send me some money orders (they won't let me out, no)Maybe a visit baby (they won't let me out)Cuz I'm locked up, they won't let me out.Wheres my lawyer? (they won't let me out)I'm locked up, they won't let me out, no.Get me outta here (they won't let me out)I'm locked up, they won't let me out, they won't let me out.Baby Im locked up they won't let me out, noWhere's my niggaz?On the lock-down.Damn, I'm locked up, they won't let me out.I'm locked up, they won't let me out.Ohhh... they won't let me out.Can you please accept my phone calls?Cuz I'm locked up, locked up, locked up. Locked up by Akon This song is about how some people hang around the wrong people and get locked up and put into prison even tho they have people who love them and want them to do right. they just hang around the same people and do the wrong things.

6. S.E.X. Eh yo younow see most cats, would take advantage of you right nowbut I ain't gone do that yoI’ma give you the game, rightI’ma give it to you becauseI would want somebody to give my little girl the gamewhen she done found her s.e.xLife’s a tripvirgin just turned 17 and finally got some hipshustlers on the block go crazy when you lick ya lipsbut they just want relationthey don’t want relationship(welcome to the real world)it ain’t the samefellas old enough to be ya daddy know ya nameeverybody's talking’ ‘bout how much that girl done changedcan’t quite put ya finger on itbut you feelin’ strangelike it's fire in your veins(Chorus)Girl it’s just yours.e.x.mama's secretand daddy gone go crazy when he finds out that his baby’s found hers.e.x.take a deep breathand think before you let it go (let it go)the block is packedbaby gotta attitude and proud to holla backmomma’s givin’ advice but she ain’t tryna hear thatnot because it's wrong, just her delivery is wack(shay get ya behind in this house, if I see you with another boy, I swear)life is rough,you say that you’re not ready for sex, but you’re in lovehe says if you’d really loved him, you would give it upmama says that’s just a line guys use to get ya stuffwhich one will you trust? Girl it’s just yours.e.x.mama's secretand daddy gone go crazy when he finds out that his baby’s found hers.e.x.take a deep breathand think before you let it go (let it go)Eh yo Lyfe, she may take it better coming from a woman (give it to her)see he’ll tell you all kind of things to get in your pants, yeahbaby it’s a fact, that once it’s gone (it's gone) you’ll never get it back (never get it back)hold on, to your innocenceuse your common senseyou’re worth waiting for (you’re worth waiting for)be stronghoney don’t give inblessing come with patienceuntil we meet again, I’m praying, for you(Chorus)girl it’s just yours.e.x.mama's secretand daddy gone go crazy when he finds out that his baby’s found hers.e.x.take a deep breathand think before you let it go (let it go) S.E.X by Lyfe Jennings • I Chose this song because it explains one of the difficult decisions most teens are faced with from day to day. Some females are mislead by men who are older than they are and made to believe that they are in love, but the truth is the man only wants to be with her for sex.

7. "Minority Report" (feat. Ne-Yo) [Intro: News Excerpts] The damage here along the gulf coast is catastrophic. There's a frantic effort under way tonight to find survivors. There are an uncounted number of the dead tonight... People are being forced to live like animals... We are desperate... No one says the federal government is doing a good job.. And hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people... No water, I fought my country for years.. We need help, we really need help.. In Baghdad, they they drop, they air drop water, food to people..why cant they do that to their own people? The same idiots that can't get water into a major American city in less than three days are trying to win a war... [Verse 1 - Jay-Z] People was poor before the hurricane came But the down pour poured is like when Mary J. sang Every day it rains, so every day the pain But ignored them, and showed em the risk was to blame For life is a chain, cause and effected Ni g g as off the chain because they affected It's a dirty game so whatever is effective From weed to selling kane, gotta put that in effect Wouldn't you loot, if you didn't have the loot? Baby needed food and you stuck on the roof Helicopter swooped down just to get a scoop Through his telescopic lens but he didn't scoop you The next five days, no help ensued They called you a refugee because you seek refuge The commander-in-chief just flew by Did he stop? No, he had a couple seats Just proved jet blue he's not Jet flew by the spot Minority report by Jay-z What if he ran out of jet fuel and just dropped hu,That woulda been something to watch Helicopters doing fly-bys to take a couple of shots Couple of portraits then ignored 'em He'd be just another bush surrounded by a couple orchids Poor kids just 'cause they were poor kids Left 'em on they porches same old story in New Orleans Silly rappers, because we got a couple Porches MTV stopped by to film our fortresses We forget the unfortunate Sure I ponied up a mill, but I didn't give my time So in reality I didn't give a dime, or a d a m n I just put my monies in the hands of the same people that left my people stranded Nothin' but a bandit Left them folks abandoned D a m n, that money that we gave was just a band-aid Can't say we better off than we was before In synopsis this is my minority report Can't say we better off than we was before In synopsis this is my minority report [Verse 2 - Ne-Yo] So many times I'm, covering my eyes Peeking through my fingers Tryin' to hide my, frustration at the way that we treat (Seems like we don't even care) Turn on the TV, seein' the pain Sayin' such a shame Then tryin' to go on with my life Of that, I too, am guilty (Seems like we don't even care) So we send a lil' money, tell 'em it's alright To be able to sleep at night You will pay that price While some of these folks' lost their whole life (Seems like we don't even care) Now it wasn't on the nightly news no more Suddenly it didn't matter to you no more In the end almost nothing changed What the h e l l, what was that for? (Seems like we don't even care) [Outro: News Excerpts] ...Buses are on the way to take those people from New Orleans to Houston ...They lyin' ...People are dying at the convention center ...Their government has failed them ...George Bush doesn't care about black people This song describes the situation in New Orleans with Hurricane Katrina. The government didnt respond immediately and sent minimal help so the citizens accused the president of not caring enough for his own citizens because of his involvement with a war wit another country.

8. Uh, uh, some deep shit, uh, uhMomma please stop cryin, I can't stand the soundYour pain is painful and its tearin' me downI hear glasses breakin as I sit up in my bedI told dad you didn't mean those nasty things yousaidYou fight about money, bout me and my brotherAnd this I come home to, this is my shelterIt ain't easy growin up in World War IIINever knowin what love could be, you'll seeI don't want love to destroy me like it has donemy familyCan we work it out? Can we be a family?I promise I'll be better, Mommy I'll do anythingCan we work it out? Can we be a family?I promise I'll be better, Daddy please don'tleaveDaddy please stop yellin, I can't stand the sound Can we work it out? Can we be a family?I promise I'll be better, Mommy I'll do anythingCan we work it out? Can we be a family?I promise I'll be better, Daddy please don'tleaveIn our family portrait, we look pretty happyLet's play pretend, let's act like it comesnaturallyI don't wanna have to split the holidaysI don't want two addressesI don't want a step-brother anywaysAnd I don't want my mom to have to change herlast nameIn our family portrait we look pretty happyWe look pretty normal, let's go back to that[ Lyrics provided by www.mp3lyrics.org ]In our family portrait we look pretty happyLet's play pretend, act like it goes naturallyIn our family portrait we look pretty Family Portrait by pink • happy(Can we work it out? Can we be a family?)We look pretty normal, let's go back to that(I promise I'll be better, Mommy I'll doanything)In our family portrait we look pretty happy(Can we work it out? Can we be a family?)Let's play pretend act and like it comes sonaturally(I promise I'll be better, Daddy please don'tleave)In our family portrait we look pretty happy(Can we work it out? Can we be a family?)We look pretty normal, let's go back to that(I promise I'll be better, Daddy please don'tleave)Mom will be nicerI'll be so much better, I'll tell my brotherOh, I won't spill the milk at dinnerI'll be so much better, I'll do everything rightI'll be your little girl foreverI'll go to sleep at night • Make mama stop cryin, cuz I need you aroundMy mama she loves you, no matter what she saysits trueI know that she hurts you, but remember I loveyou, tooI ran away today, ran from the noise, ran awayDon't wanna go back to that place, but don't haveno choice, no wayIt ain't easy growin up in World War IIINever knowin what love could be, well I've seenI don't want love to destroy me like it did myfamilyDaddy don't leaveDaddy don't leaveDaddy don't leaveTurn around pleaseRemember that the night you left you took myshining star?Daddy don't leaveDaddy don't leaveDaddy don't leaveDon't leave us here aloneMom will be nicerI'll be so much better, I'll tell my brotherOh, I won't spill the milk at dinnerI'll be so much better, I'll do everything rightI'll be your little girl foreverI'll go to sleep at night This song is about a girl that has family problems and her parents don’t get along and all she wants is to have a happy family. She wants her family to act like they look in the family portrait.

9. Little something for my god son Elija and a little girl named KoreemSome say tha Blacker tha berryTha sweeter tha juiceI say, tha darker tha flesh and tha deeper tha rootsI give a hollar to my sisters on welfare Tupac cares, but don't nobody else careI know they like ta beat ya down a lotAnd when ya come around tha block brothers clown a lotBut please don't cry, dry ya eyesNever let upForgive but don't forget girl keep ya head upAnd when he tells you you ain't nothinDon't believe himAnd if he can't learn ta love ya, you should leave himCuz sister you don't need himI ain't tryin ta gash up, but I just callem how I see 'emYa know what makes me unhappyWhen brothers make babiesAnd leave a young mother ta be a pappyAnd since we all came from a womanGot our name from a womanAnd out game from a womanI wonder why we take from our womenWhy we rape our womenDo we hate our women ?I think it's time ta kill for our womenTime ta heal our womenBe real to our womenAnd if we don'tWe'll have a race of babiesThat hate tha ladies that make tha babiesAnd since a man can't make oneHe has no right ta tell a woman when and where ta create oneSo will tha real men get upI know your fed up ladiesBut keep ya head upOooooh child things are gonna get easierOooooh child things are gonna get brighterOooooh child things are gonna get easierOooooh child things are gonna get brighterI remember Marvin Gay, usta sing ta meHe had me feelin like black was tha thing ta beAnd suddenly tha ghetto didn't seem so tuffI thought we had it rough, we always had enoughI often huffed and puffed about my curfew and broke tha rulesRan with tha local crew and had a smoke or twoAnd realize momma really paid tha priceShe nearly gave her life, ta raise me rightAnd all I had ta give her was my pipe dreamsOf how i'd rock tha mic and make it to tha big screenI'm tryin ta make a dollar out of fifteen centsIt's hard ta be legit and still pay tha rentAnd in tha end it seems i'm headin for tha pennI try and find my friends, but they're blowin in tha windLast night my buddy lost his whole familyIt's gonna take tha man in meTa conquer this insanityIt seems tha rain will never let upI try ta Keep My Head Up and still keep from getting wet upYou know it's funny when it rains it poursThey got money for wars, but can't feed tha poorSad there ain't no hope for tha youth and tha truth isThere ain't no hope for tha futureAnd then they wonder why we crazyI blame my mother, for turning my brother into a crack babyWe ain't meant ta survive, cause it's a setupAnd even though ya fed upYa got ta Keep Ya Keep ya head up by tupac • In this song tupac is telling us that no matter what we are going thru or the problems we face we should always look up and think positive.He talks about how the women are often disrespected by the men in today's society. He also talks about the government spending money on wars but wont spend money to fight poverty in their own countries.

10. [Saigon:]Young Felicia was only four when she learned how to ride a bikeNow she fourteen ridin' every Tom, Dick, and MikeI tell her "that ain't nice, why you livin' so trife"She told me "MYOB, homie, you don't know mw{"It's so much pain in my life"} Her sister the sameFelecia claims she the one who hipped her to the gameShe fucked Jermaine because Jermaine had a shiny chainNow when she pee on the potty she feel a minor painAnd she noticed her vagina changing; and not for the betterShe see bumps and all kinds of thingsThe doctor suggested she take a HIV test, she said "Yes"Now she waitin to rest, she so stressed{"So much pain in my life"} And so say the bum on the cornerWhen I ask him why he bummin' for quartersWas it him, or was it government order; Said he thirstyI offered him water, but he said he want somethin' strongerHe said {"There's pain my life"} Said he needs something to numb itSomethin' to burn a hole in his stomachFirst I said "naw", but after talking to him; It was clearthat his wife was his life and dope had murder the woman{"So much pain in my life"} That bum used rum to keephis feelings numb; Felicia was out there killin' themHer a fatherless daughter, him a daughterless fatherShe a nymhomaniac, he got his toughts in th bottleWould it help for them to walk with a bibleThey both say, "nah" the finf Religion as akward as I doI could holla give a dollar but what more could I doNot much, they got fucked, it's what we call survival [Chorus: Trey Songz]{"So much pain in my life"}You feel this pain I've been havin'Wouldn't lead to much changeCuz down here, not muched changedCause everbody wanna thug, mayn{"So much pain in my life"}If you knew the pain I sustainedJust from lettin' my gun bangIf you would pump your breaks young maynYou'd jump in the other lane[Saigon:]{"So much pain in my life"} I know how it feelI been in jail with none of my niggaz keepin' it realNo dough, no mail, it was "yo, go to hell"Now they jealous cuz I'm hangin' out with Cocoa ChanelEven though I got pain in my life I keep it discreetI got a deal, I still sleep in the streetY'all hustle to get the keys to a jeep; til the judgethrow the book at you fuckers and tell you to read it and weep{"So much pain in my life"} to let me not forget about LeonardThe preacher been feelin' on leonard for a minuteTold if he told his sould would be dementedEven if he made it to the gate he wouldn't get in it{"It's pain in my life"} Y'all niggaz use pain for a gimmickBut Leonard pain got pushed to the limitGot em' layin on the sofa one night, his throat slicedWith a suicide not and a knife, what he write{"It's so much pain in my life"} That he's no longer wantin' to live itBreathin' is no longer important, forget itWhat he didn't write is that he was molested since he was fiveAnd would rather die before he was forced to admit itHe said {"It's pain in my life"} this pain niggaz feel everydayMy middle finger wave high to the criticsI didn't get it, so what? Maybe I should just stay awayAnd let my man, Trey Songz and them hit it Pain in my life by saigon • In this song, he touches on many issues that go on in the poor communities including, homelessness, sexually transmitted diseases, and incarceration. He also brings up another topic of religious leaders and other figures who are looked up to, molesting children.

11. Look, if you had one shot, or one opportunityTo seize everything you ever wanted-One momentWould you capture it or just let it slip?His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavyThere's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghettiHe's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and readyTo drop bombs, but he keeps on forgettinWhat he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loudHe opens his mouth, but the words won't come outHe's chokin, how everybody's jokin nowThe clock's run out, time's up over, bloah!Snap back to reality, Oh there goes gravityOh, there goes Rabbit, he chokedHe's so mad, but he won't give up thatEasy, noHe won't have it , he knows his whole back's to these ropesIt don't matter, he's dopeHe knows that, but he's brokeHe's so stagnant that he knowsWhen he goes back to his mobile home, that's when it'sBack to the lab again yoThis whole rap shitHe better go capture this moment and hope it don't pass him [Hook:]You better lose yourself in the music, the momentYou own it, you better never let it goYou only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blowThis opportunity comes once in a lifetime yoThe soul's escaping, through this hole that it's gapingThis world is mine for the takingMake me king, as we move toward a, new world orderA normal life is borin, but superstardom's close to post mortemIt only grows harder, only grows hotterHe blows us all over these hoes is all on himCoast to coast shows, he's know as the globetrotterLonely roads, God only knowsHe's grown farther from home, he's no fatherHe goes home and barely knows his own daughterBut hold your nose cuz here goes the cold waterHis hoes don't want him no mo, he's cold productThey moved on to the next schmoe who flowsHe nose dove and sold nadaSo the soap opera is told and unfoldsI suppose it's old partna', but the beat goes onDa da dum da dum da da Lose yourself by eminem [Hook]No more games, I'ma change what you call rageTear this mothafuckin roof off like 2 dogs cagedI was playin in the beginnin, the mood all changedI been chewed up and spit out and booed off stageBut I kept rhymin and stepwritin the next cypherBest believe somebody's payin the pied piperAll the pain inside amplified by the factThat I can't get by with my 9 to 5And I can't provide the right type of life for my familyCuz man, these goddam food stamps don't buy diapersAnd it's no movie, there's no Mekhi Phifer, this is my lifeAnd these times are so hard and it's getting even harderTryin to feed and water my seed, plusTeeter totter caught up between being a father and a prima donnaBaby mama drama's screamin on andToo much for me to wannaStay in one spot, another day of monotonyHas gotten me to the point, I'm like a snailI've got to formulate a plot fore I end up in jail or shotSuccess is my only mothafuckin option, failure's notMom, I love you, but this trailer's got to goI cannot grow old in Salem's lotSo here I go is my shot.Feet fail me not cuz maybe the only opportunity that I got[Hook]You can do anything you set your mind to, man This song I chose because it tells us that no matter what we go through in life we can still achieve the success we dream about and live the dream that we wish to live. We should take advantage of every opportunity we have to obtain success.

12. Diamonds are forever,they wont leave in the night i've no fear that they might.Desert me!!Uhh, F and F, uhhDiamonds are foreverYeah, ya no what im sayingI figure, I feel like i should just, ya noShow people the other side that wonder where, ya no wat im sayin, that are presently unaware.They dont know about it, ya no wat im sayin, ya no jus show em theres another side to this thing right here,its called bling![Verse 1:]Allow me to break down the game,behind the bracelets, earrings, chains, watches and rings.The bling,the crystal incrusted, princess flooded, canary studded, blue coloured and blood stained.Yeah the older brother of the drug game,that give her a fame, then take away her lane.the empowerer of the kings that came to claims and diseasebelieve wat the native people were saying.Believe, my engagement ring received and flossed at the cost of a bondage child minus pain.Long ago kings use to wear em in their armour, when they fought other armies, because it use to scare em.If you wasn't rich couldn't wear em.Witches use to marry, and they'd shoot you before they share em.The gift and the curse, the venom and the serum.Most hated ladies best friend get murked for a clip.[Chorus] Diamonds are forever...[Verse 2:]Cecil Rhodes sold war and genocideTo the countryside just to get his shine on!I fear what De Beers and his peers use to do, before the world really knew, just to get their "mine" on!Making paper with slave labour and hittin little kids with life time bids making em cut and shine stones.Inflating the price and making em look nice and i wasnt thinking twice when i was putting mine on.About a young shorty in Sierra Leone or other conflict countries that people call home.I figured i would never go to Angola so it never did affect me that maybe indirectly.That my neckleash was funding a rebellion or a military coup,Started by militias that dont believe in following none of Geneva's rules.I was brushing off the haters, trying to be cool.Didnt have a clue that the rapper was helping the rapers, raiders of the villagers, pillagers of the schools.Shooters of the innocent, torturers of the witnesses, burners of the businessesAnd my bracelet was the fuel.Uhh, i aint pushing an agenda homie,Im just pushing the facts, Fuck Bush!Cuz theres people doin worse on this earth and there black, Conflict diamonds by lupe fiasco • I took it for years now let me bring it back,We all know on foreign shores that they finance wars, but asks yourself do they finance yours.When i first got mine i took em out on tour, they only lost half the value when i took em out the store.Or it was full of moissanites and cubics but the jeweller knew i was stupid and that i couldnt prove it.Feeling like i need it because i do music, to impress the groupies and the interviewers.So i didnt appraise it, nor did i loop it, even gave em to my girl, thinkin i was cupid.Homies was all hate hoping they could make me lose it, creeping through my own hood knew i had to remove it.I see the Russian Mafia, the Jewish Mobsters, the undercover terrorists and the traps for the hustlers.Homie its a wrap for the nonsense rhyming, props to Kanye i call this Conflict Diamonds. • This song was made to inform many people who do not know about the civil wars in other countries over the diamonds that make the jewelry that many people dream of owning. There are innocent men, women, and children who die everyday as a result of these wars and conflicts over diamonds and every time some one goes to the jewelry store to purchase a diamond they are helping this problem to continue indirectly.

13. You are appreciated... When I was young, me and my mama had beef 17 years old kicked out on tha streets though back in tha time, I never thought I'd see her face ain't a woman alive that can take my mommas place suspended from school, scared ta go home I was a fool with tha big boys breaking all tha rules shed tears with my baby sister over tha years we wuz poorer than tha other little kids and even though we had different dadies tha same drama when things went wrong we blamed mama I reminised on tha stress I caused, it wuz hell hugg'en on my mama from a jail cell and who'ed think in elementry, heeeey i'd see tha penatentry One day running from tha Police, that's right Momma catch me--put a whoop'en to my backside and even as a crack fiend mama, ya always was a black queen mama I finally understand for a woman it ain't easy--trying ta raise a man ya always wuz commited, a poor single mother on welfare, tell me how ya did it there's no way I can pay ya back but tha plan is ta show ya that I understand. you are appreciated...... Laaaaady, don't cha know we luv ya Sweeeet Laaaady, place no one above ya Sweeeet Laaaady, don't cha know we luv ya Ain't nobody tell us it wuz fair no luv for my daddy, cause tha coward wuzn't there he passed away and I didn't cry cause my anger, wouldn't let me feel for a stranger they say i'm wrong and i'm heartless but all along I wuz looking for a father--he wuz gone I hung around with tha thug's and even though they sold drugs they showed a young brother luv I moved out and started really hang'in I needed money of my own so I started slang'in I ain't guilty cause, even though I sell rocks It feels good, putting money in your mailbox I love paying rent when tha rents due I hope ya got tha diamond necklace that I sent to you cause when I wuz low, you was there for me ya never left me alone, cause ya cared for me and I can see ya coming home after work late ya in tha kitchen trying ta fix us a hot plate just working with tha scraps you wuz given and mama made miracles every Thanksgiving but now tha road got rough, your alone trying ta raise two bad kids on your own and there's no way I can pay ya back but my plan is ta show ya that I understand you are appreciated..... Laaaaady, don't cha know we luv ya Sweeeet Laaaady, place no one above ya Sweeeet Laaaady, don't cha know we luv ya pour out some liquor and I remenise cause through tha drama, I can always depend on my mama and when it seems that i'm hopeless you say tha words that can get me back in focus when I wuz sick as a little kid ta keep me happy theres no limit to tha things ya did and all my childhood memories are full of all tha sweet things ya did for me and even though I act craaaazy I got ta thank tha Lord that ya maaaade me There are no words that can express how I feel Ya never kept a secret, always stayed real and I appreciate how ya raised me and all tha extra love that ya gave me I wish I could take tha pain away If you can make it through tha night, there's a brighter day everything'll be alright if ya hold on it's a strugle everyday gotta roll on and there's no way I can pay ya back but my plan is ta show ya that I understand you are appreciated....... Dear mama by tupac • This explains the many sacrifices young women must make when raising children as a single mother. Most are forced to live in the ghetto on welfare.Since there is no father figure around so the young man resorts to hangin with the older men in the streets and most times end up in prison becauseof the environment they are subjected to.

14. [spoken]Whats happening man this T.I.P. you kno I like to dedicate this song to anybody who ever lostSomebody, to the grave, to the streets, to the jail cell, I done been in situations where I done had toCope with all three you kno what I'm saying, I feel like the only thing haven't done die you kno..JustRemember where you live while you here aint half as important as where you gone live when you leave youKno what I'm saying[Chorus]Life's up and downs they come and go ....but when I die I hope I live in the sky...All my folks whoAint alive I hope they live in the sky..pray to God when I die that I live in the sky ..It's true whatGoes around comes back you kno..So when I die I hope I love in the sky..All my folk who aint survive mayThey live in the sky...Tell God I wanna fly and let me live in the sky...[Verse 1]My cousin Toot aint have to die right in front of his son and his wifeHe lost his life struggling over a gunGive a damn what he done that my muthafuckin folk and I love that nigga til death no muthafuckin jokeI can feel my eyes feelin the lord is my witnessIf I catch em Imma kill em I made it my biznessBack in the day you stayed in my bizness taught I didnt have to corporate yay in my biznessCoincedently that's why today you not wit meMy cousin died ova some yay and I miss emPlus he had his family out let's say she the eye witnessBut her boyfriend did the shooting judge gave her life sentenceI heard that now I'm dressed up in all blackShot up the whole apartments and still and brought backThe best friend I had in Jamel I lost thatI guess your death was a lesson in life it taught me that [repeat chorus][Verse 2]Who ever seen a nigga go to jail sleep til day twoWell thats how sick I was when Jay blewFound outThe hard way that whating pour they was tootingOver-dosed on heroin died at 22If you aint heard aboutDaughter she smile just like youSo cute even resorts to violence like youYou kno you ya baby mamaLoose but ha what can you doAnd I got 4 myself yep it's been a fewNow everything I do is forKing, messiah, deyjah, demaniLord they all I got so please don't take em from meFrom me standin in theTrap wit corin and sir kapLaughin at the niggas who serve with no strapTell them niggas man yallTrippin wit no mapYa robbing ask to borrow my pistol aint no hapMe, you, the crew just fell out ovaDough and a little crackNever could apolygize cause you died that's why they saying..[repeat chorus] Live in the sky by T.I. [Verse 3]I bet you niggas thinking that I living it upTil you see polices laughing as they pickin me upWent from seeing how many bitches i can fit in the truckTo 3 hots and a cot is you kidding or what fuck howMany millions I got nigga so what if I'm hot when I got prices on my headFeds rushing my spot a millionHaters wont me dead force to carry me gatBut you a seven time felon wat you doing with datIt's a catch22 either you lose or loseThats the way the game structured for real niggas to sufferAnd I aint neverBeen a busta alway stood on my feetLike a man prepared to take what ever coming for meA pussy niggaOr polices wit a warrant for meI'm a "G" prepared to die for whats important to meLook anybody in theEye who say they want it wit mePut up the house and bet the odds if coming from meOG's say I need toLearn and be patientYou telling me wit these seven years of probationPistol charges and a host ofOther open casesIf niggas only knew the kind of time I was facingI tried to keep to myself butSometime I couldnt take itGot 4 kids wit smiles on they facesMean more to me than my crown and my braceletTake that away from me and my life is butt nakedrepeat chorus • This song talks about the problems we face when dealing with losing a loved one and also shows that no matter how much success or money one may have, they are still subject to the same problems that ordinary people have to deal with on a day to day basis. This proves that no one is different from the next person and nobody is better than anyone else because of how much we have in life.

15. [Eminem] These ideas are, nightmares to white parents whose worst fear is a child with dyed hair and who likes earrings Like whatever they say has no bearing It's so scary in a house that allows, no swearing to see him walkin around with his headphones blaring Alone in his own zone, cold and he don't care He's a problem child, and what bothers him all comes out when he talks about, his fuckin dad walkin out Cause he just hates him so bad that he, blocks him out If he ever saw him again he'd probably knock him out His thoughts are whacked, he's mad so he's talkin back Talkin black, brainwashed from rock and rap He sags his pants; doo rags and a stockin cap His step-father hit him so he, socked him back and broke his nose, his house is a broken home There's no control, he just let's his emotions go [Chorus: Eminem] C'mon! Sing with me (Sing!) Sing for the year (Sing it) Sing for the laughter, sing for the tear (C'mon!) Sing it with me, Just for today Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away... [Eminem] Entertainment is changin, intertwinin with gangsters In the land of the killers a sinner's mind is a sanctum Holy or unnholy, only have one homie Only this gun - lonely cause don't anyone know me Yet everybody just feels like they can relate I guess words are a motherfucker, they can be great or they can degrate; or even worse, they can teach hate It's like these kids hang on every single statement we make like they worship us, plus all the stores ship us platinum Now how the fuck did this metamorphosis happen? From standin on corners and porches just rappin to havin a fortune, no more kissin ass But then these critics crucify you, journalists try to burn you Fans turn on you, attorneys all want a turn at you to get they hands on every dime you have They want you to lose your mind every time you mad So they can try to make you out to look like a loose cannon Any dispute won't hesitate to produce handguns That's why these prosecutors wanna convict me Strictly just to get me off of these streets quickly But all they kids be listenin to me religiously So I'm signin CD's while police fingerprint me They're for the judge's daughter but his grudge is against me If I'm such a fuckin menace this shit doesn't make sense B! It's all political, if my music is literal and I'm a criminal how the FUCK can I raise a little girl? I couldn't; I wouldn't be fit to You're full of shit too Guerrera - that was a FIST that hit you! [Chorus] [Eminem] They say music can alter moods and talk to you Well can it load a gun up for you and cock it too? Well if it can, and the next time you assault a dude Just tell the judge it was my fault, and I'll get sued See what these kids do is hear about us totin pistols and they want to get one cause, they think the shit's cool Not knowin we really just protectin ourselves We entertainers, of course the shit's affectin our sales You ignoramus, but music is reflection of self We just explain it, and then we get our checks in the mail It's fucked up ain't it? How we can come from practically nothin Sing for the moment by eminem to bein able to have any fuckin thing that we wanted That's why we, sing for these kids who don't have a thing except for a dream and a fuckin rap magazine Who post pin-up pictures on they walls all day long Idolize they favorite rappers and know all they songs Or for anyone who's ever been through shit in they lives 'Til they sit and they cry at night wishin they'd die 'Til they throw on a rap record and they sit and they vibe We're nothin to you - but we're the fuckin shit in they eyes That's why we, seize the moment try to freeze it and own it Squeeze it and hold it, cause we consider these minutes golden And maybe they'll admit it when we're gone, just let our spirits live on through our lyrics that you hear in our songs and we can... • This song also discusses the issue of the influence music has on young people. He explains how the music can inspire young children who go through difficult times in their lives. He also says that musicians use their music to express themselves and how they feel and not a way to show young people the wrong way to live.

16. [Talking]Talking MaI know the Situation is PersonalBut it something that has to be toldAs I was making this beatYou was all I could think about you heard my voice[Verse 1]Yeah Just think Just ThinkWhat if you could JustJust blink your self away..Just Just wait just pause for a secondLet me plead my caseIt's the late 70's HuhYou Seventeen huhAnd having me that will ruin everything huhIt's alot of angels waiting on their wingsYou see me in your sleep so you cant kill your dreams300 Dollars thats the price of living what?Mommy I dont like this clinicHopefully you'll make the right decisionAnd dont go through with the Knife incisionBut it's hard to make the right moveWhen you in high schoolHow you have to work all day and take night schoolHopping off da bus when the rain is pouringWhat you want morning sickness or the sickness of mourning[Chorus]I'll Always Be a part of youTrust Your Soul Know it's always trueIf I Could Talk I'd Say To YouCAN I LIVECAN I LIVEI'll Always Be a part of youTrust Your Soul Know it's always trueIf I Could Talk I'd Say To YouCAN I LIVECAN I LIVE [Verse 2]I am a child of the kingAin't no need to go fear meAnd I see the flowing tears so know that you hear meWhen I move in your womb that's me being scaryCause who knows what my future holdsYo the truth be told you ain't told a soulYo you ain't even showing I'm just 2 months oldThrough your clothes try to hide me deny meWent up 3 sizesYour pride got you lying saying ain't nothing but a migraineIt ain't surprising you not trying to be in Wic food linesYour friends will look at you funny but look at you mommyThat's a life inside you look at your tummyWhat is becoming ma I am Oprah boundYou can tell he's a star from the UltrasoundOur Sprits Connected Doors Open NowNothing But Love And Respect Thanks For Holding Me Down She Let Me Live... Can I live • [Chorus]I'll Always Be a part of youTrust Your Soul Know it's always trueIf I Could Talk I'd Say To YouCAN I LIVECAN I LIVEI'll Always Be apart of youTrust Your Soul Know it's always trueIf I Could Talk I'd Say To YouCAN I LIVECAN I LIVE[Repeat 2][Nick Talking]It's uplifting foreal yallI ain't passing no judgementAin't making no decisionsI am just telling ya'll my storyI love lifeI love my mother for giving me lifeWe all need to appreciate lifeA strong woman that had to make a sacrificeThanks for listeningThanks for listeningMama thanks for listening • This song talks about the important issue of abortion. Many women who get pregnant at a young age are often faced with the decision of whether to give birth to their child or not. They are not financially stable enough to support themselves and a child at the same time so they use abortion as an alternative.

17. Hmm There's a hero If you look inside your heart You don't have to be afraid Of what you are There's an answer If you reach into your soul And the sorrow that you know Will melt away And then a hero comes along With the strength to carry on And you cast your fears aside And you know you can survive So when you feel like hope is gone Look inside you and be strong And you'll finally see the truth That a hero lies in you It's a long road When you face the world alone No one reaches out a hand For you to hold You can find love If you search within yourself And the emptiness you felt Will disappear And then a hero comes along With the strength to carry on And you cast your fears aside And you know you can survive So when you feel like hope is gone Look inside you and be strong And you'll finally see the truth That a hero lies in you Oh oooh Lord knows Dreams are hard to follow But don't let anyone Tear them away, hey yeah Hold on There will be tomorrow In time You'll find the way And then a hero comes along With the strength to carry on And you cast your fears aside And you know you can survive So when you feel like hope is gone Look inside you and be strong And you'll finally see the truth That a hero lies in you That a hero lies in you Mhhh That a hero lies in You Hero by mariah carey • In this song Mariah Carey inspires people to believe in themselves because you can do anything and you work through any problem if u have the correct mind state.

18. [Verse 1]Sometimes I shave my legs and sometimes I don’tSometimes I comb my hair and sometimes I won’tDepend of how the wind blows I might even paint my toesIt really just depends on whatever feels good in my soul[Chorus]I’m not the average girl from your videoAnd I ain’t built like a supermodelBut I learned to love myself unconditionally,Because I am a queenI not the average girl from your videoMy worth is not determined by the price of my clothesNo matter what I’m wearing I will always beIndia.Arie[Verse 2]When I look in the mirror and the only one there is meEvery freckle on my face is where it’s suppose to beAnd I know my creator didn’t make no mistakes on meMy feet, my thighs, my Lips, my eyes, I’m loving what I see[Chorus][Verse 3]Am I less of a lady if I don’t where panty hoseMy momma said a lady ain’t what she wears but what she knows…But I’ve drawn the conclusion, it’s all an illusionConfusion’s the name of the gameA misconception, a vast deception,Something got to change Now don’t be offended this is all my opinionAin’t nothing that I’m saying lawThis is a true confession Of a life learned lesson I was sent here to share with y'allSo get in when you fit inGo on and shineClear your mind Now’s the timePut your salt on the shelfGo on and love yourself‘Cause everything’s gonna be alright[Chorus][Out]Keep your fancy drink, and your expensive minksI don’t need that to have a good timeKeep your expensive cars and your caviarAll’s I need is my guitarKeep your crystal and your pistolI’d rather have a pretty piece of crystalDon’t need you silicone, I prefer my ownWhat god gave me is just fine… Video by india arie • This song talks to the men and women who have low self-esteem and who feel that they should look or act a particular way in order to be accepted by society. She is saying that you shouldn’t be afraid to be who you are and as long as you are happy with yourself the opinion of others shouldn’t matter.

19. This song right here, is dedicated to the president of the United States of AmericaY'all might know him as George BushBut where I'm from, lost city of New Orleans... we call him this[Ray Charles sample:] Georgia... georgia bush... [x4]NoooowwwThis song is dedicated to the one wit the suitThick white skin and his eyes bright blueSo called beef wit you know whoFuck it he just let him kill all of our troopsLook at the bullshit we been throughHad the niggas sittin on top they roofsHurricane Katrina, we shoulda called it Hurricane (Geeoorrggiaa) BushThen they tellin y'all lies on the newsThe white people smiling like everythin coolBut I know people that died in that poolI know people that died in them schoolsNow what is the survivor to do?Got to no trailer, you gotta moveNow it's on to Texas and to (Geeoorrggiiaa)They tell you what they want, show you what they want you to seeBut they don't let you know what's really goin onMake it look like a lotta stealin goin onBoy them cops is killas in my homeNigga shot dead in the middle of the streetI ain't no thief, I'm just tryin to eatMan fuck the police and president (Geeoorrrggiiaa) BushSo what happened to the leverage, why wasn't they steadyWhy wasn't they able to control this?I know some fok' that live by the leverthat keep on tellin me they heard this, stole thisSame shit happened back in Hurricane Betsy1965, I ain't too young to know thisThat was President Johnson nowbut it's president (Geeoorrggiiaa) Bush. [Chorus: x2]We from a town where (Georgia)Everybody drowned, andEverybody died, but baby I'm still prayin wich yaEverybody cryin but (Georgia)Aint nobody tried, there's no doubt on my mind it was (Georgia) BushNoooowwwwI was born in the boot at the bottom of the mapNew Orleans baby, now the white house hatin, tryin to wash away like we not on the mapWait, have you heard the latest, they sayin you gotta have paper if you tryin to come backNiggas thinkin it's a wrap, see we can't hustle in they trap, we ain't from (Geeoorrggiaa)Noooww it's them dead bodies, them lost houses, the mayor say dont worry bout itAnd the children have been scarred, no ones here to care bout emAnd fat shouts, to all the rappers that helped outYea we like it they callin y'all, but fuck president (Geeoorrggiaa) BushWe see them Confederate flags, you know what it isA white cracker muthafucka that probably voted for himAnd no he ain't gonna drop no dollas, but he do drop bombsR.I.P. Tay cuz he died in the storm, fuck president (Geeoorrggiiaa) BushSee us in ya city man, give us a poundCuz if a nigga still movin then he holdin it downI had two Jags, but I lost both them bi-tch-esI'm from N.O. the N.O. Yea! Georgia This is another song expressing how people felt about the President after the Hurricane Katrina incident. This particular song comes from the view point of someone who is from New Orleans. After Hurricane Katrina everyone felt like President Bush didn’t care for the people in the poor communities because of the lack of help that was sent after the hurricane and the lack of help to re-build the communities that were lost

20. Intro] America!! Hahaha! We love you! How many people are proud to be citizens of this beautiful country of ours? The stripes and the stars for the rights that men have died for to protect The women and men who have broke their necks for the freedom of speech the United States government has sworn to uphold.. (Yo, I want everybody to listen to the words of this song) .. or so we're told [Eminem] I never woulda dreamed in a million years I'd see so many motherfuckin people, who feel like me Who share the same views and the same exact beliefs It's like a fuckin ARMY marchin in back of me So many lives I touched, so much anger aimed in no particular direction, just sprays and sprays And straight through your radio waves, it plays and plays 'til it stays stuck in your head, for days and days Who woulda thought; standin in this mirror bleachin my hair with some peroxide, reachin for a t-shirt to wear that I would catapult to the forefront of rap like this? How could I predict my words would have an impact like this? I must've struck a chord with somebody up in the office Cause Congress keep tellin me, I ain't causin nuthin but problems And now they're sayin I'm in trouble with the government - I'm lovin it! I shoveled shit all my life, and now I'm dumpin it on [Chorus 2X: Eminem] White America! I could be one of your kids White America! Little Eric looks just like this White America! Erica loves my shit I go to TRL; look how many hugs I get! [Eminem] Look at these eyes, baby blue, baby just like yourself If they were brown Shady lose, Shady sits on the shelf But Shady's cute, Shady knew Shady's dimples would help Make ladies swoon baby (ooh baby!) Look at my sales Let's do the math - if I was black, I woulda sold half I ain't have to graduate from Lincoln High School to know that But I could rap, so fuck school, I'm too cool to go back Gimme the mic, show me where the fuckin studio's at When I was underground, no one gave a fuck I was white No labels wanted to sign me, almost gave up I was like Fuck it - until I met Dre, the only one to look past Gave me a chance aand I lit a FIRE up under his ass Helped him get back to the top, every fan black that I got was probably his in exchange for every white fan that he's got Like damn; we just swapped - sittin back lookin at shit, wow I'm like my skin is it startin to work to my benefit now? It's.. [Chorus] White america by eminem [Eminem] See the problem is, I speak to suburban kids who otherwise woulda never knew these words exist Whose moms probably woulda never gave two squirts of piss 'til I created so much motherfuckin turbulence! Straight out the tube, right into your living rooms I came And kids flipped, when they knew I was produced by Dre That's all it took, and they were instantly hooked right in And they connected with me too because I looked like them That's why they put my lyrics up under this microscope Searchin with a fine tooth comb, it's like this rope waitin to choke; tightenin around my throat Watchin me while I write this, like I don't like this (Nope!) All I hear is: lyrics, lyrics, constant controversy, sponsors working round the clock to try to stop my concerts early, surely Hip-Hop was never a problem in Harlem only in Boston After it bothered the fathers of daughters startin to blossom So now I'm catchin the flack from these activists when they raggin Actin like I'm the first rapper to smack a bitch or say faggot, shit! Just look at me like I'm your closest pal The posterchild, the motherfuckin spokesman now for.. [Chorus] [Outro] So to the parents of America I am the derringer aimed at little Erica to attack her character The ringleader of this circus of worthless pawns Sent to lead the march right up to the steps of Congress and piss on the lawns of the White House To burn the {flag} and replace it with a Parental Advisory sticker To spit liquor in the faces of this democracy of hypocrisy Fuck you Ms. Cheney! Fuck you Tipper Gore! Fuck you with the free-est of speech this Divided States of Embarrassment will allow me to have Fuck you! • This song is about the Government trying to censor the content of rap songs even though the first amendment guarantees us the freedom of speech. Many people accuse rap artists of influencing violence and crime among the youth in America. The rap artists argue that they have a freedom of speech and it is the responsibility of the parents to raise their children and monitor the music they listen to.