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, shit   Yeah, I think about this everyday, that's the American Way, shit   ('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      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 bitch 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, shit   (That's the American way)   Yeah, I think about this everyday, that's the American Way, shit   ('Cause that's the American way)      Yeah, I think about this everyday, that's the American Way, shit   (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