(Verse)
Ayo Don't Get It Twisted!
Just because I'm white and I rap
Don't think I won't speak up and fight for the blacks
Raised separate and different but through this mic we're attached
Hip Hop for life and standin' right where I'm at
But don't think just cause I speak for peace
That I won't leave careers of other MC's deceased
But also don't think because I rhyme on these tracks
That all the time I'm automatically gon' side with a black
But I don't like to speak as if we're of another kind
Because we're all human and I'm actually color blind
So let's not let division come between the people
But just cause we're the same, doesn't mean we're equal
Cause if Democracy is actually your policy
Would you give up white privilege for equality
Well I would cause all I'm makin' is this music
Matter of fact, you could take it, I don't use it
Except the times I've been mistreated by police
Cause if I was black they may have left me bleedin' in the streets
But still that doesn't mean for me it's been a breeze
I've been a victim of racism with good reason to believe
That you don't want me to succeed cause my complexion ain't dark
What the fuck's that gotta do with me expressin' this art?
Stressin' my heart with all this player hatred I'm dealt
To label me an "ally" is blatantly racist itself
On top of that let's let the truth come to the light
The only reason that I was excluded is cause I'm white, right?
So what the fuck you tryna justify?
Cause pickin' sides doesn't unify it just divides
So in defense I'ma put the pen to this sucker
And anyone who's tryna live at the expense of another
And I'ma never hold back, for my stance I'll fight
You ain't even pro black, you're just anti white
And that shit is so wack, so I might act crazy!
Cause white people who don't like rap hate me
So neither side really treats me with respect
Cause insecure black rappers seem to see me as a threat
As they should, cause most of you are just cloned vultures
Motherfuckers are disrespectful towards your own culture
And I know it was exploited by white men
But why are you conforming for the money just like them?
Man all I want is to be treated as an MC
I understand your beef but there beliefs don't represent me
In fact I treated black people more godly
Then learned the hard way after Big D robbed me
And played me just like the sucker I was
Took advantage of my heart like it was done out of love
But didn't hold a grudge cause after that I had learned
To judge everybody by their actions and their words
Because I used to be a white black supremacist
Until I learned that color crap is irrelevant
Cause it ain't fair to judge facts by percentages
Until in real life you interact with your residents
Make an effort to collab with collectiveness
And if not shut your trap if it's prejudice
Or play with him and get dropped
Cause there's no room for racism in Hip Hop!
Longtime Style P collaborator Fortes serves up instrumental versions of eight of his productions for the New York rapper. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 22, 2020
