Artist: Joey Bada$$ Album: ALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$ Song: AMERIKKKAN IDOL Typed by: Cedmaster3K [Intro: Joey Bada$$] Yeah, right, uhh Turn the music up, in the headphones Yeah watch me get gone Yeah yeah yeah, yeah, yeah [Joey Bada$$] American idol, one hand on my bible, one hand on my rifle I'm aimin' at my rival, sure to leave him dead on arrival They say it's all about survival, never lackin' the vitals So I came to kill the game and still gave it revival I'm comin' for the title, man it's best you throw in the towel Last nigga who tried to vio' now facin' a trial I'ma be here for a while, gettin' +richie+ like Lionel Now she all up in denial cause she gettin' the dial While I'm only gettin' better so she back on my D now I wanna be down but she denounced I got my shot, then made her, bounce, now you tryna rebound I'm livin' in the now while the future figure me out Told mommy pick a place yo, and we out Cause Bed Stuy a little unsafe for me now That's why I keep the .40 loaded with no safety around Never thought I'd have to hold it, I'm just holdin' it down Protect my neck and my crown, patrol throughout the town And they judgin' just cause my skin color is brown And for that, they wanna leave me dead in the ground And have the nerve to blame it all on my background Sorry white America but I'm about to black out Got a message for the world and I WON'T back out So turn the kid raps loud, I'm about to spazz out Watch out, another nigga runnin' in the White House But I won't stop 'til this whole shit painted in all black And we on top cause my people been painin' before crack Media's got this whole thing tainted, that's all fact Feedin' you lies like this whole thing wasn't built on our backs Assimilate our history then, made it a mystery Now they all inherit the bittersweet victory Look at what they did to me, can I get a witness please? Justice never served, reparations never sent to me It's clear who the enemy, they declare war on the end of me Assassinate my character, buryin' my entity But they can't kill my energy So when it's said and done, they forever gon' remember me The FUCK is you tellin' me? Fuck is you tellin' me? Way more than a celebrity And fuck white supremacy, huh [Chorus: Joey Bada$$] I'm out for, dead presidents to represent me Dead fuckin' presidents to represent me I'm out for dead presidents to represent me Cause I've never known a live one that represent me Well, dead presidents to represent me I'm out for dead presidents to represent me Dead fuckin' presidents to represent me Cause I've never known a live one that represent me [Joey Bada$$] It's no, contest, can't fuck with the Congress Me and my niggas goin' off like bomb threats It's no, contest, can't fuck with the Congress Me and my niggas goin' off like bomb threats Me and my niggas goin' off like bomb threats Said me and my niggas goin' off like bomb threats Said me and my niggas goin' off like bomb threats Said me and my niggas goin' OFF! This that Bada$$-assination, topic of conversation My proclamation to the nation and its congregation Been makin' observations, like it's my occupation Debatin' speculation like it ain't just second nature Thou shall love thy neighbor, don't let that nigga hate ya Cause he know where you lay up, when it's karma, time to pay up Climb the ladder of success, I'm steady on my way though Devisin' plans while you sleepin', I'm just tryna stay woke {*echoes*} [Interlude: Joey Bada$$] Uhh, leave me no choice, I'm about to bring noise Got to fill this void, I got to be the voicccce Yeah yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah I said leave me no choice, about to bring noise Got to fill this void, I got to be the voicccce [Outro: Joey Bada$$] What the government is doin' amongst our people is downright e-e-evil Disturbin' but not surprisin', that's for cer-r-rtain With all of the conflict of propaganda I believe they are simply tryna slander Start a Civil War within the USA amongst black and white and those ali-i-ike They are simply pushin' us to our limit so that we can all get together and get with it They want us to rebel So that it makes easier for them to kill us and put us in jails Alton Sterlings are happenin' every day in this country and around the world The scary part, boys and girls is most of these stories don't make it to the news and reach mass consciousness It is for sure time that we as a people stand up for acknowledgement And accomplishment of what we call human rights It is time to rebel, better yet, raise hell I just want everyone to be cautious about how they go about it Because this is all apart of the government's plan they've been plottin' Literally b-b-beggin' for this to happen So they can kill us off, usin' uprisin' and rebellion as the excuse in a timely fashion The cancerous foods, the chemical warfare Economic sufferin' is not workin' fast enough There are many steps ahead of us and manifestin' the future that they want, we have to work together And not only rattlin' them on a physical plane But to outsmart them on an intellectual mental level the same As black men, I think our gangs need to do a better job at protectin', us The people, our communities And not assistin' in destroyin' them brutally It's time to even the score Cause who do we call when the police break the law? We are so quick to pick up a gun and kill one another But not quick enough to pick it up and protect each other The code words to killin' a black man by police is "He's got a gun!" Damned if he do, damned if he don't, damned if he runs Or what about them? Them murderers got it We need solutions, you better start plottin' now (plottin' now) It's always been clear that they don't value our lives My people been sufferin' way too long (too long) And I'm tired of singin' the same old song People actin' like this shit isn't happenin', it's downright wrong Justice won't be served by a hashtag, and that's the very reason I ask that What are we to do? We're scattered around with no clue of this ugly truth All we know is who they ridiculed and who gets miniscu-scu-scu- Time to wake the fuck up and do our own research And not form opinions b-b-based on just what we've heard America-ca-ca-ca-ca, is force feedin' you lies down your throats with a silver spoon And eventually, we'll all be doomed Real, real, real, soon