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AMERIKKKAN IDOL
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Joey Bada$$
Joey Bada$$
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Khalil Abdul‐Rahman
Songwriter
Jo-Vaughn Virginie
Jo-Vaughn Virginie
Songwriter
Daniel Seeff
Daniel Seeff
Songwriter
P. Injeti
P. Injeti
Songwriter
Sam Barsh
Sam Barsh
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
DJ Khalil
DJ Khalil
Producer
John Gratton
John Gratton
Assistant Engineer
Jordon Silva
Jordon Silva
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Nastee
Nastee
Recording Engineer
Rob Kinelski
Rob Kinelski
Mixing Engineer
Tatsuya Sato
Tatsuya Sato
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Yeah, uh, uh Turn the music up in the headphones Watch me get gone Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Amerikkkan 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 coming for the title, man it's best you throw in the towel Last nigga who tried to vow, 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 Amerikkka, 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 paining 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 I'm out for dead presidents to represent me Dead fuckin' presidents to represent me I'm out for dead presidents to represent me Because 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 Because I've never known a live one that represent me 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 Me and my niggas goin' off like bomb threats Me and my niggas goin' off like bomb threats 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 you '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 You leave me no choice, I'm about to bring noise Got to fill this void, I got to be the voice Yeah yeah yeah I said leave me no choice, about to bring noise Got to fill this void, I got to be the voice What the government is doin' amongst our people is downright evil Disturbin', but not surprisin', that's for certain 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 alike 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 part of the government's Plan and what they been plottin' They're literally 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, 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 It's always been clear that they don't value our lives My people been sufferin' way 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 minisculed Time to wake the fuck up and do our own research And not form opinions based on just what we've heard Ameri-K-K-K-a is force feedin' you lies down your throats with a silver spoon And eventually, we'll all be doomed Real, real, real soon
Writer(s): Khalil Abdul-rahman, Daniel Seeff, Sam Barsh, Jo Vaughn Scott Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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