[CHORUS]Represent WhoRepresent WhatRepresent WhoRepresent WhatRepresent Africa with a spectacular street vernacularRepresent WhoRepresent What[VERSE 1]Who woulda knew that this cat from AfricaWould come to AmericaVerbally massacre these charactersNever no passengerI cruise in the driver's seatCadillacs, hoopties, Buicks, still doing itRap is like the ice-cream truckKids pursuin' itMedia's confusin' itWhite boys consumin' itMe I pick a spoon and Scoop a little soul in itMaster P with the flow, yo there's no limitNo gimmick, stay on point like Chauncey BillupsThese arrows from my Bowe like RiddickThe critics say I spit it so differentScorpio intenseGhanaian presence definin' the essenceAncestors blessed us beyond measureDeliver lyrical treasure like AZ in the golden eraWritten, off the top, on beat, or acappellaEvery line, every rhyme relevant foreverIn the name of MandelaMasakela, MakebaOral traditions in a flavor you can savorWe never gave upTrue warriors, vaingloriousIt's obvious the gift is upon us[CHORUS]Whatever happened to rappin' without mentionin' a gun clappin'Or gun clappin' without mentionin' in one's rappin'I never been to Uncle Tom's CabinBut I've met many a Shaman that's proud to be AfricanFrom the womb to the tombWere we destined for doom, NOWe do it big like a SumoBeats by B-Live make me feel aliveI'm from a mixed tribeCoastally inclinedThe ocean waves we rideOur fisherman got Nets like New Jersey12 year olds carry big breasts like they 2333 year olds got ass Europeans' envySkin ranges from jet black to chocolate ebonyHot damn black Queen you heavenly!Still understand I'm only a manDon't stand adjacent to my frustrationSteady telling me ÒDon't fuck with her, she CaucasianÓWith all sincerity, you hateWhen I approach you with levityBuild a strong familyLet's enjoy each other's companyStop with the bickerin' and build some harmonyThese bills need to be paidSo when I open a new pageTo script these linesDon't show your rageLike Cheney I'm a dick sometimesBut when the stars alignI pen these linesIt's so divineNews from the African Times[CHORUS]This the 3rdYou can eff what you heard in the second and the firstIt gets worseIt's so puzzlin' it hurts worseThan standin' on pins and needlesOr catchin' the measlesLearnin' like that cat from the BeatlesSo damn Don Cheadle cuz my thoughts crashJumpin' around like everlastGhana to RwandaTanzania UgandaAll the way to the hornOther places war-torn[spoken interlude][rhymes underneath]I represent till my last breath is goneBaptize mics like my name was johnEven Cheech and Chong would get high off this songFor sure, I represent for the black and poorThe malnourished who aint never heard of christian diourStoaways that risk their lives to see new yorkIt's a deadly voyage, Danny Glover couldn't fathomBut still we hold rythmn hostage, demand ransomAnd spazz out, throw trantrums in my new habitatMinneapolis, guns go ratatatatI came in the doorWith raw metaphors of courseI'm down for the lawI'm down by causeHaha,That shit right[RepresentWith a spectacular vernacular]I represent Africa strictlyCHORUS[SPOKEN INTERLUDE]CHORUS
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