Nat Turner (Explicit)
Talib Kweli"Nat Turner (Explicit)" is a song by Talib Kweli, released in 2024 in the Pop genre. The song is 4:06 long and contains 120 lines and 817 words.
Lyrics
0:00And he get's excited-
0:05Dr Dre
0:06No matter how hard you try to be here's what they think about you
0:10Paul Congemi
0:10You and your people you talk about reparations
0:13The reparations that you talk about
0:15Your people already got your reparations
0:19Your reparations came in the form of a man named Barack Obama
0:25My advice to you
0:29My advice to you
0:30If you don't like it here in America
0:32Planes leave every hour
0:34Go back to Africa
0:35Go back to Africa Go Back
0:41You and your people
0:42Cassper Nyovest:
0:43This feels like we're going back to the future
0:46I'm on my way now
0:47History repeating itself like every two months
0:50Man this ****is getting played out
0:51I wish Kanye West woulda met Credo Mutwa
0:54A mo tsenye verstaan
0:55Eish nkare kea mona ka Maybach ko Kuruman
0:57You ain't got the answers Sway
0:58That would be too much
0:59Ana re lea nkutlwa eintlek dintshang
1:00The lost ones are gone I hope we win some
1:03Dumb as ****even though you seem smart
1:05Go back to Africa is actually not an insult
1:07Nah
1:07That would be a dream come true
1:09The trip ain't cheap The seats plus food
1:11The animals are wild and the scenes are cool
1:13And plus you get to dance like you see us do
1:15Man we live a cool a*s life
1:17For instance I was in the hood last night
1:19Watch out pull up in a cool a*s ride
1:21Chill everything good that's right
1:23That's right
1:23'Cause nobody gon' take my life here
1:25Nah
1:26'Specially for 'caine and some light gear
1:27Kwe' you ever wanna make that move
1:29Just send me a little text my nigga and I'll be right there
1:31Skrrrr
1:32I'ma scoop you up in a Beam
1:33You could buy a crib in Cape Town for the sea
1:35Nice
1:35Or we could set you up in Durban
1:37Summer all year the weather is not a burden
1:39Nice
1:39You choose It's a win win
1:41Yeah yeah However the cookie crumble
1:43On that note I would like to remind every single one'a y'all
1:46That Africa is not a jungle
1:47Seun Kuti:
1:48Watch how we do it independent
1:49Focused on African Independence
1:51In any competition bro we winnin'
1:53You ain't felt this free in a minute
1:55Illegally a slave in prison
1:57Give your money to decide about amendments
1:59Nat Turner with the burner or business
2:01Let's get free for a livin'
2:03Talib Kweli:
2:03We will never get freedom from imitating oppressors
2:05Divide and conquer keep us from innovating together
2:07We sick of these aggressors insinuating their better
2:09The algorithm is racist discrimination is meta
2:11We do it for the culture and call it a Sankofa
2:13They venomous Labelled a snake can't cover middle passage
2:15Jump on the boat when they came over
2:17Colonial hangover Slave owner your reign over
2:19We talkin' and spittin' in slang-time
2:21We walk in a rhythm we bang drums
2:23They used to cut off our feet so we can't run
2:25Anger stranger than fruit of the tree that we swang from
2:27The darker the berry the sweeter the juice
2:29You don't need to believe when you lead with the truth
2:31They cite you as proof when they need to recruit
2:33You bein' a puppet They speakin' thru you
2:35We came a long way from Adidas to light Yeezus
2:37Can't stain the right sneakers to pray to a white Jesus
2:39Michelangelo was commissioned by white leaders
2:41To paint him with white features
2:42Behavin' just like creatures
2:44They some mother****in' monsters
2:45The Koch Brothers just as nazi as Tucker Carlson
2:47We never ignorant and we gettin' these goals accomplished
2:49You never gotta light the w**d to be conscious
2:51Sway handled the efforts and responses
2:53Niggas ain't free cuz they think we need sponsors
2:55Too many young rappers in the courtroom
2:57Notice how they try to keep us in boxes
2:59Africa unite they can't stop us
3:01Reparations now And hands off asylum
3:04Blackstar we poppin' in Ghana
3:05Runnin' in thru the plaza
3:06Yellin' out
3:06Seun Kuti:
3:08Watch how we do it independent
3:09Focused on African Independence
3:11In any competition bro we winnin'
3:13You ain't felt this free in a minute
3:15Illegally a slave in prison
3:17Give your money to decide about amendments
3:19Nat Turner with the burner or business
3:21Let's get free for a livin'
3:23Amiri Baraka:
3:36Y'know it's hard to be black in a world controlled by white folks
3:42Du Bois said they always had the double-consciousness
3:45You're tryna be black meanwhile
3:47You got a white ghost hovering over your head that says
3:50If you don't do this you'll get killed
3:52If you don't do this you won't get no money
3:54If you don't do this nobody will think you're beautiful
3:57If you don't do this nobody will think you're smart
3:59That's the ghost
4:01You're trying to be black but the ghost is telling you to be a ghost
4:06We hope you won't slip
And he get's excited- Dr Dre No matter how hard you try to be here's what they think about you Paul Congemi You and your people you talk about reparations The reparations that you talk about Your people already got your reparations Your reparations came in the form of a man named Barack Obama My advice to you My advice to you If you don't like it here in America Planes leave every hour Go back to Africa Go back to Africa Go Back You and your people Cassper Nyovest: This feels like we're going back to the future I'm on my way now History repeating itself like every two months Man this ****is getting played out I wish Kanye West woulda met Credo Mutwa A mo tsenye verstaan Eish nkare kea mona ka Maybach ko Kuruman You ain't got the answers Sway That would be too much Ana re lea nkutlwa eintlek dintshang The lost ones are gone I hope we win some Dumb as ****even though you seem smart Go back to Africa is actually not an insult Nah That would be a dream come true The trip ain't cheap The seats plus food The animals are wild and the scenes are cool And plus you get to dance like you see us do Man we live a cool a*s life For instance I was in the hood last night Watch out pull up in a cool a*s ride Chill everything good that's right That's right 'Cause nobody gon' take my life here Nah 'Specially for 'caine and some light gear Kwe' you ever wanna make that move Just send me a little text my nigga and I'll be right there Skrrrr I'ma scoop you up in a Beam You could buy a crib in Cape Town for the sea Nice Or we could set you up in Durban Summer all year the weather is not a burden Nice You choose It's a win win Yeah yeah However the cookie crumble On that note I would like to remind every single one'a y'all That Africa is not a jungle Seun Kuti: Watch how we do it independent Focused on African Independence In any competition bro we winnin' You ain't felt this free in a minute Illegally a slave in prison Give your money to decide about amendments Nat Turner with the burner or business Let's get free for a livin' Talib Kweli: We will never get freedom from imitating oppressors Divide and conquer keep us from innovating together We sick of these aggressors insinuating their better The algorithm is racist discrimination is meta We do it for the culture and call it a Sankofa They venomous Labelled a snake can't cover middle passage Jump on the boat when they came over Colonial hangover Slave owner your reign over We talkin' and spittin' in slang-time We walk in a rhythm we bang drums They used to cut off our feet so we can't run Anger stranger than fruit of the tree that we swang from The darker the berry the sweeter the juice You don't need to believe when you lead with the truth They cite you as proof when they need to recruit You bein' a puppet They speakin' thru you We came a long way from Adidas to light Yeezus Can't stain the right sneakers to pray to a white Jesus Michelangelo was commissioned by white leaders To paint him with white features Behavin' just like creatures They some mother****in' monsters The Koch Brothers just as nazi as Tucker Carlson We never ignorant and we gettin' these goals accomplished You never gotta light the w**d to be conscious Sway handled the efforts and responses Niggas ain't free cuz they think we need sponsors Too many young rappers in the courtroom Notice how they try to keep us in boxes Africa unite they can't stop us Reparations now And hands off asylum Blackstar we poppin' in Ghana Runnin' in thru the plaza Yellin' out Seun Kuti: Watch how we do it independent Focused on African Independence In any competition bro we winnin' You ain't felt this free in a minute Illegally a slave in prison Give your money to decide about amendments Nat Turner with the burner or business Let's get free for a livin' Amiri Baraka: Y'know it's hard to be black in a world controlled by white folks Du Bois said they always had the double-consciousness You're tryna be black meanwhile You got a white ghost hovering over your head that says If you don't do this you'll get killed If you don't do this you won't get no money If you don't do this nobody will think you're beautiful If you don't do this nobody will think you're smart That's the ghost You're trying to be black but the ghost is telling you to be a ghost We hope you won't slip
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