Intro

Man I worked for one of the biggest companies in New York City
He didn't own his own company
White man owned it so they owned him
Nobody owns me though
Your gangster is not defined
Your gangster is not defined by how low your jeans fall by your waist
But more how your genes stand over his expectations
Never forget where you came from
Your gangster
Your gangster is not defined by how many rocks are in your watch
But rather how many rocks you move while on your watch
Gangsters hustlers republicans democrats pimps and hoes
Conservatives labor the seller the buyer the product the producer
See you are what you are
The gangster is absorbed and adored by those
That don't understand the laws that govern gangsterment
Gangsterment
Gangsterment allows you to make up your own laws and create brand new words
Gangster mentality
Gangster mentality an American way created by the white
Mastered by the black and absorbed by the fiends
Taxed by the governmentality charted by forbes
If you believe in Jay Z then you too can be a gangster
The you too can be a gangster by any means necessary
By owning that dream
I mean it's a long walk to freedom but while deep
Deep deep inside the bush
The war on terror screams damn it feels good
Damn it feels good to be a gangster
To be a gangster swagger is not a must
It's a liability a cliche a bad suit cut the *
You know if it wasn't for this there would be no that
Which we call the American gangster