《Who Am I》歌词

[00:00:00] Who Am I - Big Daddy Kane

[00:00:10] "I was born "

[00:00:11] A black man from the motherland

[00:00:13] Speakin a language today most people don't understand

[00:00:17] Where no one could bother me

[00:00:18] Cause I had freedom justice and equality

[00:00:21] But then one day it was tooken away

[00:00:23] And I was shipped to the U S A

[00:00:25] A young brother made into a slave

[00:00:28] To harvest the midlands and clean the chittlins

[00:00:30] Given a new name new religion

[00:00:32] No freedom to vote not even to make a decision

[00:00:35] I saw my peoples sold raped and took out

[00:00:38] The rest of that stuff that Alex Haley talks about

[00:00:40] They said I'm not from Asia I'm from Africa

[00:00:42] And all the blacks there now are just scavengers

[00:00:44] That's the way my mind was poisoned

[00:00:47] To believe that in America blacks are inferior

[00:00:49] A weak mind and a body of swine

[00:00:52] Only adds up to being - deaf dumb and blind

[00:00:55] Illiterate to who where what and why

[00:00:57] So I ask myself: who am I

[00:01:03] "I was born "

[00:01:09] A native New Yorker on the streets

[00:01:11] Known for rockin rhymes to real rough beats

[00:01:13] That I found in the attic noisy with static

[00:01:15] A sound that made me a hip-hop fanatic

[00:01:18] I made a few songs that sold OK

[00:01:20] Never top 20 or plenty airplay

[00:01:22] I came out hardcore flexin cock diesel

[00:01:25] Saw a little cash and pop goes the weasel

[00:01:28] I had to make that change and rearrange

[00:01:30] My whole rap format no hardcore rap

[00:01:33] So now all the pop charts I rule

[00:01:35] Over New Kids on the Block and Paula Abdul huh

[00:01:37] I thought I made it then my song faded

[00:01:40] And none of the black stations ever have played it

[00:01:42] I tried to blame it on MTV

[00:01:44] And say "Damn they cold played me for Young MC"

[00:01:47] But when you get down to it I'm the real blame

[00:01:50] Because I wanted the fame

[00:01:52] Money is not only the root of all evil

[00:01:54] It's also the destruction of black people so

[00:01:57] Conjunction junction what's your function

[00:02:00] Bein a scout or sellin out

[00:02:02] Look in the mirror at yourself eye to eye

[00:02:05] And say: who am I

[00:02:08] A solid change have to rearrange this strange

[00:02:28] Feelin I'm feelin so appealin

[00:02:30] I am having to deal with

[00:02:32] Time to forget the myth of bein black and a woman

[00:02:36] Can't get ahead walkin on a thread a tightrope

[00:02:38] Can't cope don't be a d**e have a little bit of hope

[00:02:41] Runnin your scope on affairs

[00:02:43] You have to be aware don't flare up

[00:02:45] Let your cup runneth over

[00:02:46] I'm not Irish don't need a donut to fill up my dish

[00:02:50] Nor two mango wish to wish on a star they're so far

[00:02:54] Anyway I'm thinkin about today not tomorrow

[00:02:56] I'm not a follower of anyone

[00:02:59] My time has come it's already here

[00:03:01] My message is clear

[00:03:03] Like the women of long ago I am also here

[00:03:06] Also to show I have the courage

[00:03:09] Have the strength I'm for equal opportunity

[00:03:11] No matter the life length of time

[00:03:13] Show me a sign should I rely on a

[00:03:16] Subliminal message should I question

[00:03:18] What would seem to be life's told me

[00:03:21] Yes indeed so let me speak

[00:03:23] And that's comin from the daughter of Malcolm X

[00:03:26] So black women put it in your texts

[00:03:28] So you can never let opportunity pass you by

[00:03:30] Or even ask yourself who am I