The Problem With Our Role Is Americans

When I Was A Teenager, The Way Some Of These Kids Out Here Be Actively Gay, It Would Have Been Ridiculed In The Hood. And Now The Hood Is A Bit More Accepting. Begrudgingly Accepting, But Definitely More Accepting Than 20 Years Ago When I Was A Little Kid. That Doesn't Mean That Anybody Should Stop Fighting For Equality Just Because People Are Begrudgingly A Little More Accepting.

They Hope For The Apocalypse Like A Self-fulfilling Prophecy Tell Me When Do We Stop It? Do They Ask You Your Religion Before You Rent An Apartment? Is The Answer Burning Korans So That We Can Defend Islamics?

We Commute To Computers Spirits Stay Mute While You Eagles Spread Rumors We Survivalists, Turned To Consumers.

So I Think Hip-hop Is Moving And Is Going To Continue To Move In The Direction Of Rappers Just Being Honest With Themselves, Whether You're Talking About Common And Mos Def Or Nas And 50 Cent.

I Feel Like Your City - With Hip Hop In Particular, Because We're Always Beating Our Chest And Shouting Where We're From - Your City Is Just As Influential As Your Parents. Even The Grimy, Hardcore Gangster Rap From New York - Krs-one And Wu Tang, The Stuff Acknowledges It.