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    Big Daddy Kane

    Who Am I

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    "I was born.."
    [Big Daddy Kane]
    A black man from the motherland
    Speakin a language today most people dont understand
    where no one could bother me
    cause I had freedom, justice, and equality
    But then one day it was tooken away
    and I was shipped to the U.S.A.
    A young brother, made into a slave
    to harvest the midlands and clean the chittlins
    Given a new name, new religion
    No freedom to vote, not even to make a decision
    I saw my peoples, sold raped and took out
    The rest of that stuff that Alex Haley talks about
    They said Im not from Asia Im from Africa
    And all the blacks there now are just scavengers
    Thats the way my mind was poisoned
    to believe that in America blacks are inferior
    A weak mind and a body of swine
    only adds up to being - deaf dumb and blind
    Illiterate to who where what and why
    So I ask myself: who am I?
    "I was born.."
    [Big Daddy Kane]
    A native New Yorker on the streets
    Known for rockin rhymes to real rough beats
    that I found in the attic, noisy with static
    A sound that made me, a hip-hop fanatic
    I made a few songs that sold OK
    Never top 20 or plenty airplay
    I came out hardcore, flexin cock diesel
    Saw a little cash, and pop goes the weasel
    I had to make that change and rearrange
    my whole rap format, no hardcore rap
    So now all the pop charts I rule
    over New Kids on the Block and Paula Abdul, huh
    I thought I made it, then my song faded
    and none of the black stations ever have played it
    I tried to blame it on MTV
    and say, "Damn, they cold played me for Young MC"
    But when you get down to it, Im the real blame
    because I wanted the fame
    Money is not only the root of all evil
    Its also the destruction of black people, so
    conjunction junction, whats your function?
    Bein a scout, or sellin out?
    Look in the mirror at yourself, eye to eye
    and say: who am I?
    [Gamilah Shabazz]
    A solid change, have to rearrange this strange
    feelin Im feelin, so appealin
    I am having to deal with
    Time to forget the myth, of bein black and a woman
    Cant get ahead, walkin on a thread, a tightrope
    Cant cope, dont be a dope, have a little bit of hope
    Runnin your scope on affairs
    You have to be aware, dont flare up
    Let your cup runneth over
    Im not Irish, dont need a donut to fill up my dish
    nor two mango wish to wish on a star, theyre so far
    Anyway Im thinkin about today, not tomorrow
    Im not a follower of anyone
    My time has come, its already here
    My message is clear
    Like the women of long ago, I am also here
    also to show, I have the courage
    Have the strength, Im for equal opportunity
    no matter the life, length of time
    Show me a sign, should I rely on a
    subliminal message, should I question
    what would seem to be, lifes told me?
    Yes indeed, so let me speak
    [Big Daddy Kane]
    And thats comin from the daughter of Malcolm X
    So black women put it in your texts
    so you can never let, opportunity pass you by
    or even ask yourself, who am I
    [ Who Am I Lyrics ]
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