[Four Tops:]
Oh, oh, oh!
Oh, oh, oh!
I had for us...
Turned my dreams into dust.
I watch a phone that, I had for us.
Turned my dreams into dust.
[Kanye West:]
I know Obama was Heaven-sent,
But ever since Trump won, it proved that I could be President.
[T.I.:]
Yeah, you can, at what cost though?
Don't that go against the teachings that Ye taught for?
[Kanye West:]
Yo, T.I.P., I hear your side and everybody talk, though,
But ain't goin' against the grain everything I fought for?
[T.I.:]
Prolly so, Ye, but where you tryna go with this?
It's some shit you just don't align with and don't go against.
[Kanye West:]
You just readin' the headlines, you don't see the fine print,
You on some choosing-side shit, I'm on some unified shit.
[T.I.:]
It's bigger than your selfish agenda,
If your election ain't gon stop police from murderin niggas, then, shit...
[Kanye West:]
Bruh, I never ever stopped fightin' for the people,
Actually wearin' the hat'll show people that we equal.
[T.I.:]
You gotta see the vantage point of the people –
What makes you feel equal makes them feel evil.
[Kanye West:]
See that's the problem with this damn nation,
All Blacks gotta be Democrats, man, we ain't made it off the plantation!
[T.I.:]
Fuck who you choose as your political party,
You representin dudes just seem crude and cold-hearted,
With blatant disregard for the people, who put you in position,
Don't you feel an obligation to them?
[Kanye West:]
I feel an obligation to show people new ideas,
And if you wanna hear 'em, there go two right here:
Make America Great Again had a negative reception,
I took it, wore it, rocked it, gave it a new direction,
Added empathy, care and love and affection,
And y'all simply questionin' my methods.
[T.I.:]
What you willin to lose for the point to be proved?
This shit is stubborn, selfish, bullheaded, even for you.
You wore a dusty ass hat to represent the same views
As white supremacy, man, we expect better from you!
All them times you sounded crazy, we defended you, homie,
Not just to be let down when we depend on you, homie,
That's why it's important to know what direction you're goin now,
'Cause everythin' that you built can be destroyed and torn down.
[Kanye West:]
You think I ain't concerned about how I affect the past?
I mean, that hat stayed in my closet about a year and a half,
Then one day I was like, "Fuck it, I'ma do me!"
I was in the sunken place and then I found the new me.
Not worried about some image that I gotta keep up,
Lot of people agree with me, but they're too scared to speak up.
[T.I.:]
The greater good of the people is first,
Have you considered all the damage and the people you hurt?
You had a bad idea, and you're makin it worse,
This shit's just as bad as Catholic preachers rapin in church.
[Kanye West:]
Y'all been leadin' with hate, see, I just approach it different,
Like a gang truce, the first Blood to shake the Crip's hand.
I know everybody emotional.
Is it better if I rap about crack, guh? 'Cause it's cultural?
Or how about I'ma shoot you or fuck your bitch?
Or how about all this Gucci, 'cause I'm fuckin' rich!
[T.I.:]
You'll deal with God for the lack of respect,
Startin to make it seem like Donnie cut you a check.
Now you toyin with hot lava, better be careful with that,
What's it mean to gain the world if you ain't standin for shit?
Okay I gotta say it, Ye, you sound high as a bitch,
Yeah, genocide and slavery, we should just try and forget.
All that free thought shit, find a better defense,
But if Ye's just stuck in his way, he can leave it at that.
Fuck it!
[Kanye West:]
Alright, T.I.P., we could be rappin' about this all day, man, why don't we just cut the beat off and let the people talk?
