Lyrics to American Made
You see the problem with America is
Y’all want us to forget history
Y’all say, “why is the black murder rate so high?”
You got to think. This is something new
It wasn’t high back in the 50’s, the 40’s, the 30’s
No, the Italians was slaughtering each other
The white man was the killer. He was killing us
This is fairly new
Now why, because all of our black leaders was killed
In the 60’s, the late 60’s
Dr. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, John F. Kennedy
After they were killed, we ran destruction
We didn’t have no guidance
So what did we do?
We start murdering and killing each other
When they killed Fred Hampton, they took a picture of him and showed it to your black ass
This man of the Black Panther Party
One thing you Americans got to learn
Is the black man was stripped, we don’t know our last name
We don’t know our language
So when you say, “why the black man running around killing each other?”
What else we gon’ do?
We was stripped of our identity
Now you Americans
You people are celebrating Thanksgiving
The celebration of a slaughter of a whole nation
And you celebrate it in your July 4ths
‘Cause you’re confused, but I’m woke
And I know I’m American made
America made us like this
See, it was the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King
John F. Kennedy
And that was after slavery
Or Fred Hampton
But we still was acting cool though
Malcolm X
We ain’t start murdering each other ‘til like the 60’s, or the early 70’s
When all our leaders was killed
That was when we start murdering each other
We got confused
This shit new to us, for real
Now we’re in the state of destruction right now
Right now
American Made
C’mon Lo, c’mon Lo
Damn!
American Made, it all started from the slave trade
That’s the blame on how he behave
Black shoot each other down, all we see is rage
They took a mother from her kid, she was pre-paid
Then hung our son on the tree ‘til he decayed
Then raped her daughter in front of her, her dad was afraid
Great-granny house burnt by the 3 K’s
Four hundred plus years, beginning stage
Forty acres and a mule, where’s it at, I’m comfused
Only country it’s a crime to see your kids in school
They’ll kill you if you learned how to read too
They killed Emmett Till and they ain’t need proof
As a black man, we was set to lose
Red, white and blues, we had to set the rules
Now it’s black-on-black crime when you check the news
My last album, it was timeless, now I’m back with jewels
They killed all our black teachers
Martin Luther King was the strongest leader
Fred Hampton in his sleep, killed him for no reason
Then took a pic of this shit, he on the ground bleeding, FBI the heathens
Any black man a threat if he form allegiance
Malcolm X on the steps, shot him down for treason
Presidents, politics, shit, we don’t believe it
They leave us out to dry and drop us in the deep end
This why I never vote, this the realest shit I never wrote
We was on shackles, fresh off the boat
Then they came with Christianity, we got provoked
Our living habits, eating habits, it got so gross
High blood pressure, strokes
Smart, strong black man is what they hate the most
What I learned the most, reading Jim Crow
Trying to shine the light on you, but it’s dim low
It’s like your brain moving slow
I guess Jesus was a white man
‘Cause a black man will kill you for your Jumpmans
Killuminati, Pac dead, I’m the front man
Judge playing football, he the punt man, [?]
A black man with common sense you ain’t use to
The church and your schools, they confused you
You stay worried ‘bout who’s who
Worry ‘bout your history and past, you have no clue
Pay attention to your world
Never trust a soul or what you heard
Why you’re hurting me, I’m just your friend
[?] to have my back until the end
Wake up, wake up, no [?]
We have to pray to the [?] soul [?]
[?] the time is now
We blossom like a flower eventually
Our fathers was [?] for centuries
Five hundred years, check the history
I’m speaking all facts, you can’t disagree
Time just moving and moving
Black man still losing and losing
Government gave us crack, it was an epidemic
White folks OD’s on opioids so it’s a crisis
Don’t stay sleep, don’t stay sleep
Dream is for the weak, dream is for the weak
Aunty Rosa said “fuck it” she ain’t move her seat
For nothing, we’re still dying, killing in the streets
Forty acres and a mule, they’re lying through their teeth
I need a bank loan, can anybody vouch for me
Our greatest leader, head shot on his balcony
Same headshot to JFK, they had it out for him
Wake up, wake up, take a look around
Wake up, wake up, we are falling down
Wake up, wake up, no [?]
Had to [?]
You have to wake up, wake up, have to wake up, wake up
Have to wake up, wake up, have to wake up, wake up
‘Cause the time is now
Wake up, wake up, got to wake up, wake up
Have to wake up, wake up, got to wake up, wake up
Y’all want us to forget history
Y’all say, “why is the black murder rate so high?”
You got to think. This is something new
It wasn’t high back in the 50’s, the 40’s, the 30’s
No, the Italians was slaughtering each other
The white man was the killer. He was killing us
This is fairly new
Now why, because all of our black leaders was killed
In the 60’s, the late 60’s
Dr. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, John F. Kennedy
After they were killed, we ran destruction
We didn’t have no guidance
So what did we do?
We start murdering and killing each other
When they killed Fred Hampton, they took a picture of him and showed it to your black ass
This man of the Black Panther Party
One thing you Americans got to learn
Is the black man was stripped, we don’t know our last name
We don’t know our language
So when you say, “why the black man running around killing each other?”
What else we gon’ do?
We was stripped of our identity
Now you Americans
You people are celebrating Thanksgiving
The celebration of a slaughter of a whole nation
And you celebrate it in your July 4ths
‘Cause you’re confused, but I’m woke
And I know I’m American made
America made us like this
See, it was the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King
John F. Kennedy
And that was after slavery
Or Fred Hampton
But we still was acting cool though
Malcolm X
We ain’t start murdering each other ‘til like the 60’s, or the early 70’s
When all our leaders was killed
That was when we start murdering each other
We got confused
This shit new to us, for real
Now we’re in the state of destruction right now
Right now
American Made
C’mon Lo, c’mon Lo
Damn!
American Made, it all started from the slave trade
That’s the blame on how he behave
Black shoot each other down, all we see is rage
They took a mother from her kid, she was pre-paid
Then hung our son on the tree ‘til he decayed
Then raped her daughter in front of her, her dad was afraid
Great-granny house burnt by the 3 K’s
Four hundred plus years, beginning stage
Forty acres and a mule, where’s it at, I’m comfused
Only country it’s a crime to see your kids in school
They’ll kill you if you learned how to read too
They killed Emmett Till and they ain’t need proof
As a black man, we was set to lose
Red, white and blues, we had to set the rules
Now it’s black-on-black crime when you check the news
My last album, it was timeless, now I’m back with jewels
They killed all our black teachers
Martin Luther King was the strongest leader
Fred Hampton in his sleep, killed him for no reason
Then took a pic of this shit, he on the ground bleeding, FBI the heathens
Any black man a threat if he form allegiance
Malcolm X on the steps, shot him down for treason
Presidents, politics, shit, we don’t believe it
They leave us out to dry and drop us in the deep end
This why I never vote, this the realest shit I never wrote
We was on shackles, fresh off the boat
Then they came with Christianity, we got provoked
Our living habits, eating habits, it got so gross
High blood pressure, strokes
Smart, strong black man is what they hate the most
What I learned the most, reading Jim Crow
Trying to shine the light on you, but it’s dim low
It’s like your brain moving slow
I guess Jesus was a white man
‘Cause a black man will kill you for your Jumpmans
Killuminati, Pac dead, I’m the front man
Judge playing football, he the punt man, [?]
A black man with common sense you ain’t use to
The church and your schools, they confused you
You stay worried ‘bout who’s who
Worry ‘bout your history and past, you have no clue
Pay attention to your world
Never trust a soul or what you heard
Why you’re hurting me, I’m just your friend
[?] to have my back until the end
Wake up, wake up, no [?]
We have to pray to the [?] soul [?]
[?] the time is now
We blossom like a flower eventually
Our fathers was [?] for centuries
Five hundred years, check the history
I’m speaking all facts, you can’t disagree
Time just moving and moving
Black man still losing and losing
Government gave us crack, it was an epidemic
White folks OD’s on opioids so it’s a crisis
Don’t stay sleep, don’t stay sleep
Dream is for the weak, dream is for the weak
Aunty Rosa said “fuck it” she ain’t move her seat
For nothing, we’re still dying, killing in the streets
Forty acres and a mule, they’re lying through their teeth
I need a bank loan, can anybody vouch for me
Our greatest leader, head shot on his balcony
Same headshot to JFK, they had it out for him
Wake up, wake up, take a look around
Wake up, wake up, we are falling down
Wake up, wake up, no [?]
Had to [?]
You have to wake up, wake up, have to wake up, wake up
Have to wake up, wake up, have to wake up, wake up
‘Cause the time is now
Wake up, wake up, got to wake up, wake up
Have to wake up, wake up, got to wake up, wake up
