Boogie Down Productions - Ya Strugglin' Lyrics
[kwame toure]Africans in america try to identifyTotally with their master in every respectThey are the only ones who can not do itBut they are the ones who will go to all extremes to do it* laughing * (check it out) * then laughing some more *They can not be disguisedBut they will attempty to disguise themselves[krs-one]Im on a search, not for a car or a miniskirtBut the words I wish to exertWill hurt, damage or upset the egoYou wanna be macho, yeah, but we know the dealJheri curls just aint gettin itKrs-one is only down for pickin itPick the afro, need no soul gloOr carefree curls, thats just a no-noWhere oh where, are all the real menThe feminine look seems to be the trendYou got eyeliner on, chillin and maxinSee youre a man with a spine extractionSo what Im askin is plain to seeAre there any straight singers in r&b?All I see, is the light-skinned buffyTryin hard, to be mr. tuffyYet in fact, youre mr. softieWith the beige contacts on, yo you lost meI aint with it, never will, never haveHow can your son even call you dad?Your skin is bleached and your nails you just buffinTake a look at yourself man, ya strugglin[kwame toure]Africa is so strong, that once she puts a stamp on youFour hundred years of cold weather, death,And all that fryin your hair shall not disguise youAs a matter of fact, she is so strongThat no matter what chemicals you put in your hairShe will come back and snatch it up* audience laughter *[krs-one]Tell meAre you proud man, of who you are?Or does your pride come out of a jarCause if you bought it, put it on, or sprayed it onI tell you right now, it wont stay longCause if it aint natural, it aint kosherIts like buyin and wearin a cultureIf that culture aint yours naturallyIts his, not yours, actuallyYou better wake up and smell the coffeeLook in the mirror and think mr. softiePeople change, when they are ashamedOf how they look or from which they cameAre you ashamed, of original black?If youre not, why does your hair look like that?Why is your nose straighter, from surgery?I think youre really in a state of emergencyYoure not sane to the african aimSo youre insane, and you need to obtainAny, average rap album sculptureAnd study it, just, to learn your cultureEven though, you dont think its musicIts the blackest youll ever get so use itThe blue-eyed black man to me is bugginTake a look at yourself man, ya strugglin[kwame toure]* audience laughter *Yess.. capitalism will confuse these people, have them totally confusedThey will try every way to identify with their masters, every wayGo to extreme lengths * laughter *, Im telling you, seriously!Capitalism will confuse them yknow tell them the truths a lieI saw a sister the other day and I spoke to her about her hairShe said, I dont care what you say, Im still gonna get my perm!I told her, its not a perm, its a temporary* audience laughter *Try in every possible way to identify..
