Shad - Fam Jam Lyrics
[Intro - *Shad's Aunt*, and Shad:]*I'm proud of my nephew*Yeah*I'm proud of my nephew, my niece*Yeah, well, no, mostly the nephew, this is focusing on the nephew*Especially the one in Toronto*Yeah, this is the one -[Verse 1:][Not bad huh, for some immigrants]From donated clothes, to caps and gownsIt's a little shout to my black and brownFolks that know the game, not in class to clownHad the funny accent, look who's laughing nowSee Samir came here to grind, and he slaved atEvery minimum wage job, but he saved thatBrought his sis here on scholarship to make stacksWorking as a surgeon she bought a whip, and payed cashNo time to whine, we just face factsLets fit 6 in the back and lets take thatTo the best restaurants, make reservationsSince we out here, since they made reservations forFirst Nations and they never made reparationsThe Natives probably relate more to immigrationSo just for y'all too, and I can't forget the HaitiansHere for an education, its a celebration[Hook]Not bad huh, for some immigrants [x4][Verse 2:]To the guys that draw lines and make the borders realBut then bend the rules when there's more to drillDon't turn away the stateless, think of the wasteIf one in 3 refugees is a Lauryn HillCome along way, you can move forward stillFrom the poorest to up by Lawrence or Forest HillBut more than that, skrillery banks just chillMake a home, just build in a zone, less illIn a place to be safe, few found an escape routeWhere we come from, so we grateful to JesusAnd now the top is the next stop, this dropOughtta have my Aunts on the guest spot, red hotI'm talking going from sweatshops to tech stocksDoctors Without Borders, with dreadlocksWe quoting S.Dot Carter on OtisTurns out some fresh off the boat kid wrote this...Not bad[Hook][Verse 3:]Check it outNow when you're Third World born, but First World formedSometimes you feel pride, sometimes you feel tornSee my Mother's tongue is not what they speak where my Mother's fromShe moved to London with her husband when their son was 1And one time after Family Ties, I turned on the news and saw my family diePops said there's murder in the motherlandThings about colonialism I didn't understandAll the things that shape a man in his mind state;A community income, and crime rateIf times change, why my people still in dire straitsIf it's a big world, show me where's my placeIn it, I had to talk to Pops for a minuteHe said, "Shad, this world wasn't home to begin withJust keep defending the oppressed, take stepsAnd keep rapping, you might just be the best"Well, yes[Hook]
