State of the Enemy

Lyrics

AKIR - "State of the Enemy" [Emcee(s): AKIR] [Producer(s): [?]] [Intro: AKIR] Yeah, man. I was chilling in Africa, man, eating yams on land with my shorty. Nah'mean? They uprooted me from my home, B [Verse 1: AKIR] They must be problematic. Automatic response to the tragic Pictures in false scriptures portraying us wreaking havoc Most of the niggas I know have got a problem with po' Staying high, escaping feeling so low, so there it go Out on the streets, you could feel the tension, profiling Filling quotas to increase their pension. Niggas wiling But really rebuilding defenses. In our ascension Trying to rise up out these fucking trenches. In a period A long sentence of every day is outlawed, so I'm Appalled at the fact I can't drive while black. I don't Whip a Benz, Beemer, a Lex, or an Ac'. The more You beat the concrete is the more The Beast will find a crack Steadily staying indifferent while the pillars of the U.S. stand on this contradiction. What about this Prohibition? If we was Kennedys, would pennies be the remedy? Should I let it ride or genocide? State of the enemy [Interlude 1: AKIR] I know you're hungry, man. Don't worry about it, though. Me and moms going to church tonight. We gon' get some food, you know? We got the check coming for the end of the month. So go to school, man. Here's a dollar, man. Get a sandwich or something. You nah'mean? I'm sorry, man, but just keep us... [Verse 2: AKIR] Yo, his little man just got out of school. Him and his cousin, Wayne His name. Mayne just came with his uncle tool Ready to do anything. Feeling the ridicule Ain't got the flyest guild in the world, but the girls Wouldn't waver from a nigga with the thug behavior Skinny nigga couldn't wait to get his weight up. It's in his nature Chief emancipator of the crew Robbing niggas just to get a brew with his uncle's twenty-two So now they're eating healthier suppers. In his closet Assortment of Chuckers. Didn't even get his dick wet Set up by undercovers, same pigs that trapped his brother Trying to protect his baby mother against her ex-lover It's a vicious cycle. Acting like they don't know Interfering in Kosovo won't help us at home Plans to pack it up and roll like Marcus Garvey. The enemy Could never harm me or scar me. The army still trying to starve me So, instead, they're trying to ruin our future Sports entertainment and music. There's no attainment. Just movements, but We're God's people, so forever we shall be blessed Teach your kids the violin 'cause it's time to invest We are the best