Lupe Fiasco - BMF (Building Minds Faster) lyrics

Uh, huh friend of the People
Yeah, I mean c'mon
What the fuck do I gotta do
This one for the fans here, jack
I think I'm Malcom X, Martin Luther
Add a King, add a Junior
Some Bible verses, couple Sunnahs
An AK-47, that's a revolution, nigga
Think I'm 2Pac, Bob Marley
Fela Kuti, Marcus Garvey
Them the real ones, light a lighter for 'em
Let you know, that I'm ridin' for 'em

Go'n' gimme some, a lil' more beat
Call your friends around
Then call the police
I'm ridin' with my flow
It take up four seats
So I'm gon' ghost-ride, but with no sheets
One man by myself, even then I'm four deep
Like hotel swimming pools, that's four feet


These niggas like the rooms, so suite
Priceline, so cheap
I'm the cell phone, they the room keys
I'm some shelltoes, they some shoestrings
I turn 'em off, I take 'em out
I'm Reverend Run, with the laces out
Adidas, so adios
All day, I dream, like I'm comatose
That's your ship sinking, and I'm so afloat
I'm T-Pain, I'm on a boat
Not the slave one, DiCaprio's either
Hear the waves come
They started in the bleachers
So I'm swag surfing
The pool's getting deeper
You still sweet, though
Here come them roomkeepers
OK, I'll be the strings, you be the shoes
But guess what? Now they Jimmy Choos
I wear the pants, you Winnie Poohs
Your shit meows, my shit "Awoo!"
I got a fifth flow, call me brother man
Africa the set, yea that's the motherland
For that BP, I shed fifty tears in Nigeria
That oil been spilling for like fifty years
"Fifty years? Hell naw"

Hell yeah, I'm tryna tell y'all
At this rate, niggas gon' lose
Can't search for water or grow your own food
Tell me what's gon' happen
When them stores close
And ain't gon open up no more
Yeah, that's the realest shit
You gon' feel that, hunger's your enemy
But, you can't kill that
Nigga, wake up, don't join the army
Kill your own peoples, but fear Illuminatis
And they ain't even real, or are they?
But, you ain't even know, because you par tay
Too fucking much, if you start to doubt
They already in your mind
And coming out yo mouth
It's not a trick, nigga, it's a trap
Survival of the fit is what they aiming at
And niggas ain't fit, fat as hell
Fat in mind body fat, as well
Who use most the drugs? Americans
What's in Afghanistan? Heroin
You think that's by mistake?
They can't stop that
Don't think you safe, though
Because you not Black
Greed is colorblind, so I'm colorblind
They gon' fuck with yours soon
As they done with mine
They say I try too hard, verses overwhelm
I learned most of this from
Niggas sitting in jail
Where you think I'm from?
I'm from the streets, nigga

Triple OGs told me to teach, nigga
And that ain't made up, nope, that's a fact
They say that gangsta shit is the shit I rap
Look who I attract, look at my inner circle
Bunch of street niggas and a couple Urkels
Look at my fanbase, oh, yes
Fuck what Pro say, look at this protest
Where they do that at? Who they do that for?
Must mean I'm doin' bad
And things is movin' slow
We talkin' revolution on public radio
Then catch me down in Houston
Sitting on them 84s trae, what's up? ABN
Got your back, nigga, sink or swim
Free Chilly Chill, shake off your masters
Pray to God, build your mind faster

I think I'm Malcolm X, Martin Luther
Add a King, add a Junior
Couple Bible verses, and some Sunnahs
An AK-47, that's a revolution (Nigga)
Think I'm 2Pac, Bob Marley
Fela Kuti, Marcus Garvey
Them the real ones, light a lighter for 'em
If you ain't know, I'm riding for 'em