Whiteface

[Intro: Bambu]

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[Verse 1: Bambu]

Another morning with my emails and my coffee mug
Promoters like to hit me up with zero dollars offered up
Like I'd just love to spend the money out my pocket
To take time out my son's development for you to profit
It's dope to do a show to raise awareness 'round a issue
Or raise a little money to support a org to get through
In a time when funds is low
Trust, know how it go
Give me something though
If you think I can get 'em in the door
You know, Phatty got a baby girl
And groceries expensive, plus
Both us work with youth
And that income is non-existent
We're in the industry of thievery by white hands
Talking never do give you
That Hollywood nonsense
Sell out to a dollar
Fit you inside a category
Rather eat a bullet than to have somebody own me
Or lead us to being selfish
Not the way I was raised
You need to share it with the hood
That's what the uncle would say
And that's the point that I make
See if I had a white face
You wouldn't trip
Cuz it's been set up
So we think that way
They want that Chuck Berry swang
But they want Elvis' face
Fast-forward to the faces on that hip hop stage
I'm seeing

[Chorus: Bambu]

Hip hop in whiteface
Business in whiteface
The standard of the beauty's truly rooted in whiteface
So we look to the white face
Pray to a white face
I'd probably be a star if I was backed by a white face
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[Verse 2: Bambu]

I see the comments, hear the critics, read the blogs
Like "Bam is dope and all
But somewhere in that catalogue
He gotta get a record on the club scene
Something for the radio
He needs to market to a wider demographic circle."
Uh, but i ain't make this record for you
This for the kid who had to rip it off his CPU
He's just like me
He grew up watching white TV
And tightens up when he be driving by the local PD
I swear to y'all I've met with labels
Booking agents galore
They start the conversation off with how they love what I'm for
They love how I rap
"You killed it on that so-and-so track!"
A bunch of bigging me up
To get me right where they at
Then counter every compliment with
"Um, the thing of it is,"
Then it's "tone it down a bit so you don't scare the audience."
I'm like why?
500 people at like 10 bucks each
And after fees and all of that
I get a couple of Gs
I guess it's my fault
For choosing to be moving through rap
But the homies see the vision
Shout to CKnow and Phat
Shout to Lila and Messiah
Sorry poppas is broke
But when we leave at least we leave
You knowin' daddy's that won't
But fathers who could be making what get white kids hype
But we make music that's for you to break the stereotype
Without the leashes that's attached to those who exploit me
Cuz they don't know what it's like to have to alter a dream
To see the actors on the screen
The superheroes on film
And have to navigate around the fact they all white-skinned

[Bridge: Bambu]
Man, that's the world in whiteface
Business in whiteface
The standard of the beauty's truly rooted in whiteface
Look to the white face
Pray to a white face
He'll probably be a star if he was backed by a white face
That's hip hop in whiteface
The business in whiteface
The standard of the beauty's truly rooted in whiteface

[Chorus] ×2

[Hook: Bambu]

This ain't for y'all
This for us
You just post right here
You wanna be a white ally?
You can start right there
You just need to be fair
Share what your privilege throw
And while I wait I'll make some music
For the homies that know

This ain't for y'all
This for us
You just post right here
You wanna be a white ally?
Start right there
You just need to be fair
Share what your privilege throw
And while I wait I'll make some music
For the homies that know

[Outro: Bambu]
This ain't for y'all
This ain't for y'all
Uh uh
It's not for y'all
This is for us
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