If Rap Gets Jealous
K'naan Lyrics

Let me introduce me, I don't gotta pack due to the fact
I am introducing myself as a person who does not carry a weapon because of who I am

I'm Africa's rap Bruce Lee
I am the Bruce Lee of rap from Africa

Plus they've been trying to shoot me since I was two feet
I have been a target since a very young age

So I am never scared, you can YouTube me
I am never afraid and you can find evidence of this on YouTube

Where I'm from they will pull your card Mister, you ain't hard mister
Where I come from, people will expose you if you are not truly tough

I was initiated into manhood at thirteen and it wasn't a barmitzvah
I became a man at thirteen in a very different way from a Bar Mitzvah

I break a bottle on you like a bad bartender
I will attack you with a bottle like a bartender who has had a bad day

Let my star venture out, I got war in me, so let me vent it out
My star power is rising, and I have a lot of inner conflict that I need to express

Ill admit it I could spit it like a fitted knitted cap
I can rap really well and never stop like a tight-fitting hat

That means tight and won't stop like a city cab
That means I will never slow down or stop like a taxi in the city

That means I'm not white
That means I am not Caucasian

But I figured do it big because the slum needs me
I decided to make my music on a larger scale because my community needs me

So instead of getting a beat from Kanyeezy
So instead of getting a beat from Kanye West

Who would probably take half my budget
Who would probably take a large portion of my money

I could save the back end and send it back to Mogadishu
I can save the leftover money and send it to Mogadishu

Where my family and friends getting patched up again you can ask hova
My family and friends are in need of medical attention and Jay-Z can vouch for this

The hood is harder than you thought
The inner city is more difficult than one might imagine

Like a fifty chain getting snatched in Angola?
Like a fifty chain getting stolen in Angola?

So dont tell me I gotta be the same
Don't tell me I have to conform to a certain standard

I'm tryin to get you to know my name
I am trying to make a name for myself

And with respects to the rules of the game
And in respect to hip-hop culture

They dont apply because I came this far
I have come too far to play by the established rules

Stage dive like a rockstar
Perform an energetic stage dive like a rock and roll star

And if rap gets jealous cause I rock heavy
If other rappers are envious of my success

It don't worry me if mothafuckers dont get it
It does not bother me if other people do not understand

So if rap gets jealous, cause of where I'm headed
If other rappers are envious of my future success

I used to be a public enemy, don't forget it
I was once a controversial and provocative figure, do not forget that

So if rap gets jealous, baby Im a menace
So, if hip-hop gets envious of me, I will be a major threat to them

You know, I came to bring the pain
I am here to make a powerful and hard-hitting impact