Dear Rappers
Tom MacDonald Lyrics

Man, it's easy for these rappers who have it all Talk about the days when they used to be sad
It's easy for the rappers who are already wealthy and famous to talk about their past struggles when they were not successful enough

I guess I can't relate to being famous and wealthy I'm 28 and still praying for the day I have a chance Maybe y'all can help me out though, I'm just try'na take care of my household
I cannot relate to being rich and famous as I am still struggling at the age of 28 and just hoping for a chance to make it big. Maybe the famous musicians can help me in some way to take care of my family's needs.

I don't even wanna make my mouth gold I just wanna win before the system that I'm in Gets a hold of me again and starts to squeeze under my chin, until I'm out cold
I do not aspire to flaunt flashy gold jewelry or things that display my wealth. I just want to succeed before the struggles of life get to me to a point that I cannot cope with them anymore.

Dear rappers, can you help me? I'll even take a selfie with your album that I bought I got every single CD that you ever fucking dropped I spent everything I had, and I never have a lot, oh my God, what a mess Your words help me deal with the stress
Famous rappers or musicians, can you help me, a loyal fan who's always supported you by buying every CD you ever released? Even though I've spent all my money, I never have a lot, and sometimes it messes with my head. Your music has helped me cope with my problems.

These days it's like you don't have nothing left Your music feels kinda like you're tryna write a check Everything is digital, I mean no disrespect But I'm paying even more, and you give me even less, what the fuck?
It seems like these days, the famous rappers don't have anything genuine left to offer. Your music feels like it's trying to sell out just to make more money. Even though everything is digital, and I don't mean to offend you, I feel like I'm paying even more, but you're providing even less value. What is going on?

You taught me to think, you taught me to grow You taught me the things to survive on my own But now you teach me to drink, you teach me to smoke You teach me to think every woman's a hoe
You, the famous rappers have taught me to think critically and grow as a person, to be self-sufficient, but now you're teaching me to engage in harmful habits, to have negative views about women, which serves me no good.

I can't hear another fucking song about abusing medication that I had to take just to stay alive There's more important shit than what you wear and where you live and who you fuck and what you drink and what you spend and what you drive
I cannot stand another song glorifying the abuse of medication that I had to take in order to survive. There are more important things in life than what clothes you wear, where you live, who you have sex with, what you drink, or what you spend your money on.

Rappers full of bullshit Rappers just a marketing vehicle for the product that the men want you to buy Rap about a full clip Rappers just promoting different liquors and varieties of ways that you could die, yeah
The famous rappers are just full of lies and fabrications. They promote toxic masculinity and are just a tool to market products to young people. They frequently rap about violence and dangerous substances, which only serves to normalize and exacerbate the negative aspects of society.

Are you almost out of alcohol to sell me? Tell me 'Cause drinking every night can be the way to getting wealthy If I'm really being honest, all this shit is overwhelming, I need someone to look up to
Famous rappers, are you running out of alcohol to market to me? Because if drinking every night can make you wealthy, that's not something to be proud of. To be honest, all this is overwhelming. I need someone to look up to, not someone who promotes unhealthy habits.

You're living in a country that elected Donald Trump You're living in a country where police are killing people every day, and all you wanna talk about is doing drugs You've been blinded by the money, you've been blinded by the cars You've been blinded by the women, don't know who the fuck you are
You, famous rappers, are living in a country where the president is Donald Trump, where the police are killing people regularly, yet all you want to talk about is doing drugs? You've been blinded by the money, by the cars, and by the women. You don't even know who you really are anymore.

Thought I knew you when I spent a hundred dollars on a ticket to your show And now I feel like you stole my fucking money and I'm broke Man, you taught us how to rap, and you taught us how to dress And you taught us how to act if we wanted to impress Now you're teaching me to live like I know you never would What you're preaching to these kids is keeping 'em inside the hood
I thought I knew you well when I spent a fortune buying a ticket to your show, and now I feel like you've robbed me of my money, and I'm broke. You taught us how to rap, how to dress, and even how to impress people. But now you're teaching me to live in ways you would never live. The messages you're communicating to the youth are trapping them in their own negative and limiting circumstances.

I don't want your Xanax bars or your fancy foreign cars Throw your money in my face and try to tell me that it's art No-no-no, no, no No-no-no, no, no, just a drug addict on TV
I don't want your drugs and fancy cars. Do not throw your money in my face, trying to convince me that your lifestyle is an artistic or creative statement. No, I don't want that - simply put, I don't want to be like a drug addict on TV.