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If Rap Gets Jealous - K'naan



     
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Advisory - the following lyrics contain explicit language:
Let me introduce me, I don't gotta pack due to the fact
I'm Africa's rap Bruce Lee
Plus they've been trying to shoot me since I was two feet
So I am never scared, you can YouTube me
Where I'm from they will pull your card Mister, you ain't hard mister
I was initiated into manhood at thirteen and it wasn't a barmitzvah
I break a bottle on you like a bad bartender
Let my star venture out, I got war in me, so let me vent it outI don't expect you to feel my pain
But with respects to the rules of the game
They don't apply because I made it this far

Stage dive like a ghetto rock starAnd if rap gets jealous cause I rock heavy
It don't worry me if mothafuckers dont get it
So if rap gets jealous, cause of where I'm headed
I used to be a public enemy, don't forget it
And if rap gets jealous cause I rock heavy
It don't worry me if mothafuckers don't get it
So if rap gets jealous, baby Im a menace
You know, I came to bring the painIll admit it I could spit it like a fitted knitted cap
That means tight and won't stop like a city cab
That means I'm not white
But I figured do it big because the slum needs me
So instead of getting a beat from Kanyeezy
Who would probably take half my budget
I could save the back end and send it back to Mogadishu
Where my family and friends getting patched up again you can ask hova
The hood is harder than you thought
Like a fifty chain getting snatched in Angola?I don't expect you to feel my pain
But with respects to the rules of the game
They don't apply because I made it this far
Stage dive like a ghetto rock starAnd if rap gets jealous cause I rock heavy
It don't worry me if mothafuckers dont get it
So if rap gets jealous, cause of where I'm headed
I used to be a public enemy, don't forget it
And if rap gets jealous cause I rock heavy
It don't worry me if mothafuckers don't get it
So if rap gets jealous, baby Im a menace
You know, I came to bring the painYou knowSo dont tell me I gotta be the same
I'm tryin to get you to know my name
And with respects to the rules of the game
They dont apply because I came this far
Stage dive like a rockstarAnd if rap gets jealous cause I rock heavy
It don't worry me if mothafuckers dont get it
So if rap gets jealous, cause of where I'm headed
I used to be a public enemy, don't forget it
And if rap gets jealous cause I rock heavy
It don't worry me if mothafuckers don't get it
So if rap gets jealous, baby Im a menace
You know, I came to bring the pain

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K'naan (Keinaan, meaning traveller in Somali, born 1978) is a Somali-Canadian poet and hip-hop artist. The Coming To America Songfacts states that born in Mogadishu, Somalia, he spent his childhood there during the Somali Civil War, which began in 1991. K’naan’s grandfather, Haji Mohammad, was a poet and his aunt, Magool, one of Somalia's most famous singers. The young Somalian acquired an early interest in hip-hop from the records that were sent to him from America by his father. K’naan describes growing up in Somalia amidst the ongoing warfare on his song "Coming To America". At age 13 he left for New York City with his mother and brother and finally settled in the Rexdale neighbourhood of Toronto.

In 2001 K'naan performed in Geneva at the 50th anniversary of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

In 2005, he performed with Dobacaracol during the Live 8 concert in Barrie, Ontario. His full-length debut album, The Dusty Foot Philosopher, was released in 2005.

His song "Soobax" (pronounced "So-Bah") is now featured in the best selling video game FIFA Football 2006, made by Electronic Arts and he has toured the world with the cup.

K'naan participated in the Breedlove Odyssey Tour with Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch and Jean Grae. He also participated in the "Welcome To Jamrock" tour along with Damian Marley.

The Dusty Foot Philosopher received a 2006 Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year, and was nominated for the inaugural Polaris Music Prize. He also featured in a song by M1, titled "Till We Get There".

The song "In the Beginning" from the album The Dusty Foot Philosopher was featured in the 2008 Comedy "Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay"

He also toured with Stephen Marley on Stephen's "Mind Control" tour.

His latest album "Troubadour" was released in 2009 featuring guests artists such as Damian Marley, Adam Levine, Kirk Hammett, Mos Def, and Chali 2NA.

A remixed version of K'naan's single "Wavin' Flag" was chosen as the Coca-Cola anthem for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

K'naan won the 2010 Juno Awards for Canada's Artist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year.

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