For My People ft. Siri Imani Lyrics

Yessuh

Wavy

Tell me

Is this all just for self-gratification in what you do

Or are you tryna put other people on?

Are you tryna do it for yo' community?

Yafeelme

That's real playa shit right there

You gon' put on for ya kids

For the generations to come

You gon' put on for the ancestors that paved the way for you

Yafeelme

Yadigg

Listen

Do this for yo' people and if you ain't

You just a bitch ass nigga

Yafeelme

This for my people

Everything I am, everything I see, how I came to be

Know I got it from my people

So it's a must I put on since they do us wrong; if I got it

Then you know I'm ridin' for my people

Ain't no other way, gotta make the shift in these days

Gotta do it for my people

When it comes to life's game, can't put my ancestors to shame

Know I do it for my people

Everybody got a role in the revolution

If you can't tell yo' kids what you done, then what you doin'?

The way shit been goin' got my folk in ruins

It's time we rise up and keep the generations pushin'

I would never feel right if my village ain't right

Strip us of our resource to pillage us day and night

This is Black power, already know my life matters

I ain't gon' beg a mufucka to sit down and chat about it

All I hear is lies and pandering in the politics

They one of the same; Democrats and Republican

Keepin' us stuck in a disadvantage

Move the finish line as soon as they see us advancin'

Got the Sambo's kissin' the ass and tap dancin'

Perpetuate stigmas, taintin' our interactions

No matter what's forced against us, we keep movin'

Can't feel successful for myself unless I do it

For my people

When the livelihood's at stake for ya folks tell me what's it gonna take just to do it

For my people

Ain't no other way, promise ain't no cap in what I say Know I do it

This for my people

Everything I am, everything I see, how I came to be

Know I got it from my people

So it's a must I put on since they do us wrong; if I got it

Then you know I'm ridin' for my people

Ain't no other way, gotta make the shift in these days

Gotta do it for my people

When it comes to life's game, can't put my ancestors to shame

Know I do it for my people

Is you helpin', or you hurtin?

You aware, then you gon' ask yourself.

I broke my back was carrying the world like I ain't need no help

All my events free, put the pressure on myself

Rather tax them rich niggas, tell my people bring theyself

I'm the goat, check the score

I don't walk, I just float

Yeah, I'm stacked up like a stallion and I always drive the boat

Fighting monsters in my city, you would think I'm Yu-Gi-Oh

All the shit that I done seen, nigga, you could never know

Look

You could not imagine what I did for brighter days

Ask TJ

It got dark, we had to find some better ways

Now my head high, look around at all the shit we changed

I don't do what y'all gon' do for clout, we are not the same

All my niggas had it rough now they all okay

I don't just pray for ya, I'ma get you paid

I'll find yo' ass like loose change

I'll run to yo' ass like Usain

I'll save yo' ass like Bruce Wayne

I'll get ya introduced to the Triiibe way

They never looked at us as equal

So what I do

I gotta do it

For my people

When the livelihood's at stake for ya folks tell me what's it gonna take just to do it

For my people

Ain't no other way, promise ain't no cap in what I say Know I do it

This for my people

Everything I am, everything I see, how I came to be

Know I got it from my people

So it's a must I put on since they do us wrong; if I got it

Then you know I'm ridin' for my people

Ain't no other way, gotta make the shift in these days

Gotta do it for my people

When it comes to life's game, can't put my ancestors to shame

Know I do it for my people