[Verse 1: Jay-Z]
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I done turned Havana to Atlanta
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Guayabera shirts and bandanas
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Every time you think they got me I switch the plan up
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Bulletproof this, radio scanners
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Ballin' 'til they ban us
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You gettin' too much bread, they tryna' jam you
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Boy from the hood but got White House clearance
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Sorry y'all, I don't agree with y'all appearance
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Politicians never did shit for me
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Except lie to me, distort history
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Wanna give me jail time and a fine
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Fine, let me commit a real crime
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I might buy a kilo for Chief Keef
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Out of spite, I just might flood these streets
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Hear the freedom in my speech
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Got an onion from Universal, read it and weep
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Would've bought the Nets to Brooklyn for free
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Except I made millions off it, you fuckin' dweeb
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I still own the building, I'm still keeping my seat
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Y'all buy that bullshit, you'd better keep your receipt
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Obama said chill, you gonna get me impeached
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But you don't need this shit anyway
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Chill with me on the beach
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[Hook]
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Y'all gon' learn today
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[Verse 2: Common]
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My man went to Cuba
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Caught in a political triangle, Bermuda
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The same way she said she was a shooter
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Assata Shakur, they tried to execute her
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I went to Cuba to see her
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We should free her, like we should Mumia
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Can't a nigga rap and make movies?
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Y'all seen how Fox News tried to do me
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They say I'm too black, like it's lights out
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Might not get invited back to the White House
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Still with the Obamas I ride
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I'll meet the president on the Southside
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March the streets, parade for peace
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Shorties keep shooting, they need a release
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Tryna eat in the belly of the beast
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I call it LeBron and carry in the Heat
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Y'all gon' learn today
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Like you're listening to Malcolm and MLK
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Media sayin' shit that ain't there
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But we fall down and get back up – Kevin Ware
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It's so political – I don't trust figures
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When it come to revolution, it's just us, nigga
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[Hook]
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Open Letter (Remix)
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| Common |
