Kendrick Lamar — Fuck Your Ethnicity

[Skit] Gather 'round I'm glad everybody came out tonight As we stand on our neighborhood corner Know that this fire that's burning represents the passion you have Listen Keisha, Tammy, come up front I recognize all of you Every creed and color With that being said Fuck your ethnicity You understand that? We gon' talk about a lot of shit that concerns you, all of you [Intro: Alori Joh] Now everybody, throw your hands up high If you don't give a fuck, throw your hands up high Throw your hands up high [Chorus: Kendrick Lamar] Now, I don't give a fuck if you Black, white, Asian, Hispanic, goddammit That don't mean shit to me Fuck your ethnicity, nigga [Verse 1: Kendrick Lamar] Fire burning inside my eyes, this the music that saved my life Y'all be calling it hip-hop, I be calling it hypnotize Yeah, hypnotize, trapped my body, but freed my mind What the fuck are you fighting for? Ain't nobody gon' win that war My details be retail, man, I got so much in store Racism is still alive, yellow tape and colored lines Fuck that, nigga, look at that line, it's so diverse They gettin' off work and they wanna see Kendrick Everybody can't drive Benzes, and I been there, so I make it my business To give 'em my full attention, ten-hut, man, I gotta get my wind up Man, I gotta get down with God 'cause I got my sins up, ooh Matter fact, don't mistake me for no fuckin' rapper They sit backstage and hide behind them fuckin' cameras I mosh pit, had a microphone and I tossed it Had a brain, then I lost it I'm out of my mind, so don't you mind how much the cost is Penny for my thoughts, everybody, please hold up your wallets Yeah, man, I'm the mailman, can't you tell, man? Gone postal, never freeze up when I approach you That's starstruck and roast you, oh my HiiiPower [Interlude: Kendrick Lamar] Reporting live from Planet Terminator X I saw Martin Luther King with an AK-47 [Chorus: Kendrick Lamar] Now, I don't give a fuck if you Black, white, Asian, Hispanic, goddammit That don't mean shit to me Fuck your ethnicity, nigga [Verse 2: Kendrick Lamar] I'm tired of y'all, 'cause everybody lied to y'all And you believe it? Recognize them false achievements It's treason and I'm Tylenol, I knock out when you knock it off Knock on the doors of opportunity, I'm too involved I'm no activist, I'm no Einstein Before calculus, I was kicking that math Dropping that science like an alchemist and I be kicking that ass Lyrically, I'm UFC If a UFO had came for me, I'ma come back with the head of an alien Don't alienate my dreams Get it right, get a life, I got two That's a metaphor for the big shit I do Boy, TMI, TSA, man, I'm fly Put wings on my back That a plane or an angel? Both Like a pilot with a halo, woah Gross [Bridge: Kendrick Lamar] I mean, I've seen so many things come through them, him, her, you, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm I'm just a messenger Yeah, I know life's a bitch, get the best of her Put them threes up, they notice that we up HiiiPower and the power in the people and if they don't believe us They'll die Wizard [Chorus: Kendrick Lamar] Now, I don't give a fuck if you Black, white, Asian, Hispanic, goddammit That don't mean shit to me Fuck your ethnicity, nigga