Whatever It Takes

I do whatever it takes I do whatever it takes I do whatever it takes I do whatever it takes I do whatever it takes, just to find my way I'm a rapper, so I have to portray The harsh reality of a guy like me Hated every day for his identity Am I black enough for ya? Am I white enough for ya? Are my progressive views too real for you? Or does my privilege make me look like I don't have a clue? I ask God why I have the desire to fight I look around and I wonder why nobody has rights But I do because I have no melanin? Summertime's going to kill my skin, where do I win? It's like I'm not fake or real enough It's like I'm too soft or just too tough Well it's just who I am, I don't give a damn Judge me all you want but you can never be God I do whatever it takes Just to be successful I do whatever it takes Just to find acceptance I do whatever it takes Just to find my way I do whatever it takes Just to make it okay, to be who you are I'll do whatever it takes, just to make it to the top I want to see the view, I want to be hot Just to see what it's like, I'm not about the hype Or that life, I don't talk about the bullshit All you people talkin' about unloadin' clips Yet you don't talk about the problems that persist Like a black man getting locked up And the white man walks free, I'm like what the f*ck? The cartoons I watched never prophesied this A society where everything is prejudiced Rigged in the favor of the rich white male I thought we got past that, I guess we failed I'm not your ancestors, this is 2020 And I'm sorry that my bredrin are absolute dummies Throwing flames, sayin' slang, shootin' ethnics in their brain It gives me pain, such shame but I'm not the same I do whatever it takes Just to be successful I do whatever it takes Just to find acceptance I do whatever it takes Just to find my way I do whatever it takes Just to make it okay, to be who you are I do whatever it takes Just to be successful I do whatever it takes Just to find acceptance I do whatever it takes Just to find my way I do whatever it takes Just to make it okay F*ck the nazi regime