Famous and Dandy (like Amos `n` Andy)

[Chorus:]<br>What will we do to become famous and dandy,<br>just like Amos `n` Andy<br>(2x)<br><br>It`s quite a spectacle<br>to see us land in<br>waste receptacles<br>as if we`ve planned it<br>We`re never skeptical<br>when we get branded<br>Then disrespectful<br>cause we feel abandoned<br>The height of mediocrity<br>is the challenge<br>Crawling through the entrails<br>of imbalance<br>We learn to like to be the heroes<br>We learn to lie to the brand name negroes<br>We learn to laugh to avoid being angry<br>We learn to kill and learn to go hungry<br>We learn not to feel, for protection<br>and we learn to flaunt when we get an erection<br><br>[Chorus:]<br>What will we do to become famous and dandy,<br>just like Amos `n` Andy<br>(2x)<br><br>We`re born believing we`re greater than circumstance<br>Infinitely stronger than chance<br>As our first breath is handed<br>We taste the double standard<br>the need to wear the mask<br>And with society`s nurturing<br>The psychic plastic surgery<br>begins to take effect<br>As our souls watch astouned<br>Our characters flounder<br>duplicitous identity<br>Diction and contradiction<br>have become the skills<br>of assimilation<br>Razor honed to perfection<br>From the moment of creation<br>It`s gone from identity crisis<br>To survival slingshot to rifle<br>Sin to revival<br>Try to get looked at<br>but not poked in the eyeball<br>Warned of our impurities<br>Afraid of insecurities<br>Real life experts of the artificial<br>Athletes and entertainers<br>have become the minstrels<br>on commercials<br><br>[Chorus:]<br>What will we do to become famous and dandy,<br>just like Amos `n` Andy<br>(2x)<br><br>On screen or off we can be rented<br>to perform any feat<br>And we reflect the images presented<br>by the media`s elite<br>Positive or negative attention<br>is viewed as success<br>U.S.D.A. African American Beef<br>is seen as progress<br>We never ask ourselves<br>too many questions<br>too much thruth in introspection<br>Maintain the regimentation<br>and avoid self-degradation<br>We act out all the stereotypes<br>Try to use them as decoy<br>and we become shining examles<br>of the system we set out to destroy<br>Cause even in the most radical groups<br>you will find <br>that when you stray from the doctrine<br>you`ll see hard times<br><br>[Chorus:]<br>What will we do to become famous and dandy,<br>just like Amos `n` Andy<br>(2x)<br><br>Being kicked in the mouth <br>or smiling with no teeth<br>They`re both choices, yes<br>but it`s impossible to eat<br>Uneducated, underdeveloped<br>Undisciplined but mostly unaware<br>We join the flavor of the month club<br>We swallow the flavor of the month<br>Well holding our crotch <br> was the flavor of the month<br>Bitch this Bitch that <br> was the flavor of the month<br>Being a thug <br> was the flavor of the month<br>Then no to drugs <br> was the flavor of the month<br>Kangol <br> was the flavor of the month<br>Rope gold <br> was the flavor of the month<br>Adidas shoes <br> was the flavor of the month<br>Then bashing Jews <br> was the flavor of the month<br>Gentrification <br> was the flavor of the month<br>Isolation <br> was the flavor of the month<br>My pockets are so empty I can feel my testicles<br>cause I spent all my money on some plastic African necklaces<br>and I still don`t know what the colors mean...<br>RED, BLACK AND GREEN<br><br>[Chorus:]<br>What will we do to become famous and dandy,<br>just like Amos `n` Andy<br>(4x)