Olu - Wake Up lyrics

[Verse 1 - Mac McCann] Stealing the mic from those who had it first Are we leaving hip-hop off for the worst? Will what we stole, end up in a hole? Abandoned, like rock 'n' roll? Another white dude on the microphone Gentrification of this hip-hop home The white man hates hip-hop deviants Locked 'em in cages, demanded obedience But hip-hop laughed like a bunch of comedians Racism still cuts sharp like a razor Look how Macklemore is the white savior As if Bill O'Reilly's rants and raves Are proof that hip-hop needed to be saved But I'm not even mad at him, this booth is my Vatican Okay… that's a Macklemore line To be clear, I love that dude's grind Yes he benefits from white privilege But don't get it twisted, Macklemore's still gifted But let's be honest, Kendrick's on another level And Macklemore got help from the white devil Hip-hop has survived one problem to the next By any means necessary like Malcolm X Hip-hop has a dream, we'll all be one Knowledge reigns supreme over nearly everyone [Hook] Wake up from your deep sleep Open your eyes, stop counting sheep [Verse 2 - Blake Ball] Should hip-hop be used to convey God's gospel? This is a hot topic but no need to get hostile Rapper Lecrae won a Grammy last year Yet some pastors upset; rap is something that they fear But I believe it's the best way to reach the youth You got to speak their language and that's the simple truth Kids these days struggling to read their bible Put scripture in your rhymes and they will be insightful But Rev. Sharpton feels rappers shouldn't be listened to Money, s**, and d** is all that they spit at you Not all rap is good, I agree with you, pastor But we are all sinners so don't judge the rapper Rap is more dynamic now then it was back in the day Gospel rap is real so keep the stereotypes at bay Yet every rapper will always have haters For every Luke Skywalker there will be a Darth Vader Sit down Kanye all you do is want Your ethos is flaky like your damn croissants To make good music, rap should have a message To make you a better person to save you from the wreckage Hip-hop changed my life I'll tell you right now I found Jesus in the rhymes and that is how Hip-hop changed my life and that ain't a lie And I hope it changes yours before you die [Hook]