I Don't Give a Fuck by 2Pac (1991)

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I Don’t Give a Fuck (shortened to IDGAF), is a protest song by 2Pac from his fourth debut studio album 2Pacalypse Now (1991). The song released on November 12, 1991 was the fourth track from the album featuring R&B singer Pogo, which deals with police brutality and racism. The rap song narrates how black communities face harassment, including police in the United States. [1]

Tupac Shakur, AKA 2Pac

Key Lyrics

I don't give a fuck

They done pushed me to my limit, I'm all in

I might blow up any minute, did it again

And now I'm in the back on the paddy wagon

While this cop's bragging about the nigga he's jackin'

I see no justice, all I see is niggas dyin' fast

The sound of a gun blast, then watch the hearse pass

Just another day in the life, G

Gotta step lightly, 'cause cops tried to snipe me

The cabs, they don't wanna stop for a brother, man

But damn near have an accident to pick up another man

I went to the bank to cash my check

I get more respect from the motherfuckin' dope man

The Grammys and American Music shows

They pimp us like hoes, take our dough, but they hate us, though

You better keep your mind on the real shit

And fuck tryin' to get with these crooked-ass hypocrites

The way they see it, we was meant to be kept down

Just can't understand why we gettin' respect, now

Mama told me there'd be days like this

But I'm pissed, 'cause it stays like this

And now they're trying to ship me off to Kuwait?

Give me a break! How much shit can a nigga take?

I ain't going nowhere, no how

Bush wanna throw down?

You better bring the gun, pal

'Cause this is the day we make 'em pay

Fuck bailing hay, I better spray with an AK

And even if they shoot me down

There'll be another nigga bigger

From the motherfuckin' underground

So, step but you better step quick

'Cause the clock's going tick and I'm sick of the bullshit

You're watching the makings of a psychopath

But you sit and laugh before the wrath and aftermath

Who's that behind the trigger?

Who do you think? A motherfuckin' 90's nigga

Ready to buck and rip shit up, I had enough!

(Yeah) And I just don't give a fuck [2]

Black Empowerment

The American rapper shows his frustrations about injustice, police brutality, racism, discrimination, prejudices and more throughout this song as he had dealt with the stuffs. The song specifically criticized the former U.S Vice President Dan Quayle after a youth in Texas shot a state trooper. The song is also a soundtrack of a controversial and famous 2004 video game, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. [3]

References

  1. Don't Give a Fuck. wikipedia.org. Retrieved January 27, 2021
  2. I Don’t Give a Fuck 2Pac. genius.com. Retrieved January 27, 2021
  3. I Don’t Give a Fuck 2Pac. genius.com. Retrieved January 27, 2021