I Don't Give a Fuck by 2Pac (1991)
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]
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
- ↑ Don't Give a Fuck. wikipedia.org. Retrieved January 27, 2021
- ↑ I Don’t Give a Fuck 2Pac. genius.com. Retrieved January 27, 2021
- ↑ I Don’t Give a Fuck 2Pac. genius.com. Retrieved January 27, 2021