Clap (One Day) Lyrics

[Outro: Pharoahe Monch]
No respect, no manners, it's Mad Max with multiple macs
Mad banana clips and a black hammer
That hits the back of a black talon
A slew of hollow tips through the wall of your blue silence
And selective theatrics, collective dramatics
I'm systematically pissed, clap automatics for Mumia Abu Jamal
Maybe I’m Crispus Attucks
P’s a fanatic for peace, but you angered a pacifist

The Gospel, I spit it like Jesus of Nazareth then emphatically clap
At any obstacle, an impossible feat, the fathom is not logical
But chronicle the thought of the people
'Cause one day we gon' clap

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Genius Annotation

The song is about the collusion between police and criminal informants, and black on black violence.

“Clap (One Day)” samples Eric B. and Rakim’s “Eric B. is President,” but changes the meaning of clapping from “applause” to ironic praise–and also connotes the “clap” of a handgun.

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January 18, 2011
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