America was a bastard the illegitimate daughter of the mother country

from Kanye West – Lost In The World Lyrics on Rap Genius

White men from Europe came to North America and stole the Native American’s land. That is why Gil calls us the illegitimate daughter of the mother country

Another interpretation could read Africa as “The Motherland” and Amercia as “illegitimate daughter” since it was build on slave labor

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