Song Description
The title is an obvious take-off on a well-known Gershwin composition.
Song Length |
3:46 |
Genre |
R & B - General, World - Reggae/Caribbean |
Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Distressed, Troubled |
Subject |
Race/Ethnicity, Protest |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Rap city in blue, what you gonna do?
(What you gonna do?)
Rap city in blue, what you gonna do?
(What you gonna do now?)
Rap city in blue, what you gonna do?
(What you gonna do?)
Rap city in blue, what you gonna do now, do now?
Everywhere you hear some rappin' gangsta
Shouting out his brand of hatred
Are you gonna let that rappin' change ya
Into someone who is full of hatred too?
Bullets flyin' and the people dyin'
Love and kindness fade away, oh
Listen to the little children cryin'
Come on, make a choice, choose a better way, oh
Rap city in blue, what you gonna do?
(What you gonna do?)
Rap city in blue, what you gonna do?
(What you gonna do now?)
Rap city in blue, what you gonna do?
(What you gonna do?)
Rap city in blue, what you gonna do now, do now?
What you gonna do, yeah?
Life is full of daily degradation
Heaped on us by society, yeah
But you know in all of God's creation
No matter what they do there's only one of you
Before you cast your lot among pretenders
And those who glorify violence
Search within your heart to remember
The people suffering, suffering in silence
Rap city in blue, what you gonna do?
(What you gonna do?)
Rap city in blue, what you gonna do?
(What you gonna do now?)
Rap city in blue, what you gonna do?
(What you gonna do?)
Rap city in blue, what you gonna do now, do now?