By "us," it seems he means black people.
I hate the way they portray us in the media. You see a black family, it says, "They're looting." You see a white family, it says, "They're looking for food." And, you know, it's been five days [waiting for federal help] because most of the people are black.
I wondered myself if there weren't people of other races who are looting for reasons beyond self-preservation (food and water). Having not been there (yet?), I - like Kanye West - have no first-hand knowledge about who is and who is not responsible for the looting. I doubt that blacks-only are responsible for the looting.
However...
Isn't it a bit silly of Mr. West to complain about how he is portrayed by the media when his lyrics speak no better of the "us" he considers himself a part?
If this is your first time hearing this
You are about to experience something cold man
We never had nothing handed took nothing for
granted Took nothing from no man, man i'm my own man
But as a shorty i looked up to the dopeman
Only adult man i knew that wasnt a broke man
Flickin starter coats man, Man you ount [sic] no man
We don't care what people say
This is for my niggas outside all winter
Cuz this summer they aint finna to say next summer im finna
Sittin in the hood like community colleges
This dope money here is Lil Treys scholarship
Cause aint no to tuition for havin no ambition
And aint no loans for sittin your ass at home
So we forced to sell crack rap and get a job
You gotta do something man your ass is grown
Ah. So his words dignify black people, but the media robs them of that very dignity?! Is that what Mr. West is trying to say?
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The moment he drops the N-bomb, he loses that battle.
In fact, if Mr. West wants to blame anyone, he needs to blame himself for glorifying the thuglife that has come home to roost.
He doesn't get to have his Thug-frosted cake and eat it, too.
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