Northstar

[Verse 1: Malcolm London]

Been a lot of places except for home

Rocked a lot of stages, no stepping stone

Skipped a lot of school, my lessons learned

When cops kill us them courts adjourned

Did I forget to mention that I'm from the westside?

Where sunset 'round five, and quickly turn to dark skies

Cross-eyed cross country, my city feel like apartheid

Where showin' love feel like a part time job

[Pre-Hook: Malcolm London]

Kids can't go to the playground

Can't tell Chicago from Capetown

Young Nelson Mandela with a cape on

Straight from K-town

I don't wanna go right now

I just wanna learn right now

Northstar from the westside

Wear a lot of hats, but they don't let hats inside

Picket sign in my afterlife

[Hook: Maceo Haymes & Malcolm London]

I'm like, how you gonna change the world?

(How you gonna change the world?)

(It's already ending)

(Where you gonna place your bets?)

How you gonna change a world that's already ended?

Where you gonna place your bets when you're so far from winning?

How you gonna win if you ain't right then?

How you gonna win if you ain't right then?

How you gonna win if you ain't right then?

How you gonna win if you ain't right?

How you gonna win if you ain't right?

You ain't right, you ain't right

[Verse 2: Vic Mensa]

They tell me Vic go save the world

Save your money, don't sell your soul

Save your family, don't save yourself

Dropped outta school, saved by the bell

Just a hot boy trying to make it out of hell

Locked in a cell trying to make it out of jail

In 360, trying to make it out a deal

Industry slave trying to make it out the field

But we in the house like Will

They tryna kick us out like Uncle Phil

Did Jazzy Jeff, land on the steps

Next time I step hand on a nine mill'

A man can't eat then a man gon' steal

A man can't dream then a man gon' drill

And scream GD till the world blow up now

We're just waiting on the world

[Pre-Hook: Malcolm London]

Kids can't go to the playground

Can't tell Chicago from Capetown

Young, Nelson Mandela with a cape on

Straight from K-town

I don't wanna go right now

I just wanna learn right now

Northstar from the westside

Wear a lot of hats but they don't let hats inside

Picket sign in my afterlife

I'm like

[Hook: Maceo Haymes & Malcolm London]

How you gonna change the world?

(How you gonna change the world?)

(It's already ending)

(Where you gonna place your bets?)

How you gonna change a world that's already ended?

Where you gonna place your bets

When you're so far from winning?

How you gonna win if you ain't right then?

How you gonna win if you ain't right then?

How you gonna win if you ain't right then?

How you gonna win if you ain't right?

How you gonna win if you ain't right?

You ain't right, you ain't right

[Verse 3: Malcolm London]

Call me Malcolm X from Alcatraz

Pulling exodus from out the trash

Did a lot of shit, don't like to brag

Teaching for the kids who failed the class

Change starts by putting first whose last

Take a couple steps and learn to dance

Damn, damn, damn, damn

Martin Payne or Martin-dreamland

Just tryna' learn to be a man

Just tryna' learn to be a man

Startin' with myself, I've got a plan

Put your hands up if you with it

(How you gonna change the world?)

Malcolm X-caliber, change your sword

Black Power Ranger, mighty morphing dinosaur

Better take your time, it's the only thing you can't afford

[Sample]

How you gonna change the world?

It's already ending

Where you gonna place your bets

When you're so far from winning?