[Hook: Jesse Jackson + (Akon)] I am somebody (I am somebody) I am somebody (I am somebody) I am somebody (I am somebody) I am somebody (I am somebody) I am somebody (I am somebody) I am somebody I am somebody I am somebody [Verse 1: Big KRIT] Country bumpkin this, country bumpkin that I be damned if I prove them right Pimp the pen and wrecked the mic There ain't no stopping me baby I'm on my mission Been that way since grandma kitchen, livin' conditions wasn't all that easy I promised her before she up and left I'd make good on my talents You can't fall if you balanced Never stray from a challenge ever And never be the type to give up on your dreams Things ain't what they seem So pay attention, play your position, and be a leader Remember your scriptures, no matter the feat, the lost need ya Reach they soul, break the mold, encourage your own folk out the gutter The hood can't ever love ya like I love ya Ain't no bubble they can put you in Cause your accent hard They might judge you by your skin But they don't know your heart The struggle of the ups and downs Of being positive when negative is all around Cause I am somebody [Hook: Jesse Jackson + (Akon)] I am somebody (I am somebody) I am somebody (I am somebody) I am somebody (I am somebody) I am somebody (I am somebody) I am somebody (I am somebody) I am somebody I am somebody I am somebody [Verse 2: B.o.B] I am more than just a color To my n***as doin' time, you are more than just a number To all of my amigos, I support you like a brother Why they call it human race, are we competin' with each other? Oh the world ain't fair, the world don't care When the sun goes down, the world ain't there Protect and serve what? Protect and serve who? I am not the enemy, please don't shoot Everything was all cool back when we was shootin' hoops Now the streets ain't safe, man somebody call the troops What happened to democracy? Really it's the opposite The neighborhood watch is the neighborhood watchin' me Maybe it's cause these young n***as ain't got no one to chop it with Fed up with the world, sick of wonderin' where their pops is at All these trendin' topics, f** the dollars, where the knowledge at? And if you copy that then holler back Let me hear you say [Hook: Jesse Jackson + (Akon)] I am somebody (I am somebody) I am somebody (I am somebody) I am somebody (I am somebody) I am somebody (I am somebody) I am somebody (I am somebody) I am somebody I am somebody I am somebody