I AM YOU Video (MV)

I'm your brother
I'm your son
I'm your childhood friend
The one who kept getting in trouble over and over and over and over again

I am that big nose, big lip little boy with the holes in his shoes
I am him
I am he
I am we

I am you
I'm the child that my single mother raised
I'm the child whose father died of AIDS
I am everything you try to avoid

I am more than you can imagine
I am a revolutionary
I am my grandmother Cora B
I am gone with the wind

I am your cousin
I am your nephew
I am the king of South Bend
I am the standard by which all other rappers are judged

I am a former death row prisoner
I am hated
I am loved
I am your uncle

I am the boyfriend that your mother has to hide in the closet or under the bed before the welfare people are allowed to come inside
I am brave
I am scared
I am innocent

I am locked up in prison for something that I didn't do, but I'm doing the best that I can
I am a mentor
I am a teacher
I am a leader

I am a man
I am a lover
I am a fighter
I am almighty

I am a G
I am the crack baby with dirt on the bottom of his feet
I'm the unarmed young black male lying dead in the street
I am your father

I am your husband
I am your homie
I am your neighbor
I am healthy

I am alive
I am blessed and highly faithful
I am down for the cause
I am real

I am true
I am him
I am he
I am we

I am you