Adam Smith Rap by Killa Lyrics
[Intro: Big Homie Guava]
Yo, communism doesn't make any sense to me
I mean, why would someone do this?
Anyone who supports a politician or philosopher that's communist must really suck
Kashyap
The world is such a terrible place
The public economy doesn't help my business
I need a free market and we need a hero who can save our livelihood
Who can help us?
Yo, I think we need Adam Smith here
Yo, Adam Smith
[indistinct]
[Verse 1: K-illa]
Attention, attention, attention, yeah
Attention everyone attention
I don't mean to burst your bubble
But the quality of life has gone down
And public debt has doubled
These times are troubled
We need a hero to take us out the rubble
A man of great conviction
But not a politician
A philosopher king
Known for the invisible hand, among other things
A man of great myth
What's his name
[K-illa and Big Homie Guava]
Adam Smith
[Verse 2: K-illa]
Yeah, huh
Known as the father of capitalism
Believed in the free market
Criticized mercantilism
He who wrote the Wealth of Nations
One of mankind's greatest creations
Market forces guided by supply and demand
I call this entity the invisible hand
Y'all know me
Adam Smith the man
With that economic action plan
Governments please stop tripping
The markets should be free
Trade is not a zero-sum game
Don't put tariffs on that tea
Free the wealth
For the economic health
Of the nation
And the people
Businesses are not evil
In fact, they give the people what they need
Profits, services and social security
Specialization is the key to efficiency
It takes many to make a bottle of tea (Huh)
Multiple people just to make the cover paper
It is what's known as division of labor
We need a revolution, industrial
Increase the yield
Using my economic theories on the global field
Adam Smith, a grade A capitalist
But I'm also known to be a moralist
Judge morality based on intention
Not just accidental consequences
No contention
For moral approval, empathy is the source
That's where the impartial spectator runs its course
Proportional representation of society
Reactions to conflict determine the rules of propriety
That's why y'all think I support individualism
We all internalize the spectator for our own activism (Huh)
He gives us the power to evaluate morality
So we can criticize ourselves in society
Then we can make independent moral choices
And demand individual rights
Don't let the man stop our voices
[Big Homie Guava]
Yo, what about healthcare?
[Verse 3: K-illa]
Yo, the wait times here are absurd
More than six weeks
Ya heard?
The government playing roulette with your health
And it looks like there's only one bullet left (Huh)
Smith got the solution, though
Privatize the system, yo (Huh)
It's a no-brainer
Let the hospitals compete for your paper
Market forces drive efficiency and innovations
Let's make this a healthier nation
[Big Homie Guava]
Yo, Adam Smith, what about poverty?
[Verse 4: K-illa]
(Uh, huh) See, the poor are struggling
Burdened by a system that keeps them oppressed
Tax brackets that keep them in poverty
Depressed
The welfare system ain't right
It needs to be fixed
And I'm willing to fight
Get rid of what we have in place
Relax
I want to put in a negative income tax
So people aren't stuck in a welfare trap
So people aren't stuck at the bottom of the map
[Big Homie Guava]
Hold up, what about education?
[Verse 5: K-illa]
Our kids are stupid, and I'm not joking
What can I say?
The schools are broken
Government funded stupidity
With their tax dollars
Kids growing up trying to be
Dope dealers and ballers
Instead of doctors and lawyers
Whose fault is it?
Employee or employer
We need to make a change
Give parents a choice
Give them vouchers and watch them rejoice
'Cause when schools compete
They're like athletes
Jump for the best they can provide
Improving their student's lives
Reducing the costs while improving education
Voucher-based schools are what we need
To improve this nation
[Interlude: K-illa and Big Homie Guava]
The force of the invisible hand
Causes economic progress in the land
[Big Homie Guava]
You work for you
[K-illa]
I work for me
[Both]
Together we're a self motivated society
[Big Homie Guava]
But what about taxes?
[Verse 6: K-illa]
(Ay) The CRA and the IRS
Giving people a whole lot of stress
They need to be fixed
'Cause these guys are dicks
Kind of like that man Seth Rogen
So we have a few guidelines for (Huh)
Numero Uno: Those who can pay more
They should definitely pay more
Number two: Taxation should never be arbitrary
If it is, that talk's scary
Number three: Taxes should be processed in a timely manner
Otherwise you might see your boy get mad like Bruce Banner
And bring down the hammer
Peel 'em like a goddamn banana
Lastly, taxation should be done efficiently
They should spend as little as possible of your tax money
[Big Homie Guava]
Yo, yo, what about crime and punishment?
[Verse 7: K-illa]
I'll make a smooth rhyme
But that don't mean I'm soft on crime
Everyone is capable of moral choices
So if you're doing wrong it's of your own inclination
The justice system is too lax
Y'all can't just be breaking moral expectations
However I also support rehabilitation
When folks are willing to undergo ethical transformation
Let's acknowledge moral initiative in the nation
For the benefit of future generations
[Big Homie Guava]
Yo, yo, Adam Smith, what about immigration?
[Verse 8: K-illa]
(Huh) You know me, I'm pro immigration
Like I'm pro industrialization
Human resources shouldn't be turned down
Even if they ain't from around here or there
They can be from anywhere
Smith don't care
We can't let them win
Who?
ISIS
We got to end this refugee crisis
To those who can't accept them I say
Steeped in welfare and poverty
Why would they come here just to commit armed robbery?
Refugees aren't evil
'Cause we're just one people on this Earth
Tryin' to make dimes out of dirt
I know sometimes taking them in can hurt
But in the long run it has its worth
In more ways than a few
They pay the tax when the tax is due
They buy from our businesses
They work for our companies
They are upstanding citizens who commit less felonies
Better fuel for the invisible hand
Than the native population
Now we really need these people in our nation
[Outro: K-illa]
(Whoa) Adam Smith for President
(Whoa) Y'all know I'mma win this election
By a landslide
All you corrupt politicians best hide
I don't like politicians
Those crooked tacticians
Thinking they're morally superior
The people aren't inferior
The merchants manipulating the left and right
Get these lobbyists out of my sight
Knowing nothing 'bout the interests of the people
Herdin' them for their own material gain like sheeple
We need someone who knows about the economy
'Cause he's the one who gives you
Gonna give you all autonomy
Adam Smith
A to the D to the A to the M
To the S to the M to the I
To the what?
To the H
That's right
Adam Smith
President
[Big Homie Guava]
Swag
Yo, communism doesn't make any sense to me
I mean, why would someone do this?
Anyone who supports a politician or philosopher that's communist must really suck
Kashyap
The world is such a terrible place
The public economy doesn't help my business
I need a free market and we need a hero who can save our livelihood
Who can help us?
Yo, I think we need Adam Smith here
Yo, Adam Smith
[indistinct]
[Verse 1: K-illa]
Attention, attention, attention, yeah
Attention everyone attention
I don't mean to burst your bubble
But the quality of life has gone down
And public debt has doubled
These times are troubled
We need a hero to take us out the rubble
A man of great conviction
But not a politician
A philosopher king
Known for the invisible hand, among other things
A man of great myth
What's his name
[K-illa and Big Homie Guava]
Adam Smith
[Verse 2: K-illa]
Yeah, huh
Known as the father of capitalism
Believed in the free market
Criticized mercantilism
He who wrote the Wealth of Nations
One of mankind's greatest creations
Market forces guided by supply and demand
I call this entity the invisible hand
Y'all know me
Adam Smith the man
With that economic action plan
Governments please stop tripping
The markets should be free
Trade is not a zero-sum game
Don't put tariffs on that tea
Free the wealth
For the economic health
Of the nation
And the people
Businesses are not evil
In fact, they give the people what they need
Profits, services and social security
Specialization is the key to efficiency
It takes many to make a bottle of tea (Huh)
Multiple people just to make the cover paper
It is what's known as division of labor
We need a revolution, industrial
Increase the yield
Using my economic theories on the global field
Adam Smith, a grade A capitalist
But I'm also known to be a moralist
Judge morality based on intention
Not just accidental consequences
No contention
For moral approval, empathy is the source
That's where the impartial spectator runs its course
Proportional representation of society
Reactions to conflict determine the rules of propriety
That's why y'all think I support individualism
We all internalize the spectator for our own activism (Huh)
He gives us the power to evaluate morality
So we can criticize ourselves in society
Then we can make independent moral choices
And demand individual rights
Don't let the man stop our voices
[Big Homie Guava]
Yo, what about healthcare?
[Verse 3: K-illa]
Yo, the wait times here are absurd
More than six weeks
Ya heard?
The government playing roulette with your health
And it looks like there's only one bullet left (Huh)
Smith got the solution, though
Privatize the system, yo (Huh)
It's a no-brainer
Let the hospitals compete for your paper
Market forces drive efficiency and innovations
Let's make this a healthier nation
[Big Homie Guava]
Yo, Adam Smith, what about poverty?
[Verse 4: K-illa]
(Uh, huh) See, the poor are struggling
Burdened by a system that keeps them oppressed
Tax brackets that keep them in poverty
Depressed
The welfare system ain't right
It needs to be fixed
And I'm willing to fight
Get rid of what we have in place
Relax
I want to put in a negative income tax
So people aren't stuck in a welfare trap
So people aren't stuck at the bottom of the map
[Big Homie Guava]
Hold up, what about education?
[Verse 5: K-illa]
Our kids are stupid, and I'm not joking
What can I say?
The schools are broken
Government funded stupidity
With their tax dollars
Kids growing up trying to be
Dope dealers and ballers
Instead of doctors and lawyers
Whose fault is it?
Employee or employer
We need to make a change
Give parents a choice
Give them vouchers and watch them rejoice
'Cause when schools compete
They're like athletes
Jump for the best they can provide
Improving their student's lives
Reducing the costs while improving education
Voucher-based schools are what we need
To improve this nation
[Interlude: K-illa and Big Homie Guava]
The force of the invisible hand
Causes economic progress in the land
[Big Homie Guava]
You work for you
[K-illa]
I work for me
[Both]
Together we're a self motivated society
[Big Homie Guava]
But what about taxes?
[Verse 6: K-illa]
(Ay) The CRA and the IRS
Giving people a whole lot of stress
They need to be fixed
'Cause these guys are dicks
Kind of like that man Seth Rogen
So we have a few guidelines for (Huh)
Numero Uno: Those who can pay more
They should definitely pay more
Number two: Taxation should never be arbitrary
If it is, that talk's scary
Number three: Taxes should be processed in a timely manner
Otherwise you might see your boy get mad like Bruce Banner
And bring down the hammer
Peel 'em like a goddamn banana
Lastly, taxation should be done efficiently
They should spend as little as possible of your tax money
[Big Homie Guava]
Yo, yo, what about crime and punishment?
[Verse 7: K-illa]
I'll make a smooth rhyme
But that don't mean I'm soft on crime
Everyone is capable of moral choices
So if you're doing wrong it's of your own inclination
The justice system is too lax
Y'all can't just be breaking moral expectations
However I also support rehabilitation
When folks are willing to undergo ethical transformation
Let's acknowledge moral initiative in the nation
For the benefit of future generations
[Big Homie Guava]
Yo, yo, Adam Smith, what about immigration?
[Verse 8: K-illa]
(Huh) You know me, I'm pro immigration
Like I'm pro industrialization
Human resources shouldn't be turned down
Even if they ain't from around here or there
They can be from anywhere
Smith don't care
We can't let them win
Who?
ISIS
We got to end this refugee crisis
To those who can't accept them I say
Steeped in welfare and poverty
Why would they come here just to commit armed robbery?
Refugees aren't evil
'Cause we're just one people on this Earth
Tryin' to make dimes out of dirt
I know sometimes taking them in can hurt
But in the long run it has its worth
In more ways than a few
They pay the tax when the tax is due
They buy from our businesses
They work for our companies
They are upstanding citizens who commit less felonies
Better fuel for the invisible hand
Than the native population
Now we really need these people in our nation
[Outro: K-illa]
(Whoa) Adam Smith for President
(Whoa) Y'all know I'mma win this election
By a landslide
All you corrupt politicians best hide
I don't like politicians
Those crooked tacticians
Thinking they're morally superior
The people aren't inferior
The merchants manipulating the left and right
Get these lobbyists out of my sight
Knowing nothing 'bout the interests of the people
Herdin' them for their own material gain like sheeple
We need someone who knows about the economy
'Cause he's the one who gives you
Gonna give you all autonomy
Adam Smith
A to the D to the A to the M
To the S to the M to the I
To the what?
To the H
That's right
Adam Smith
President
[Big Homie Guava]
Swag