American Terrorist

"American Terrorist" is a song by American rapper Lupe Fiasco, released as the 13th track from his debut studio album, Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor (2006). It features guest vocals from Matthew Santos and samples the 1976 song "The Romantic Warrior" by Return to Forever. The track delves into the history of America, such as its colonialism, racism, and prejudices, questioning who the "terrorist" is in systems of oppression deeply embedded in the foundations of American society and culture.
== Background ==
He told MVRemix of the jazz fusion sample used, "Chick Corea hates hip hop. He doesn't clear any hip hop samples, he doesn't do any of that and when he heard the record, it was the first time he ever cleared a hip hop record"."Lupe Fiasco: Sunday Night Sound Session". MVRemix. August 2006.
In 2020, Fiasco mentioned over Twitter that the song "was an attempt to show with actual factuals that Terrorism isn't just exclusive to Islam or [E]astern cultures"."Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco)". Twitter. January 28, 2020.
== Cultural references ==
* Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by variola virus, which Indigenous peoples had no immunity to. During Pontiacs Rebellion of 1763, as part of biological warfare, the British military gave Native Americans blankets infected with smallpox.Koster, John (August 15, 2017). "Smallpox Blankets: Myth or Massacre?". HistoryNet.
* American Airlines Flight 77 was a scheduled flight from Dulles International Airport in Northern Virginia to Los Angeles International Airport in California. The Boeing 757-223 aircraft serving the flight was hijacked by five al-Qaeda terrorists on the morning of September 11, 2001, as part of the September 11 attacks. The hijacked airliner crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia.
* Anthrax is an infection mainly affecting livestock. Humans can become infected through direct or indirect contact with sick animals. On a West Virginia farm, a man was suspected of planning an anthrax attack.
* Torahs, Bibles, and Qurans refer to their respective religions Jewish, Christian, and Muslim.
* The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) are an American white-supremacist, far-right terrorist organization. 
* Peter Minuit was a Dutch colonial governor of New Amsterdam who bought Manhattan Island from the Native Americans for trade goods worth a mere 60 guilders (estimated to be worth 32.97 USD today as of 2023).
* Al-Qaeda is a pan-Islamist militant organization led by Sunni Jihadists.
* In the bridge, it details actions done by settlers, such as enslaving Black people, giving alcohol to Native Americans, and using Asians (primarily Chinese migrants) to help build the transcontinental railroad.
== Lyrics ==
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== References ==
Category:2006 songs
Category:Collaboration songs
Category:Explicit songs
Category:Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
Category:Lupe Fiasco songs
Category:Songs