B.M.F. (Building Minds Faster)

"**B.M.F. (Building Minds Faster)**" is a song by Lupe Fiasco, released on July 25, 2010. He freestyles over the 2010 song "B.M.F (Blowin' Money Fast)" by Rick Ross. During this time, his fans held an online petition for Atlantic Records to release his third studio album, *Lasers*, which began on July 21, 2010.

With the opening lyric, 'friend of the people,' the track is believed to be from his 2011 mixtape *Friend of the People: I Fight Evil*, though omitted from the track listing because of its earlier release. The mixtape itself was supposed to drop in December 2009, though Fiasco participated in *Summit on the Summit*, which caused the project's delayal.

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Intro]

Uh-huh

*Friend of the People*

Yeah, I mean c'mon

What the fuck do I gotta do

This one for the fans here, jack

[Refrain]

I think I'm Malcolm X, Martin Luther

Add a King, add a Junior

Some Bible verses, couple Sunnahs

An AK-47, that's a revolution, n\*\*\*a

Think I'm 2Pac, Bob Marley

Fela Kuti, Marcus Garvey

Them the real ones, light a lighter for 'em

Let you know, that I'm ridin' for 'em

[Verse 1]

Go'n' gimme some, a lil' more beat

Call your friends around, then call the police

I'm ridin' with my flow, it take up four seats

So I'm gon' ghost-ride, but with no sheets

One man by myself, even then I'm four deep

Like hotel swimming pools, that's four feet

These n\*\*\*as like the rooms, so suite

Priceline, so cheap

I'm the cell phone, they the room keys

I'm some shelltoes, they some shoestrings

I turn 'em off, I take 'em out

I'm Reverend Run, with the laces out

Adidas, so adios

All day, I dream, like I'm comatose

That's your ship sinking, and I'm so afloat

I'm T-Pain, I'm on a boat

Not the slave one, DiCaprio's either

Hear the waves come, they started in the bleachers

So I'm swag surfing, the pool's getting deeper

You still sweet, though, here come them roomkeepers

Okay, I'll be the strings, you be the shoes

But guess what? Now they Jimmy Choos

I wear the pants, you Winnie Poohs

Your shit meows, my shit "Awoo!"

I got a fifth flow, call me brother-man

Africa the set, yea that's the motherland

For that BP, I shed fifty tears

In Nigeria, that oil been spilling for like fifty years

"Fifty years? Hell naw"

Hell yeah, I'm tryna tell y'all

At this rate, n\*\*\*as gon' lose

Can't search for water or grow your own food

Tell me what's gon' happen when them stores close

And ain't gon open up no more

Yeah, that's the realest shit

You gon' feel that, hunger's your enemy

But you can't kill that

N\*\*\*a, wake up, don't join the army

Kill your own peoples, but fear Illuminatis

And they ain't even real, or are they?

But you ain't even know, because you par-tay—

Too fucking much, if you start to doubt

They already in your mind, and coming out yo mouth

It's not a trick, n\*\*\*a, it's a trap

Survival of the fit is what they aiming at

And n\*\*\*as ain't fit, fat as hell

Fat in mind; body fat, as well

Who use most the drugs? Americans

What's in Afghanistan? Heroin

You think that's by mistake? They can't stop that

Don't think you safe, though, because you not Black

Greed is colorblind, so I'm colorblind

They gon' fuck with yours soon as they done with mine

They say I try too hard, verses overwhelm

I learned most of this from n\*\*\*as sitting in jail

Where you think I'm from? I'm from the streets, n\*\*\*a

Triple OGs told me to teach, n\*\*\*a

And that ain't made up, nope, that's a fact

They say that gangsta shit is the shit I rap

Look who I attract, look at my inner circle

Bunch of street n\*\*\*as and a couple Urkels

Look at my fanbase, oh, yes

Fuck what Pro say, look at this protest

Where they do that at? Who they do that for?

Must mean I'm doin' bad, and things is movin' slow

We talkin' revolution on public radio

Then catch me down in Houston, sitting on them 84s

Trae, what's up? ABN

Got your back, n\*\*\*a, sink or swim

Free Chilly Chill, shake off your masters

Pray to God, build your mind faster

[Hook]

I think I'm Malcolm X, Martin Luther

Add a King, add a Junior

Couple Bible verses, and some Sunnahs

An AK-47, that's a revolution (N\*\*\*a)

Think I'm 2Pac, Bob Marley

Fela Kuti, Marcus Garvey

Them the real ones, light a lighter for 'em

If you ain't know, I'm riding for 'em

## References

1. ↑ Blanco, Alvin (October 1, 2010). "Lupe Fiasco: What Happened?". *MTV News*.
2. ↑ Huynh, Davis (November 24, 2011). "Lupe Fiasco - Friend of the People (Mixtape)". *Hypebeast*.