A song about mathematics?

Yasiin Bey is an American rapper and activist. He is more commonly known by his former stage name Mos Def.

Mathematics is a song from 1999, written by Mos Def.

The lyrics of the song can be found, for example, here.

Some questions

• What are the references to
  • numbers?
  • Mathematical concepts?
  • Statistics?
• (With the lyrics only) When was the song written?
• (With the lyrics only) What musical style do you think it is?
• What is the song about?
  • What does the author criticize?
  • What is the end of the song suggesting?
  • According to the author, how do young Black people fight poverty? What are the risks?
• Why is the author involving mathematics to deal with this subject?